The girl knelt at Mother Mary’s feet, tears streaming down her face. Sister Magdalena bent next to her offering a slim taper. “You must light a candle for your father, Raisa. Tell Mother Mary your Intention for your father’s soul. Come now, child.â€
Raisa rose from her knees, took the taper and walked to the votive stand. There she stood, rigid in her defiance. “My intention? My intention, Sister, is to see his rotten soul burn in the fiery pits of hell!â€
Heedless of Magdalena’s gasp, Raisa threw the taper down, turned on her heel and walked out of the church that had harbored a sinful man and had helped to steal her innocence by turning its back when she cried for help.
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Trifecta’s challenge this week is to write 33-333 words on INTENTION using the third definition:
3a : what one intends to do or bring about
b : the object for which a prayer, mass, or pious act is offered
The above is fiction . . . I do sort of like that it turned out to be 123 words. The symmetry makes me smile.