Devil's Fire
“I could only wonder what sort of punishment awaited me when I reached Father Luc’s office. Mrs Goodin had only had five minutes to tell her tales — but I suspected she’d set a nasty trap before coming to the kitchen. My thighs chafed with the memory of her lye soap as my footsteps echoed down the stone corridors. I entered that solitary hallway, nipping my lip.
Father Luc awaited me alone. He was seated on his thronelike chair, his hands tented beneath his nose, following the sinister lines of ...his black moustache. ‘What day is this, Miss Michaels?’ he demanded.
As I calculated back to when I left Mount Calvary, it seemed I’d crammed weeks into only a few days. ‘It’s Sunday, sir,’ I murmured, already sensing where this path would lead.
‘And have you attended Sabbath services?’ ‘No,’ I replied, the heat rising into my cheeks. ‘Have you?’ ‘I conducted mass at sunrise, before breakfast. I noted your absence, Mary Grace, and was appalled that you’ve so quickly departed from the way in which your parents raised you.’ ‘Let’s leave my parents out of this!’ I retorted.MoreLess
Father Luc awaited me alone. He was seated on his thronelike chair, his hands tented beneath his nose, following the sinister lines of ...his black moustache. ‘What day is this, Miss Michaels?’ he demanded.
As I calculated back to when I left Mount Calvary, it seemed I’d crammed weeks into only a few days. ‘It’s Sunday, sir,’ I murmured, already sensing where this path would lead.
‘And have you attended Sabbath services?’ ‘No,’ I replied, the heat rising into my cheeks. ‘Have you?’ ‘I conducted mass at sunrise, before breakfast. I noted your absence, Mary Grace, and was appalled that you’ve so quickly departed from the way in which your parents raised you.’ ‘Let’s leave my parents out of this!’ I retorted.MoreLess
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