A harried mom goes for a walk and ends up with more than she bargained for.

Forever…?

The day I met Jack changed my life. There I was, just driving along to my girlfriend Angie’s house, minding my own business and into my car pops this little dark-haired guy. He started telling me that he was going to work for me, but I had to agree to give him anything he asked for. He’d make me rich as a best-selling author of as many books as I wanted to publish.

Incredulous at this supercilious little man, all that escaped my dumbfounded mouth was, “Huh?” Yeah, I know, I’m a vocabulary genius.

Mary remembered the cake her mother baked yesterday and started to skip with anticipation, when something jerked her backward and covered her mouth.

A voice whispered close to her ear, “Make a sound and your mother will die. She’s in my van, and any noise from you will make my friend slice her throat.”