Seven Sins

by Miguel Estrada

Hello Sloth. I’ve been watching you closely for a while now. You immerse yourself in your own misery, letting the days drag you, throwing away your life for a quick buck, and getting high. Now, let’s see how much you actually care for your life and those in it.

Hi there, Lust. I’ve wanted to talk to you for a long time. But I had to wait until now. You know your sins. You’ve succumbed to the desires of your body throughout your entire life. You’ve never discriminated either. Tall ones, short ones, men, women, black, white. It’s all the same to you as long as they give you either money or an orgasm. Tonight, you’ll have to face the consequences of your actions.

Howdy, Greed. A little bird told me about your dilemma. I have a proposal for you. Do as I say, and you’ll be rewarded with one million dollars by the end of the week.

Greetings, Pride. I know what you’re thinking.

Hello Wrath. You don’t know me, but I know you. You haven’t been the same since the accident. You’ve let your life be consumed by hatred. You’re a ticking bomb waiting to go off at any moment. So now I’m offering you a chance to release that pain in a wonderful explosion of rage.

“Life is a game, buddy, and everybody is a pawn to those who know how to play it.”

“Despair. I know your struggles. I know your fears. I know what you’ve been doing behind closed doors. Those pictures you’ve taken. Those videos you’ve recorded. Those lives you’ve ruined.

Pride, Sloth, Lust, Greed . . . We’re all pawns of this psycho.”

“What if NV is not an acronym? It’s N and V. N-V. En-Vy.”

It was the ultimate transgression. A sin without forgiveness.