“You heard that Tommy’s ma went to the cops?”
“They won’t do shit to a priest. Besides, the little fucker’s probably lying.”
“He’s not.”
“Yeah? How do you know?”
“Because Father tried the same thing with me.”
“Bullshit.”
“Swear to Jesus. Midnight mass last year. Father asked me to stay after.”
“Holy shit. What happened?”
“He told me to drink up the communion wine if I wanted. I got a creepy feeling and told him I needed to use the john. I slipped out the vestry door and went home.”
“So nothing happened.”
“Only because I’m not a dumbass like Tommy.”
Excellent!!
So very well done.
I wish there were a “shake my head” emoticon.
The pungent style in which you write this perfectly matches the depravity of the priest’s actions. Well told.
Priests, a familiar tale, far too much I feel. Brilliantly told
Nice story. Rumor mongering at his best.
Brilliant!
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Topical and troubling at the same time.
I agree with Penny. Pungent style. Well done.
You wrote this very well. A very sad reality of life. And the blaming of the victim is very realistic sadly too.
A repulsive story told well.
Good use of the dialogue to bring out a troubling story.
Well done, if heart-wrenching. Timely, too, alas.
Here’s my entry, if you’re interested: https://naamayehuda.com/2018/09/28/the-service/