The Debt Comes Due

The favor was taken years ago and tonight the person who granted it sits across a narrow table with the ledger open and a single word: now. You owe more than you have, they know exactly how much, and the price they'll accept instead of cash is a piece of you that you can never buy back. Beg for time, trade a secret, threaten what you know about them — but the door is locked from their side, and debts like this are only ever paid once.