Sacred Obsession
God help me.
"Father." Her voice softened. "I'm not trying to expose you." The words landed heavily, because exposure had become my constant fear lately. Then why are you asking? I wanted to say. Instead I stayed silent, waiting, and unfortunately she continued.
"Temptation happens." The statement startled me, because it wasn't condemnation, it sounded almost compassionate. "Every priest faces it differently." I stared at her, and for the first time during the conversation I saw something I hadn't expected: sadness, not suspicion, as though she had witnessed this particular story before, many times. Perhaps she had.
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