The Deal

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“You couldn’t do it, could you?”

“I will! I just…I just didn’t want to do it now. Mommy will find out. I’ll do it later, I will!”

Evan stormed out of the room with the Ouija board in his hands, still sealed in its box. Even though I said it would be okay, that it was just a board game, he was so young and impressionable. I knew he wouldn’t be able to use it, our mom had told us too many times that it wasn’t just a game…