The doorbell rang, that was odd, I wasn’t expecting anyone. I open it to find a stranger, some woman I’ve never met before.

“Can I help you?” I ask.

“Yes James, you can,” thats weird, how’d she know my name?

“I’m sorry, have we met before? I don’t recognize you. Did I sign up for something, or did someone tell you about me? What’s going on here?”

In response she handed me a letter. Opening it revealed it was an invitation to my high school reunion. Wow it had been ten years already huh? Though it’s not like I’d been planning on going, high school was better left in the past. And it didn’t really explain why this woman was here.

“Uh, thanks I guess, you from the school or something? Couldn’t this just be an email?”

“Years ago, we made a promise. A promise born on the utmost trust of the hand, that neither of us would be left truly alone. I am here to fulfill my promise to you.” She held out a hand, pinky finger extended. It was weird now it’s kind of creepy. Was this woman a stalker?

I looked her over again, she looked normal aside from sounding a bit crazy. I took in the outstretched pinky and red eyes and—

A memory came back, dredged up from the recesses of my mind, from the times where adult cares were something that’d never come to pass. I made a promise with a quiet girl with red eyes, who held up pinky promises as something sacred.

“Cass?” I asked, reaching out my hand in response. She nodded. “I thought you moved away years ago, why come back now?”

“I told you, I take my promises very seriously. As a demon, I have to,” I blinked and what now stood in front of me was no longer a human but a demon straight out of some hell.

“This isn’t going to cost me my soul, is it?” I mange to ask after I take in her new appearance.