The little black book

A grandfather on his DEATH bed, is asked by his grand daughter.

Gd

Papa - since I can remember, you've done nothing to make money. Yet we live a wealthy life. I did a dna test and you were an orphan. Mom doesn't know, but I will tell her if you don't tell me why we are wealthy.

Papa

MYA, you are my favorite grand daughter.

Gd

I'm the only grand child

Papa

Coughing - open that drawer and hand me the book on the bottom.

Gd

This one? Handing a locked black book

Papa

Yes, these are my greatest achievements, my darkest secrets, my regrets and my forgiveness on people that have done me wrong.

Gd

Really, all that in this little black book.

Papa

YES! now, how much would you pay to hear my achievements?

Gd

Don't be silly, I wouldn't pay to hear your achievements when I can just wait till you pass and look for myself, freely

Papa

Fair enough, how much would you pay me to hear my darkest secrets?

Gd

Really, nothing papa, I just want to know how an orphan that has never had a job and no friends other than those that walk on four legs can be as wealthy as we are!!

Papa

Ok, how much would you pay to hear your achievements?

Gd

Huh? I don't need to pay for something that are mine! That makes no sense, you take your meds???

Papa

Ok baby girl, you say you don't need to pay for something that is yours, so I guess if I told everyone your darkest secrets you wouldn't mind?

Gd

WHAT! OF COURSE I WOULD MIND! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!

Papa

I wouldn't dare... paused, I wouldn't dare to release that information without giving you an opportunity to purchase them from me.

Gd

That's black mail papa, you can be hung for that and mom will just die if she found out you were blackmailing your only grand child. I will be shamed and will not be seen in public again. Now tell me what secrets do you know??!

Papa

I'll give you four guesses, no hints and if you do not correctly answer the one secret I have of yours, after the third, I'll give you one last chance to pay me to keep your secret for your self. If you guess a forth and fail, I'll be forced to release what I know.

Gd

Fuck - um, shit! Ok, deal, but I don't have many secrets so this is going to be easy.

Begins with the first confession.

Papa

Nope, that's 1

Gd

Fesses up another

Papa

That's 2

Gd

Shit, wait, explains how she conspired to kill him once because a story her mom told her. I slipped a couple pills in your breakfast hoping you would die, but instantly regretted it and prayed for forgiveness and your safety.

Papa

hmmm, that explains why I had the urge to see the widow nextdoor and her daughter at the same time...

Gd

Yuck, WHAT!

Papa

You gave me in my breakfast is what men my age call, extra motivation...

That's three sweetheart, so how much would you pay to keep your secrets, yours!!

Gd

Ok, thanks to you, I'm wealthy so I'll give you everything I have to offer, please, tell me

Papa

I'll do you one better, hands her the book, unlocked, you can see it for yourself, but just know, you have sinned too much if you can no longer remember your secrets.

Gd

Grabs the book and apologized for not remembering what secret he knew.

Opens the book and with her surprise, it was hundred of pages that were all blank...

Papa

Now you know how I made us so wealthy.

I showed you a book, your understanding that books are not blank gave me the upper hand. The lock, proved to you the importance of the content. In an hour, I got three of your darkest secrets, a regret, as well as your forgiveness for blackmailing you. All this, is your greatest achievement and understand, it's not blackmail, if you know nothing more than the individual is willing to tell you after a deal was made.

Its not what you know, it's what others are willing to admit in the face of embarrassment or shame. Live a shameless and embarrassed free life by staying true to yourself. You can not be embarrassed by just being you and there's no shame in that.

-- GHOST --