SACRILEGE OF DESIRE: The Sinner and Sovereign
Hindi siya masyadong lumapit, pero sapat iyon para maramdaman ko ang presensya niya.
“Then let’s make a rule,” he said.
“A rule?”
“No future, no questions, no pretending this is more than what it is.”
I stared at him, trying to understand what he meant. Anong ibig sabihin niya? Future? And pretend?
“When you walk away,” he added, “you return to your world.”
My world.
The convent.
The quiet halls.
The prayers every morning and evening.
The peaceful life I chose.
“And what happens to my conscience?” tanong ko nang mahina.
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