The Midas Touch

She felt like the warm sunshine, her skin soft and supple, and her eyes were the clearest blue. Just like the sky. He wanted to kiss her eye lids, kiss her forehead and tell her he'd love her forever. But forever is a long time. There was no such thing as forever. Everything dies, she says, but our legacy will go on through our children.The devil wanted to believe her, tell her that he had nothing to fear.

And everything to lose. Everything she touched turned to gold, her children were pure – like the sun – bright hot and free.