Canto V
As my vision cleared, I found myself in yet another terrifying setting. The people around me did not seem real to me. They were tortured, as all the others had been.
Luckily, I found Danny quickly. "Come one," he said, as he hurried down a pathway. The longer we walked, I noticed, the faster my guide walked.
We were very nearly jogging, when I finally spoke up. "What's the hurry," I asked. "And where are we?"
"We're in the fourth circle," he told me.
"Well, I figured as much," I said incredulously. "I mean, what circle is this?"
"The circle that the hoarders go; the greedy," he corrected himself. "And we're hurrying because I really want to get through this circle."
"What's so bad about this circle," I asked. I thought for a moment. "Or is it who you're going to show me that's the problem." As I said this, we came upon yet another tortured looking man. He was old and looked as though he had never seen a dime in his life. I felt sorry for him, though I know that he must have deserved to be here.
"Terry," Danny said in greeting.
The man glared at my guide for a moment, before answering, "Danny."
"This is Terry Benedict," I was introduced. "Previous owner of The Bilagio, the MGM Grand, and the Mirage hotels in Vegas."
"That's very impressive," I said, remembering the white hotel that I had been standing in front of, not too long ago. I thought for a moment, noticing that this man looked nothing like a rich hotel owner. "I guess Hell caught up with him?"
"Yep," was the only answer I received.
"Of course," Terry said, "Mr. Ocean and his crew caught up with me first."
Danny laughed and even I couldn't hold back a small laugh as understanding dawned on me. "The Belagio Job?" I asked, remembering the conversation in the previous circle.
"Exactly," Danny told me. "But you deserved it, didn't you Terry?"
"Because I stole your wife?"
"Because you were greedy. You took what you wanted and didn't care who lost in the process," my guide explained. "Kind of like of thief."
Terry Benedict glared at us once again with all of the malice expected from a man in Hell.
"See you later, Terry," Danny said as we turned to walk away.
"Say hello to Tess for me," Terry said.
Danny stopped for a moment, smiled, and began walking again.
As we walked further and further into the depths of the circle, it became darker and darker. Eventually it became so dark that I could no longer see. It began to feel as though the world beneath me was spinning, and soon I felt nothing at all.