Dial - Season 1 - Episode 92

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Dial - Season 1 - Episode 92

It came out in little spurts, as I had to pause often to redirect my thoughts. I didn’t want to hurt them by telling them about the Dial List because I wanted them to feel sorry for me and forgive me.

I told them about Akos, about how I had met her, made love to her and then we had parted. How she had tried to get in touch with me, but I had by then travelled out of the country. She found out she was pregnant, thought wrongly that I was avoiding her, and had committed suicide.

Her father, a wicked fetish priest, had put a curse on me. I was growing old quite rapidly, and would die of old age if I didn’t get the three girls I had hurt badly to forgive me.
They looked at each other whilst I told the story, and they didn’t interrupt me, their faces registering disbelief first, and then horrified belief as Rachel reached out and took off my sunglasses, and they saw my grey eyebrows and eyelashes.
“Surely, you’re shi*ting us, right?” Evangelina asked with horror.
“No, Eva-darling, no,” I said imploringly. “That’s the horrible truth.”
“And this jujuman specifically mentioned us three, said you should come and beg us?” Angel asked slowly.

“Well, he didn’t mention your names, not exactly,” I forced out the lie. “He said two sisters and their friend, and you’re the only two sisters and friend I had messed with, and hurt badly, and I’m very sorry. You need to forgive me to reverse this curse.”
“Are you saying, only the three of us can reverse this curse, no one else, by forgiving you?” Evangelina asked.

I nodded slowly, and spoke the lie smoothly, sadly.

“Only the three of you, my darlings,” I said in a distressed voice. “Otherwise I’ll die, please.”

They were silent for a while, exchanging glances, and then Rachel spoke quietly.
“Can I see, can we verify?” she asked shakily. “Can I take off your turban?”
“Yes, yes, sure,” I said uncomfortably.