C11 RAIDED

SIX HOURS EARLIER

"Bless me father, for I have sinned. . ."

Sweat pooled on my forehead and I was not able to speak further. The priest must have sensed my distress, for he sat up and peered at me through the peep holes in the confessional booth.

"You can speak freely, child of God, there is no condemnation for you here in the house of God."

I stayed quiet for a bit as I sat on my hunches