Spearcrest Saints: An Academic Rivals to Lovers Romance (Spearcrest Kings) by Aurora Reed

Author:Aurora Reed [Reed, Aurora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-05-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Anti-Ophelia

Zachary

Thomas Aquinas, the patron saint of academics, believed that penance relied on three conditions:

Contrition—sorrow for sin.

Amendment—confessing sins without omission.

And satisfaction by means of good work.

All of those things sound reasonable—maybe even noble.

Sorrow for sins is easy because my sin resulted in Theodora’s hurt and anger and her avoiding me like a plague of blisters. And I’m not afraid to do good work. Work, good or otherwise, has never intimidated me.

But confessing my sins without omission is a Herculean mission—maybe even a Sisyphean task.

Because it would mean telling Theodora while I’m unhappy with her, why I lashed out at her, and why I couldn’t read a scene of Othello without projecting us onto the characters. It would mean telling Theodora that I wanted to be the first person to kiss her even though she never promised me her first kiss, even though not a single thing in this world entitles me to her kisses except the fact I want them. I would need to admit that she hurt me, hurt both my pride and my feelings.

Being honest doesn’t bother me—I could confess to just about any sin in front of just about any person. But of course, Theodora isn’t just about any person.

Still, not doing the right thing because it’s difficult or because it’s embarrassing isn’t a good enough reason.

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