I Have Sinned.

A Story in 100 Words.

A Story in 100 Words.

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The tiny latticed window opened.

Silence.

“Read the card to your right.”
“Ah. Bless me father for I have sinned.”

“How long has it been since your last confession?”
“About three years?”
“What are your sins?”

Well, I wasn’t Catholic.
“Uh, lying …”
Being 12, I was thinking about Heidi’s breasts.
“Impure thoughts …”
I swore like a motherfucker.
“Swearing …”

Silence.

“Is that all?”
“Yea, I think so.”

I pictured the priest cross checking his sin to prayer matrix.

“Say ten Hail Mary’s and five Our Father’s.”

The tiny latticed window closed.
I left.

Absolution would have to wait.