Ghoulia has found us a wedding planner...straight from hell! Introducing Harridan, the aptly named thorn in my side!
Chums, I am facing a rather large issue. A 6'10" fire breathing issue to be exact! My beloved Ghoulia went to a wedding expo catering to the undead last week. She simply cannot see anything but the good in people, which is one of the things I treasure about her. However, this time it has been sorely misplaced!
Ghoulia found Harridan after wandering around confused for an hour or so. Harridan was extremely polite to Ghoulia, and as far as she is concerned manners are a sign of a good person. Ghoulia admitted she did not know what we needed for a wedding, and Harridan, like the "good person" she is, offered to help with all her wedding plans....for a reasonable fee. Ghoulia was tickled with excitement, and booked a meeting with her straight away.
The day arrived and we sat down with Harridan to start planning the details of our upcoming celebration. Of course I recognized her straight away as a heartache demon. Why would a heartache demon choose the profession of a wedding planner?! It simply didn't make sense. But as I would do anything to see my darling smile, I decided to go along with it for now.
I had, and still have, many reservations. Heartache demons have a sole purpose of destroying love whenever they can, so I was not able to wrap my head around why one would be planning weddings, which is a declaration of eternal love. Harridan agreed with everything Ghoulia wished for or showed interest in. As the meeting went on I felt a weight grow on my mind, or more to the point, my bank account! It is rather difficult to get a job when you lack the necessary organs to fit in with your workplace crowd. The money I invested in automobile manufacturing when they were first invented, and coffee plantations I own in the afterlife produce a comfortable income, but these wedding costs were outrageous! How could I say no when the sparkle in my darling's eye got brighter with every trinket Harridan displayed for her?
I am not sure what to think of Harridan yet. Chums, how do I find out what she is up to without upsetting my Ghoulia? For now I think we will wait and see. Hopefully these plans do not spiral out of control! Till next time...Bone Man out......and broke!
