1-3-21 - Twelve Hour Curse

 Twelve Hour Curse

IDEA - 1-3-21

by

Patrick Ryan

In 1822, Satan fell in love with a woman named Cecilia.  Of course, Satan is not permitted to be on Earth in any physical way. If the fallen angel were to be caught, he would be stripped of his authority over the domain of Hell.  Cecilia was beautiful and had many suitors, one of which was Louis Ramsey, who, with a background in scripture and aware of the consequences, discovered Satan's true identity. The negotiations were quick. Louis always wanted to live forever as a 25-year-old-man, simple as that. Satan agreed with one stipulation, for 12 hours each year, from noon to midnight, New Year's Eve, if Satan can find Louis, he could kill him. Louis agreed, and he moved on with his life. Truth be told, as long as Louis didn't bring attention to himself, Satan could care less if he lived forever. Satan did not even look for Louis for the first two hundred years. Living forever makes it easy to amass wealth and power. Louis had a great life, and still, he longed for something more. Despite having had thousands of friends over the years, he could only spend around 10 to 20 years with them, as they would find it suspicious that Louis never ages. Louis was able to cope with the loss. New friends, a new woman, and even new families have always been there. Yes, Louis has been married at least ten times and has 48 children. The year was 2012. Once again, Louis started a new life in new geography, surrounded by people he had never met. This is where he met Zoey, and his life was never going to be the same. Louis had loved Zoey more than anyone he had known in the past 200 years. They spent 10 years together, and the love did not dwindle, even a bit. Concerns began to emerge, however, because Louis was obviously not 35 years old. That's when Louis wanted to break the spell and live his whole life. He had not seen or heard from Satan in over two hundred years. Louis begins to speak out and draws attention to himself. Little did he know that the consequences could be so dire. It was only a matter of time before Satan would become aware of Louis, causing problems. New Year's Eve is coming; it may be time for a visit from an old friend.