“Got devils in you, don’tcha, boy?”
Only time my pa showed me anything but contempt.
I fled his fits and fists not long after, but time came I found myself back where I started, knocking on my own front door.
“Ain’t no treats here,” he snarled at my diminutive companions, “and tricks’ll only bring my belt to your backsides.”
Rheumy eyes peered at me. “I know you?”
“Truth be told, don’t think you ever did. Once said I had devils in me. Well, I got them out.”
The imps grinned as they scrambled forwards, dragging him inside, ushering me home.
Author bio: John Xero thinks everyone has devils in them, angels too. The trick is finding the balance. Face them, shake their hands, know them, own them.
Little words: @xeroverse
Bigger words: xeroverse.com
Devils is part of 101 Fiction issue 13.
Very well done ~!~
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