Jimmy loved to play the guitar, he was quite good too. He had a voice just as fine and could write great songs. He however was no good at marketing himself and could get no one to take an interest in his talent. He played small shows in bars around his town. There was magic happening on those stages but people wouldn't even look up to see him play. It's like he was a ghost performing in a room full of people who were too busy with their lives to even feel his presence. One night after drinking quite a bit Jimmy took a walk through the woods, in his mind he was thinking 'this is the end I might as well just end it all tonight'. Before entering the woods he filled his pockets with pills and brought a pistol. About a mile into the woods he came to a small clearing and sat down then popped a few pills and chased them with whiskey. Sitting there contemplating on the idea of pulling that trigger and ending his misery he noticed someone approaching him through the trees. It was a man in a nice suit with slicked back hair. "You don't want to do that son". The man's voice was calm and Jimmy looked at him in bewilderment "please sir I just want to be alone right now". The man spoke again "I have a deal I would like to offer you Jimmy". Jimmy didn't even think to ask how this man knew him, by this point Jimmy was pretty gone. Jimmy mumbles back "yeah, and what would that be?". "Your soul for success, if you accept this offer I'll make you the biggest rockstar in the world... tonight". Jimmy laughed a little "that's it? I give you my soul and you'll somehow magically make me famous?". "Not give but sell, and yes call it magic if you like, but it's a one time offer and I need your answer now". Jimmy thought for a moment "sure, why not? I was planning on killing myself tonight anyways". The man smiles and says "excellent, sign your name on this parchment and the deal is done, but let me give you the particulars of this arrangement. Once you sign there is no backing out, I'll be back on your 27th birthday to collect you and your soul. That gives you 6 years of being what you've always wanted to be". Jimmy smiles then quickly signs the paper with a odd looking pen the man handed him. "Excellent, I'll see you in 6 years Jimmy". Then the man started walking away and slowly disappeared through the trees. Jimmy walked out of the woods and made his way home. The next morning Jimmy wakes up and starts to laugh a little "that was one messed up dream or hallucination". Then his phone rings, it's a top executive from one of the biggest record companies in the world. "We had a scout at the bar Saturday night and he liked what you were singing and we would like to sign you". When Jimmy got off the phone he was in disbelief for a moment then smiled and screamed out. Jimmy went on to sell millions of copies of his records and played sold out shows every night. He got so caught up in the moment he completely forgot about the man in the woods and the deal he had made. On the night of his 27th birthday Jimmy was at home celebrating all of his success when there was a sudden knock on his door. Jimmy opened the door to see the man in the nice suit and slicked back hair. "Let's take a walk Jimmy". Jimmy was never heard from or seen again.
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