The
girl hurried through her schoolwork as fast as she could. It was the night of
the high school dance, along about 70 years ago in the town of Kingsville,
Texas. The girl was so excited about the dance. She had bought a brand new,
sparkly red dress for the dance. She knew she looked smashing in it. It was
going to be the best evening of her life.
(The story is adapted from American Folklore)
(To read the story in Bahasa Indonesia click here)
Then
her mother came in the house, looking pale and determined.
"You
are not going to that dance," her mother said.
"But
why?" the girl asked her mother.
"I've
just been talking to the preacher. He says the dance is going to be for the
devil. You are absolutely forbidden to go," her mother said.
The
girl nodded as if she accepted her mother's words. But she was determined to go
to the dance. As soon as her mother was busy, she put on her brand new red
dress and ran down to the K.C. Hall where the dance was being held.
As
soon as she walked into the room, all the guys turned to look at her. She was
startled by all the attention. Normally, no one noticed her. Her mother
sometimes accused her of being too awkward to get a boyfriend. But she was not
awkward that night. The boys in her class were fighting with each other to
dance with her.
Later,
she broke away from the crowd and went to the table to get some punch to drink.
She heard a sudden hush. The music stopped. When she turned, she saw a handsome
man with jet black hair and clothes standing next to her.
"Dance
with me," he said.
She
managed to stammer a "yes", completely stunned by this gorgeous man.
He led her out on the dance floor. The music sprang up at once. She found
hers
Then
the man spun her around and around. She gasped for breath, trying to step out
of the spin. But he spun her faster and faster. Her feet felt hot. The floor
seemed to melt under her. He spun her even faster. She was spinning so fast
that a cloud of dust flew up around them both so that they were hidden from the
crowd.
When
the dust settled, the girl was gone. The man in black bowed once to the crowd
and disappeared. The devil had come to his party and he had spun the girl all
the way to hell.
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