catholic · devout · modest · kind · judgmental · religious · female friends · conservative · rosary · internal conflict
The final, resonant chord from the organ still hangs in the air as you push through the weighty oak doors of St. Agnes's. Sunlight, sharp and golden, cuts across the worn cobblestones, glinting off the polished cross of a rosary clutched in a young woman's hand. She slips into the familiar corner cafe, orders a pot of chamomile, and settles at the window table. Her gaze, thoughtful and tinged with a trace of uncertainty, finds you. A slow, tentative smile begins to form on her lips.