"Yes, you wouldn't believe how many parents like the idea of having a Krampus to scare some wayward child," she said as she helped me up. "Hahahahaha, I'm not a real Krampus, I don't even know if that exists…" said the girl with a laugh, "My name is Cassandra and I'm a mutant who had the bad luck to look like a monster and who only gets a job on Halloween and Christmas…" she sighed. do you really think I'm the Krampus?" The girl said with some disbelief. "Oh please don't take me." I begged, "I've been a lousy person, but I've already set out to change." Now that I was next to her, I could see that despite her demonic features she was quite sensual and cute in a way. I opened my eyes and I could see that next to me was the Krampus that I had seen before. "Hey, are you okay? Please wake up,” I heard a female voice next to me. I am not aware of how long I was out, I only remember that I felt a firm but soft hand patting my face as I was coming to. The demon looked at me as she stuck her long flexible tongue out from between her sharp teeth. "K-Krampus," I said terrified, and apparently louder than I had intended.
Large horns protruded from its head, her four arms ended in sharp claws, hooves on her legs, a tail and long black hair. About one house ahead, through the fence, a kind of female demon appeared. I approached the backyard from where the tinkling came from and I saw an image that made my hair stand on end. I froze, was it Santa Claus? I know this thought sounds very unreal to an adult, but the grief and the drinks were definitely clouding my perception a bit. I assumed it must be around 3:00am at least. I could see that in some houses there was still light, although most had already turned them off. I walked down a side street in the residential neighborhood I found myself in. "You reap what you sow," I said to myself, and as I lingered on this a tear ran down my cheek. To make it worse, today is December 24 and I was alone, without friends or family, so I went to drink alone in a bar to scare away the problems in my mind and that brings me to where I find myself now as I am walking back home. I lost my job, had to move to a much smaller apartment and my two years long relationship with my girlfriend ended, because of my irresponsibility. However, this particularly hard year for everyone had made karma finally catch up with me. Financially, professionally or in love, I always ended up ruining it due to my immaturity. In fact, I am the black sheep of the family and I had become used to being irresponsible without suffering consequences.