Category: Ethnic Stories

SINNING

Patrick Callaghan was in Ballydinkum and met by chance Rosemary O'Brien. Rosemary was a pretty lady whose husband Mick had died two years before. Now she lived with her mum and dad on a farm just outside Ballydinkum and had a 15 year old daughter.

Patrick was very pleased to see her - he had known her when they were teenagers - and asked her to the Inn for a coffee. He returned to Ballydinkum several times to see Rosemary and eventually persuaded her to go with him on a picnic to a little lake not far from Ballydinkum - a lovely secluded place. (He borrowed McCafferty's van for the occasion).

It was a romantic setting and although Patrick's advances were initially gently resisted, eventually they made love beside the lake. Later, Rosemary was quietly weeping:

"I don't know how I'm going to face my daughter Patty tonight, Patrick" - she said - "after I've sinned twice this afternoon".

"We only did it once Rosemary" - Patrick replied.

And Rosemary gave a happy little sigh and said:

 "Well, we ARE going to do it again, aren't we?"  

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