FROM MY NOVEL
FATHER JOHN - A LIVE IN SEASON
A CONFESSION OF ABORTION; Father John could guess her sin, but right now, that
was not important. Rebecca laid on the floor crying.
Every time she tried to talk the words seemed to
physically get stuck in her throat and she started crying
even harder. It took a while, but eventually she cried
herself out. She sat up and looked at Father John, her
normally bright blue eyes were swollen and bloodshot.
In a voice filled with remorse she said, “I killed my
baby.” Then she collapsed again, this time falling
against Father John. He wrapped his arms around her
and again let her weep. Bruce C Linder