[ wp ] There is a tradition that when you save another 's life you ask them for a favor to balance the debt , but the favor is always impossible so that both parties can simply go on with their lives . One day you save a life and ask your favor . To your surprise , joy , or horror they complete their task .

Call it a miracle, but I could n't believe when I saved that girl. She has to be about twelve to fourteen. We were waiting for the pedestrian light to change when a semi came barreling through traffic. Miraculously, I grabbed her and threw her out of the way. We were shook up, but alive and unharmed. 
 
 `` T-thank you. Thank you, sir,'' she exclaimed. `` Whatever the favor is I *will* pay you back!'' 
 
 `` It was nothing. Really. Besides, you're just a girl.'' 
 
 `` No, it's only fair. Please. Tell me what I owe you.'' 
 
 My mind scrambled. This is so strange. I have thought of what I would ask if I ever saved someone, but my mind has just gone blank. `` I could use a better job, I guess.'' How would a kid ever get me a job? There we go! Perfect! She could n't *possibly* get me any job. 
 
 `` Oh... Okay...'' She seemed like she was going to be pretty stumped. `` I'll do my best, sir! My name is Carrie Vander.'' 
 
 `` I'm Jimmy Cook.'' I walked her the rest of the way to her school telling her about my current shit job and how I wanted to get a better one with a higher position and wage. She swore she would one day repay me. I never believed she would, and that she would have forgotten about me by the end of the day. 
 
 Fast forward five years, and I got friend request from that same girl on Facebook. She sent me a message saying she was working for a company similar to what I had been doing and could get me an interview for a better position there. I could n't believe it! I gladly went and started working for a much better company with better benefits, pay, and vacation time. She had apparently started working here fresh out of high school and got in close with higher ups. She had turned out to be a pretty sweet girl with a lot of drive and ambition. 
 
 But now I'm sitting here after this latest promotion with a knot in my stomach. Apparently, Carrie was n't as sweet as I thought. She had apparently had the idea of how to get me into a position such as this that day, because she explained to me how she did it. 
 
 `` Jim, you saved my life. A lot of people do n't understand what that actually means. The *least* I could do is fulfill your wish.'' 
 
 `` I did n't mean for you to go and fuck up someone else's life, Carrie! That does n't make things even!'' 
 
 `` You're overthinking it, Jim. Just be grateful, like I was. Like I am. Enjoy being in with the higher ups!'' 
 
 The night after I saved her life, she had known how to get me into a position like this. She took nude photos of her and saved them on a flashdrive. She kept that flashdrive until the moment was right, and uploaded the files onto the previous employee's home computer, after she had stalked him for months and knew his routine. She had a script that would automatically transfer the files of her onto his computer in the background once it was started. He was fired and put in prison. I wanted to let the authorities know, but she could have been following me. She could have a plan to thwart me before I even got so much as a breath out to the police. All I can do is be grateful like Carrie said. Just like Carrie said.
