Tom Walker: A Short Story

Tom Walker went on a journey and ended up coming across The Devil. He is told amount a great sum of money buried and given the option of having it if he sells his soul.
He now felt convinced that all he had heard and seen was no illusion. Tom had been thinking a lot about his choice. Did he really need the money? Would his wife be thankful for it? Deep down he knew that making a deal with the The Devil was wrong but over all of that, he wanted the money to live the life they never had. Maybe with all this money him and his wife wouldn't argue over everything. They could live a happy life with a beautiful house and not have to worry about paying for things. Tom knew that it may not be worth it to most people, but for him this was his only real chance at a happy life.

As he made his way back to where he was told Kidd the pirates money was he got more and more confident in his choice. The wind was howling and the sky was dark when he arrived, the oak trees began blowing with the wind. Just then appeared the man of both his dreams and nightmares, The Devil himself. “I wish to take the deal,” Tom said anxiously, “I need the money to regain what life me and my wife had.” The Devil pulled out a small bottle
He never returned from his journey to sell his soul. Everyone would be left wondering what happened to this man that night. His wife was heard telling everyone that he had been gloomy the day at hand and that she wished she would have tried to help, for she truly did care for her husband. The life he had wanted had happened without Tom you see, his wife's love for him came out upon his death. The funeral was short and peaceful, just like Tom would have wanted for himself. Tom never got to see the potential of how his life could have been had he not taken up a deal with The Devil. His soul would be stuck in a bottle under the care of The Devil for the rest of eternity without the money or love he tried to get for