Satanborn

Jobs That Don't Pay Well

 The next morning I woke up earlier then I thought I would. Judas was still sleeping by the time I started making breakfast for the two of us. Halfway through making breakfast, I saw Judas walk up to the table.

"First light huh?" I joked about what he said last night.

"Oh shut up," he said, opening the fridge and grabbing the orange juice.

"Well, once we're done eating, wanna head out?" I asked, handing him a plate of bacon and eggs.

"Sure, where do you want to stop by first?"

"Can we stop by some hospitals so I can get my stuff done? Yours is slightly easier and quicker so let me do me first," I said finishing my food.

"Ok, sure I think there are like 2 hospitals on our way to Central Park, I want to go there, so many people commit sin," Judas said rubbing his hands evilly.

"Alright then, I'm going to change, you finish up and change your clothes too," I said putting my plate in the dishwasher.

I went into my room and changed into a pair of black jeans and a black hoodie. I walked back out of my room and saw Judas in his change of clothes which was just a pair of jeans and a shirt.

"Alright let's go," I said, opening the front door.

We walked for a few minutes before getting to the first hospital.

"You remember your training, make sure they can't see you when you are in the room. If they do it will raise some alarm," Judas said trying to help me.

"I remember it, I go in, make myself invisible, do my thing and get out," I said clenching my fists in stress.

"Have fun, knock them dead," Judas said.

"Very funny," I said, my voice shaking.

"Hey, look you'll do fine, I know you are held up to high expectations but you can do it, it will be ok," Judas said patting my shoulder and giving me a hug.

"Thanks, I needed it," I said looking at the hospital.

"I'll be waiting right over there," Judas said pointing at a bench outside of the building.

"Ok," I said.

I walked in and it seemed like only seconds before I was back out with 3 souls under my belt. I found Judas sitting on the bench he was talking about before.

"So? How did it go?" Judas asked, elbowing me.

"Heart attack, cancer, and stroke," I said proudly to him.

"Nice, how are you feeling?"

"It's tiring, I want to go home and just pass out but we need to go to the other hospital and you need to finish your thing," I said drinking some water I got inside the hospital.

"Alright, let's start making our way to the next hospital," Judas said, getting up from the bench.

I groaned and got up from the bench, we walked for a few more minutes before reaching the second hospital.

"So you know the drill, do your thing and I'll be waiting over there," Judas said pushing me forward.

I went in and got out quickly again this time I got 2 more souls. Five souls in one day is really good, most devils can only get 1 before passing out.

"Tell me the results," Judas said as we started walking to Central Park.

"This time it was a surgery gone wrong, attempted suicide, and a mother giving birth," I said.

"Damn that place sounds like fun, how about you tell your dad that the mother giving birth was your first instead of the heart attack," Judas said hopefully.

"Yeah I was planning on that," I said, shrugging.

We continued walking and exploring, we talked about where we were going to eat and how long we needed to be in the park before having to go back home. After about an hour we finally arrived at Central Park. We ended up getting a map and going to a place there called The Mall. We got some food from a food truck and sat down on one of the benches.

"Alright it's your turn now," I said, mocking his cheerfulness when I went.

"Ok, look over there," Judas said pointing at a couple that was sitting on a bench a few feet away.

I saw Judas flick his fingers and suddenly as if by magic, a girl with a huge butt walks in front of the guy and he stares at her ass. Then Judas did it again, this time a guy took his shirt off in front of another couple and the girl stared in awe. He did it one last time and I watched as two girls who were complete strangers just looked at each other.

I saw Judas slump back and sigh.

"Oh come on," I said looking at him. "Your job is way easier than mine."

"No, it's not," Judas said looking at me.

"Alright then, elaborate. What makes your jobo so complicated?" I asked laughing.

"Each demon is asked to get at least 3 sins per day, I want to do all 7, for me to be able to do that I need to think ahead. You see the guy who stared at that girl's ass, well I planned it out so that they would hook up in a few hours. The two girls who stared at each other in passing, they will fight in a few minutes. Just with that alone, I have wrath, lust, and envy. I am just missing gluttony, sloth, greed, and pride. I have to make sure I get all 7 because I will disappoint my family if I don't," Judas said looking around for another victim.

"Huh, I guess your job is more complicated than I thought," I said looking around.

We continued to sit there for a little longer, I watched as Judas made a homeless man steal someone else's food, then how he made 2 people find $100 on the floor and fight for it, I watched him make a girl be extremely lazy and ask her boyfriend to bring the car to her so that they could go home, finally I saw two friends walk by us, one was making fun of the other for all the beauty and money she has.

"I'm done," Judas said, almost passing out on the bench.

"Well, it's getting dark so let's go home," I said getting up and stretching.

"Yeah, I'm ready to knock out for 2 days," Judas said, doing the same thing I did.

We started walking out of the park when suddenly I felt a presence close by.

"Can you feel that?" I asked Judas.

"What? No. I don't feel anything except for the feeling of wanting to fall asleep on my bed," Judas said looking at me.

I started walking toward the feeling with Judas behind me, we ended up in a small opening, there was a girl sitting there wearing almost all white, there were hundreds of flowers around her. She was just sitting there doing nothing, watching the flowers. I started walking closer, suddenly I was hit by a massive wave of the same feeling, I couldn't tell what it was but it felt like my whole body was rejecting it. Before I knew it I was stumbling backward, Judas caught me before I hit the ground.

"Come on, let's get you home, too much work for today," he said, picking me up and carrying me back to the apartment.

By the time we were back, I was already feeling better. I went straight to bed and tried to fall asleep. All I could think about was the weird feeling I felt earlier. What was it? Who was that girl? Why did she make me feel like that? Eventually, I did fall asleep, still thinking about that girl and how for some reason there was something about her that made me feel attracted to her.