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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019
Submitted to Contest #273
Iris sat down in the confession seat. The church was not overly crowded which worked out in her favor. She didn't want to feel rushed or chance someone overhearing her conversation. Iris had never gone to confession before and the only thing she knew about it was from what she had seen in movies. "I've sinned. At least I think that I did," said Iris. "How long has it been since your last confession?" the priest asked her. She chuckled. "Last confession? I have never went to confession. I've actually never been inside of a church.& She t...
Submitted to Contest #2
It's not my fault, it's not my fault." I tell myself as I rock back and forth on the cold tiles of my bathroom floor. Tears begin to flow down my face like a sudden spring shower. Is any of this really sudden though? I turn up the force of my bath water, not because I need the tub to fill faster but because I need to hide behind the sound it makes. The last thing I need to do is have my husband hear me crying. If he asks me what's wrong... how could I tell him the truth? How can I tell him that I killed a girl? A girl the same...
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