The clock struck 11, and bells chimed as the doors of St. Luthin Church creaked. A man in golden, embroidered white robes stood in front of the statue praying to the almighty. Aishwarya stepped in first , her head looking down, her hands shaking hesitantly in a fit of jeans and a green T-shirt with a complete nerd look. Alex walked beside her with an annoyed look, ruffled hair.
“Why are we here?” Alex said loudly in a displeased and arrogant voice as he rolled his eyes.
“Please be q…quiet.” Aishwarya spoke with a low and mumbling tone.
Their argument echoed off the walls as the Father of the church turned back from his prayer and glanced back at them. He stepped down and walked towards them with a fake smile on his face.
“What brings you here, children? At this hour.” He spoke as he eyed Aishwarya from head to toe.
“Father….that…i…” Aishwarya stuttered
“it's ok dear if anything is troubling you, Jesus is always there,” he said as he patted Aishwarya’s shoulder.
Alex’s blood boiled, and an unknown rush of fury hit him; he clenched his wrist tightly.
"There are a lot of things troubling me these days father, I want to confess some things and ease my burdens" Aishwarya said in a low tone.
Father gestured for Aishwarya to follow him, Aishwarya quietly followed him to the confession booth. Alex quietly sat down in the first bench. He slid his hands into his pocket and pulled out a tiny camera ball and rolled it on the ground.
Alex acted like he was playing in his phone to stay out of the man's eye. The father glanced back at Alex before stepping into the booth.
The tiny ball camera rolled across the hall to find any hidden compartments leading to the basement. Alex tried finding a hook but didn't get a single clue.
IN THE CONFESSION BOO
"Father..." Aishwarya squeezed her eyes shut, forcing a couple of well-timed tears to slip down her cheeks. She sniffed, pointing towards the hall. "That is my boyfriend sitting outside. He..he forced me against my will. 😢🤧.
She paused, letting out a dramatic sigh; she said, "Even though it was good 🫣"
"Ahmm....ahmm" Father cleared his throat loudly, slightly shifting his composure.
"oh! My bad" Aishwarya instantly gasped, clapping a hand over her mouth dramatically.
The Father took a slow, deep breath, smoothing down his golden-embroidered robes."Continue, dear"
"Yeah... well," Aishwarya sobbed, wiping her face with a hand to hide her searching eyes as she tried to buy more time for Alex.
"I got pregnant. I'm just not ready for this, Father. We're planning to get an abortion. 😭😭🤧" She let out a loud, miserable wail, burying her face in her hands with her Oscar-level acting.
IN THE HALLWAY
Alex grumbled in annoyance as he got no trace of the compartments. He kicked the bench leg lightly and looked up.That’s when he saw it.
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