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Confessions

Now I got this idea after rediscovering my absolute love of the BBC Radio 2 section of the Simon Mayo teatime show the confessions and the podcast published weekly to go alongside. This was where sinful members of the public wrote in with their stories to ask the hosts for forgiveness. This made me think that I have many a story I'm highly guilty for and that I should probably confess. However as the show was discontinued a while ago (one of the saddest moments for me as it was childhood) I decided this would be the perfect place to ask for forgiveness. More may come but obviously I'd rather not admit more recent event so let's start off with a story from a while ago as I'm no longer close with the person it entails and am no longer in that school.

So........

Dear the Forgiving WhattPad community,
I would like to ask forgiveness for a somewhat accidental event from my first year in Junior School (age 8). It was during break time. Now some important info on the school playground. There was the main area in which the dinner staff patrolled the field which was closed off for the majority of the year and the side that was blocked off by the swimming pool. Nobody could see you there so it was the perfect place for us to resolve our..........differences. This day there was an all out war between the year 3s well that's what it felt like it was more us running around pretending to be in the military. It got a bit heated when stones from the carefully (and strangely) placed stone pit. However when I threw a stone (amazingly precisely to be honest) at my then best friend and it hit her for head a climax came as blood trickled down her head. Then she burst into tears.

This was when I panicked I was a good child and a perfectionist and I really didn't want to get into trouble as I was a teacher's pet. I rushed into action and took her inside to see our teacher pretending to have no part in it except trying to help her. The teacher fixed her up and then the fateful question was asked. "Who did this"

My little 8 year old heart started racing and the fear of having golden time (a reward time) minutes taken off loomed. I quickly replied "I have no idea". My friend glanced my way as if to say you very well do know who did this but said nothing. My teacher continued to question me asking if anyone could be the couplet I said "I think these boys were throwing stones but I don't know who they are we only got in the way and tried not to get involved" this being obviously very far from the truth but my innocent smile and normal kind, helpful self meant no suspicion was aroused.

Neadless to say the next school assembly (a daily occurrence) included a section on not throwing rocks and anyone caught doing so would be punished.

I do not want to ask forgiveness from my friend as she later treated me like dirt

Nor from the school as they never did anything about that not so safe rock patch

Nor from my teacher who should've noticed a stupid child's lie

But my fellow schoolmates who had to deal with the new dinner lady that was hired after this incident and was to put it lightly a bitch.

So am I forgiven?

C ya
Ana
Xoxo