The Angel Makers

It was just another gloomy night for the ordinary living beings of Nagyrev . The weather had never been so harsh and the Angel Makers never so horrific. The men had sacrificed their living to serve their mother land, Hungary, at the war front. On the other hand, the woman of Nagyrev were up to no good.

‘What’s the matter, lass?’  

‘Julia, he’s back and he knows!’

Julia’s face hardened, she knew exactly what to do. She’d done it dozens of times. Her mind always thought of how god would punish her. But it was too late to give up, her hands were already dirty.

‘Get in, before the cold catches you. We will have to do it tonight’

‘Tonight? But when? Tamas is asleep!’

‘We will do it while he is asleep’ Julia confirmed.

‘But how?’

‘The Angels will help, of course!’

‘It’s true then? They really exist?’

‘My dear, there are more like you than you can ever imagine’

Juila opened one of her caskets. She took out a small vile and handed it over to Anna.

‘What is this?’

‘Arsenic’

‘To poison him?’

‘No, to give him wings!’

‘Juila’, Anna said in a deep undertone.  ‘Should I reconsider?’

‘Anna, why put up with them?’

Julia knew Anna’s story. It was like the rest of them. Tamas was chosen by Anna’s family for her. She never wanted to marry him. She never understood why her parents chose him after all. Tamas proved nothing worthy than an alcoholic. Anna didn’t let him touch her, so when Tamas got back from the war, he knew the baby that was born wasn’t his. Tired from war, he drank his way to sleep and decided to brutally punish Anna for her betrayal when he got up. However, Julia was a strong resolved woman. She would steal his breath before he even sees the morning star.

Julia’s door knocked again; either it was another woman like Anna or her accomplice Susi. A small woman of black hair and crooked nose stood at her door, it was indeed Susi.

‘I saw a lot of commotion through the window, what’s the matter?’

‘Susi, Anna’s here. She needs help’

Susi had committed as many crimes as Julia. For her this was more of social service than murder. She knew what was to be done and how. A trained midwife, she and Julia helped the Angels get their peace of mind.

‘What are we waiting for?’

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The content of this post is inspired and based on certain facts of the serial killings committed by JULIA FAZEKAS AND SUSI OLAH.