Confession
“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.”
“Confess your sin before God, my son, and He will forgive you.”
“...”
“My son?”
“I apologize, Father. I just need a moment to... to clear my head.”
“That’s all right, my son. Take your time.”
“All right. Uh... Father?”
“Yes?”
“Before we continue... you won’t... tell anybody what I say, will you?”
“Of course not. I am forbidden by the Church and by God.”
“Very well... Father, I have killed.”
“Do tell?”
“Two nights ago.”
“...”
“Father, are you there?”
“Oh. Yes, my son. Please, go on. Tell me exactly what happened.”
“Okay... *ahem. Down at the corner of 3rd and Main. I was just...walking- you know what I mean- and then I saw this girl... Ahhh... Oh, man, she was sexy. Oh... sorry, Father. But anyway, I... uh... made a pass at her- real cool-like, you know? I like to think of myself as a-”
“Please continue.”
“Sorry, Father. Where was I? Ah, right. So I made a pass at her, but she shot me down. So then I got really angry. I mean, who wouldn’t? I’m a good-looking guy, if I do say so myself. Why the HELL should I let some stupid BROAD turn ME down?”
“...”
“Oh... whoops... sorry, Father. So... uh... so she blew me off, I got piss- I mean, angry. And then I followed her for a bit. Eventually, she walked past an alley, and I just sort of lost it right then. I... I punched her in the back of the head and dragged her into the alley and... well... I also confess to the sin of rape, Father.”
“..."
“Father, are you there? Don’t go... heh, don’t go zoning out on me!”
“Yes... finish your story, please.”
“Well, there’s not much left to tell, actually. Yeah... after that, I had a knife with me... I stabbed her. She tried to fight back! What the hell was I supposed to do? The little bitch took her necklace off and tried to strangle me with it just as soon as she woke up! If I didn’t kill her, SHE would have killed ME. God! I never meant to kill her, it just... just turned out that way.”
“...”
“*sniff”
“Do you repent of your sins and ask God to forgive you?"
“Yes, yes I do! Please, God, forgive me!”
“It is done. Ego te absolvo. I absolve thee.”
“Thank you, Father.”
“...”
“Uh... I guess I’ll be going now.”
“Wait.”
“...What is it?”
“Can I tell YOU something now?”
“Um... sure... I guess.”
“..."
“Father?”
“I am sorry. Just... please... just give me a moment to clear my head.”
“Uh... okay.”
“...”
“...”
“My little niece was murdered two nights ago. The police found her body near the corner of 3rd and Main. They told us- the family- that she had been raped, knocked out, and then stabbed. They found her necklace nearby. She had marks on her arm that show she tried to defend herself with it. We’ve been looking for her murderer for the last forty-eight hours, with no success at all. Our family has been so desperate to find the killer. She was... she was... such a sweet girl...”
“...”
“...*sob”
“Oh my God. No... no kidding?”
“...*sniff”
“I don’t believe this... I’m so sorry!”
“That still doesn’t change the fact that you KILLED her.”
“So... damn... so are you going to arrest me or something?”
“You see... the thing is... I can’t.”
“What?”
“I’m forbidden from revealing anything that I hear in here to anybody else. I’m supposed to keep anonymity...”
“...”
“God, g-grant me the s-strength to ch-change what I can, the c-courage to live with what I cannot...”
“So you... won’t turn me in?”
“*sob”
“So you can’t...”
“Just... go. It would have been better if you hadn’t come.”
“...”
“Out of curiosity, just... just why did you choose to confess a murder?”
“I don’t know, really... It’s just been weighing on me for these past two days. I just HAD to get it off my chest, even if I got caught because of it.”
“It seems as if you did.”
“Yeah.”
“...”
“I’m sorry, Father. Please... forgive me.”
“Only God can forgive you. I... I, a mere man... I cannot. Goodbye.”
“Goodbye...”
“Hello, this is the police station. How can I help you?”
“I... I’m turning myself in. For murder.”
