A New Contract

Every contract had gone the same, the devil came calling and I carried it out whether it was man, woman or child. I never cared to bother to think about it after the kill toll had gotten so high it was just a matter of habit at that point. But sometimes you end up thinking about it, I guess it was the sliver of humanity that I might have had left, mainly when having to kill women or children, I would pause for a moment and wonder if it was right to do so. I knew it wasn't right, but the demon took hold and would pull the trigger. I can't tell you how many times I tried to stop it. Whatever had taken me over wasn't human and it was powerful, I was powerless against it. But yesterday he came calling, a new contract. As usual, I accepted it, this time it was a woman.