Fixing Inferno

By O'Bel

One night, Angelina’s routine is interrupted by a guest from hell. She gets THE offer from a demon. The woman signs the contract – her soul for some goodies in her present life. Of course, she does get the best of it but the real stuff happens after she gives away her soul to the underworld creature. Although this is an entertaining piece of fiction, the book actually presents some thoughts and revelations about female life and ways to fix it when something goes wrong.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Aug 12, 2023
• ISBN: 9781312266032

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Fixing Inferno

FIXING INFERNO

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Copyright © 2023 by O’Bel

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ISBN: 978-1-312-26603-2

Chapter 1

One of the primary life goals for any woman is to understand herself and to answer the question about her real self. The top second priority is to learn how to deal with men. You have probably read many books in which men are divided into categories and even sort of dissected for one and single purpose - to study the enemy, enslave him, or, at the very least, capture him as a marital prisoner. For some women, such books may be useful, but they will not help if you are in search of your real happiness and in search of your true self. This is where I step in. So, let’s first look into the core problem: Who prevents you from achieving this goal? Let’s first see who your most ferocious and insidious enemy is.

This villain is so sinister. You have no idea how close this one gets to you. When some women find out who their main foe really is, they stomp their tiny feet indignantly, pout and furrow their brows, never minding early wrinkles. Fortunately for their skin, the ladies quickly come to their senses and answer with dignity:

-      That is impossible because it just cannot be! – and having said that they immediately throw this information out of their heads as irrelevant.

But such a mistake costs us, women, quite a lot. So, who this adversary is? Your husband? Your mum? Well, I will tell you who your real and worst enemy is. In most cases, the woman's worst enemy is herself, or her character, if you will. Yes, yes, dear girls, it's true! After all, even when one of us – miraculously - meets a nice guy, though they are actually born as frequently as unicorns are, she cannot build a proper relationship with him. As a result, both become unhappy or even miserable. And no one understands what went wrong.

Of course, the man is primarily to be blamed, or rather, men in general. They are from Mars! However, the blame does not lie on their hairy shoulders solely. Girls should look into a mirror carefully. I am not urging you to start a conflict with yourself. This will lead to a disaster, such as alcoholism or a failed marriage, which will inevitably lead to the former, or even worse - to the transformation into a terrible elderly-looking creature with a top knot, hating everything, and hated by the whole world. I suggest that women should find out who they really are and neutralize the enemy within. I encourage all of us to accept ourselves as we are. A woman who knows herself and her desires will certainly end up with a partner who will make her happy.

Therefore, before dividing men into categories, you need to know what categories women fall into. At the same time, needless to note that ladies are usually difficult to clearly attribute to a certain category. Even men are not just black and white, they come in many colours. Girls, with their rich inner world, uniqueness, and incomparableness, are extremely complex creatures that can hardly fit any category at all. Each female character has traits of different types, but a certain feature still prevails.

So, before we start I’d like to stress that the kinds of characters that I highlight here are black and white and may seem a little straightforward or even insulting, but we haven’t gathered here to listen to a pleasant pack of lies. We have to understand the essence of the problem. And for this purpose, you need to find out the truth and look at yourself in a true black-and-white mirror.

So, mirror-mirror on the wall who is the one who ruins all? Since we started with this famous fairy tale of reflection and mindfulness, let’s start with this famous fairy tale character.

Category 1: Sleeping Beauty

Let's start with the simplest and most well-known one. Let's take somebody very familiar and close to the heart of every girl. So many generations of girls have been brought up on Sleeping Beauty. The fairy tale was written more than 200 years ago, but Sleeping Beauties still live among us. Sleeping Beauty is a lovely princess endowed with many virtues. However, in the 18th century (and in some places up to this moment), the girl's esprit was not considered a virtue. Hence, self-development is never a priority for this kind. Remember? Sleeping Beauty lived a carefree life until the age of 15. Pay attention to this number! Despite a 100-year dream, she never grew older than fifteen - having no wrinkles, no cellulite, or a flabby tummy. So, the Prince came, of course, riding a white horse, and saved her, taking the beauty with him to his palace.

Usually, such girls get married early. It’s just they know since the age of diapers that the prince is already on his way. They do not try to set superb goals, although they often study well and even graduate from a university. Well, being educated is a component of the image as princesses can afford it. Besides, a girl-dreamer with a book in her hands is just such an adorable picture! Sleeping Beauties are most often happy because they usually attain their goal. They are mainly married to what can be called a prince if we forget about the palace, the horse, good looks, or even minimal dignity.

At this point, it should be noted that Sleeping Beauties can be completely adult women, so to speak, category 15+ or even double and quadruple 15+. Irrespective of their age, they seem to be in a lethargic sleep; they are waiting for their prince to come and believe that their thing is being beautiful and patient. They blindly follow fashion trends and maintain the image of princesses, which consumes almost all of their energy. These ladies do not have a rich inner world or emotional impulses. Clearly, only a few can and even should be astronauts or presidents of countries. But there can be no Sleeping Beauty among such exceptional high-achievers. In general, the Sleeping Beauties can be happy, and their happiness can become ultimate if they choose the right prince for their fairy tale. In the vast majority of cases, however, they prefer to choose a non-existing prince, the one living in their fantasies only, even if a man next to them – an actual biological organism - is willing (and capable!) to make them happy. As they say, love is cruel...

Anyway, now let's consider another remarkable category of women, for which we will recall another fairy tale...

Category 2: Frog Princess

One of the many versions of the fairy tale tells a story of a woman who is a symbol of partnership. In this tale, the princess is imprisoned in the skin of the frog for a certain period of time. Right before the end of this imprisonment, the princess gets a proposal from a prince who is actually forced to marry by his father. Although the prince is first frustrated, he soon acknowledges his remarkable luck as his ugly wife manages to make his life much easier and even impress everybody around. In simple terms, she was always on the ball doing the trick in the most difficult cases, while he did not even truly appreciate. He actually saved her when an evil magician