I winced, beginning:
“Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because I fear the loss of heaven and the pains of hell…”
The second SMACK! desi xxx I thought the Father had gone crazy. “Oh!” I buried my face in my arms, trying to hide from the pain. “Bad!” SMACK! “This thing is useless with you!”
He threw the paddle and it clattered on the marble floor. He’d gone crazy, and I was going crazy right along with him. “This thing is useless with you!”
He threw the paddle and it clattered on the marble floor. I thought the Father had gone crazy. I didn’t have time to think or breathe or speak when he grabbed me again by the hair and shoved me down to my knees on the floor. We aren’t done yet.”
No. “And you’ve said an act of contrition for each blow.” SMACK!