“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.”
“Confess your sin before God, my son, and He will forgive you.”
“...”
“My son?”
“I apologize, Father. I just need a moment to... to clear my head.”
“That’s all right, my son. Take your time.”
“All right. Uh... Father?”
“Yes?”
“Before we continue... you won’t... tell anybody what I say, will you?”
“Of course not. I am forbidden by the Church and by God.”
“Very well... Father, I have killed.”
“Do tell?”
“Two nights ago.”
“...”
“Father, are you there?”
“Oh. Yes, my son. Please, go on. Tell me exactly what happened.”
“Okay... *ahem. Down at the corner of 3rd and Main. I was just...walking- you know what I mean- and then I saw this girl... Ahhh... Oh, man, she was sexy. Oh... sorry, Father. But anyway, I... uh... made a pass at her- real cool-like, you know? I like to think of myself as a-”
“Please continue.”
“Sorry, Father. Where was I? Ah, right. So I made a pass at her, but she shot me down. So then I got really angry. I mean, who wouldn’t? I’m a good-looking guy, if I do say so myself. Why the HELL should I let some stupid BROAD turn ME down?”
“...”
“Oh... whoops... sorry, Father. So... uh... so she blew me off, I got piss- I mean, angry. And then I followed her for a bit. Eventually, she walked past an alley, and I just sort of lost it right then. I... I punched her in the back of the head and dragged her into the alley and... well... I also confess to the sin of rape, Father.”
“..."
“Father, are you there? Don’t go... heh, don’t go zoning out on me!”
“Yes... finish your story, please.”
“Well, there’s not much left to tell, actually. Yeah... after that, I had a knife with me... I stabbed her. She tried to fight back! What the hell was I supposed to do? The little bitch took her necklace off and tried to strangle me with it just as soon as she woke up! If I didn’t kill her, SHE would have killed ME. God! I never meant to kill her, it just... just turned out that way.”
“...”
“*sniff”
“Do you repent of your sins and ask God to forgive you?"
“Yes, yes I do! Please, God, forgive me!”
“It is done. Ego te absolvo. I absolve thee.”
“Thank you, Father.”
“...”
“Uh... I guess I’ll be going now.”
“Wait.”
“...What is it?”
“Can I tell YOU something now?”
“Um... sure... I guess.”
“..."
“Father?”
“I am sorry. Just... please... just give me a moment to clear my head.”
“Uh... okay.”
“...”
“...”
“My little niece was murdered two nights ago. The police found her body near the corner of 3rd and Main. They told us- the family- that she had been raped, knocked out, and then stabbed. They found her necklace nearby. She had marks on her arm that show she tried to defend herself with it. We’ve been looking for her murderer for the last forty-eight hours, with no success at all. Our family has been so desperate to find the killer. She was... she was... such a sweet girl...”
“...”
“...*sob”
“Oh my God. No... no kidding?”
“...*sniff”
“I don’t believe this... I’m so sorry!”
“That still doesn’t change the fact that you KILLED her.”
“So... damn... so are you going to arrest me or something?”
“You see... the thing is... I can’t.”
“What?”
“I’m forbidden from revealing anything that I hear in here to anybody else. I’m supposed to keep anonymity...”
“...”
“God, g-grant me the s-strength to ch-change what I can, the c-courage to live with what I cannot...”
“So you... won’t turn me in?”
“*sob”
“So you can’t...”
“Just... go. It would have been better if you hadn’t come.”
“...”
“Out of curiosity, just... just why did you choose to confess a murder?”
“I don’t know, really... It’s just been weighing on me for these past two days. I just HAD to get it off my chest, even if I got caught because of it.”
“It seems as if you did.”
“Yeah.”
“...”
“I’m sorry, Father. Please... forgive me.”
“Only God can forgive you. I... I, a mere man... I cannot. Goodbye.”
“Goodbye...”
“Hello, this is the police station. How can I help you?”
“I... I’m turning myself in. For murder.”
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