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It started in the dark and lonely town of Bern. It was a 

gloomy town known for their witches and wizards, 

heard to cackle during midnight. Here lived Samuel 

Wills, a great, hardworking man who loved to help 

however he could. His wife however was a woman filled 

with greed and jealousy. She despised people and 

generosity, but ironically married a poor man, who held 

power for exchange of his last breathe. Sarah waited 

for this exchange to come but until then, she stayed in 

her room with her beautiful jewels, staring out the 

dusty window. 

“Samuel!” shouted Sarah with fury in her voice.

“Yes, my dear?” answered Samuel calmly. 

“Where is my pearl???”

“Well my dear, I sold it, to buy this month’s food”

“You ignorant pig! You know I loved that jewel and no 

food is more important than my beauty and happiness!”

      The truth is, Sarah was very beautiful, her eyes a deep 

blue and perfectly modeled hair the color of autumn. 

Samuel too was a very attractive man; he had green 

eyes of a dark shade and light brown hair. 

He was looked at even by the town’s beauty, a mysterious girl who 

walked the streets alone and word was that they were seen talking 

near the river. The girl had no name; she chose to be called “Lady”. 

Lady was very beautiful as well, and had a nice personality that made 

others wonder why she roamed the streets alone. Some thought it was 

just her choosing to be solitary, and some thought witchery. Samuel 

ignored the talk and thought of it as crazy talk from nosy women.  

  Lady was the next day seen talking to Samuel, for the first time in a 

while Samuel was seen smiling. Sarah saw this and filled up with 

madness because her lack of making Samuel smile.

“She doesn't understand you, not like I do”, said Lady

“I know but she seems to be happier as I am closer to death”, replied Samuel with 

a smirk on his face. 

“I should go now”, said Lady with a disgusted look on her face. Samuel nodded and 

walked away. As he walked he ran into Old man Paul, a man with a look of hatred 

in his eyes and a rotten smell. He had gray, dull eyes and a long beard that 

extended in all directions. The elder had a few hairs on his liver spotted head, grey 

like thundering clouds.

“Hey! You stay away from me!” the old man shouted, shaking his finger towards 

him.

“I’m not in the mood for games! Pay attention to your run down house and stay 

inside till your heart stops playing a beat!” Samuel exclaimed with his fists 

clenched. Paul stayed silent for a minute with a hint of sadness in his eyes. “You 

will see, young one. You will pay for the words you said”, Whispered Old Man Paul.

“Oh be quiet, crazy old man” Samuel said as he walked away. That night Samuel 

went to sleep with nightmares about the other world. 

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