Sacred Obsession
I didn’t stop at the pews, I didn’t kneel or pray either; I continued walking, toward the back, toward the corridor leading away from the visible, the proper, the safe.
A catch in my breath signaled my arrival at the doorway. This part of the church felt different, more private, more…dangerous. And yet, I stepped through. The hallway was quiet and dim, the faint scent of incense lingering in the air. Doors lined the walls, all closed except one: the sacristy. I paused, my hand hovering near the door for only a second. A painful awareness dawned on me. I shouldn’t be here, not like this, not unannounced, not after everything.
Bab Populer