Sean thought of himself as a true catholic - having been brought up in a staunch catholic family.
All was fine until he reached adolescence and the hormones started to bite with overwhelming results.
But now he'd reached twenty, he had become deeply involved because of his vibrant passion pangs which regularly happened, because of his pent up fervor. -He became obsessed with wanting his first experience sexually.
He'd become like so many young male adults, unaware of the feminine needs, just going at it hell for leather without consideration of the emotional pulls.
The girls to whom he did take a shine, declined him mainly because of his attitude which. let's say, was not all that complimentary and certainly did not attract favor.
It was almost as if he was living in the past when men just took a woman for their needs and clumsily at that.
But something happened for which Sean could never forgive himself, it was like an alien had taken over his body leaving him with no control - and this time he really had gone too far with a girl who smiled at him on a bus.
He bucked up his courage to visit a priest for confession and knew that he had to come out with the truth and nothing but the truth, and receive his due penance, so there he was, in the confession box, curtain closed, talking to Father Whimsey in a separate compartment through the lattice.
"And what do you wish to confess my boy?" The priest asked softly and at once, although Sean had been a nervous wreck, he felt immediately comfortable - being able just to see a vision of the priest's head through the lattice grill..
"Father, I have done a horrible thing, I have raped a girl!"
There was a short pause before the priest replied, asking if the police were involved.
"I have not heard anything yet!"
"Then you must tell me what came over you to commit this fowl deed upon another human being."
"I simply don't know, father. It is as if I lost complete control over myself."
Sean was asked if he knew the girl, was she a friend and Sean said that she was not.
"Then how did it happen, what caused you to do it, you must tell me all my boy."
Sean took a deep breath. The only way to explain was exactly how it came about.
"I just have a very high sexual level, Father. On the way home from the City I was commuting on a bus. after work, at that time public transport is always crowded. I managed to get seat but many were standing, including this girl who stood sometimes touching my shoulder."
"And? You must tell me all, what happened next?"
"Well she was dressed in skin tight brush jeans which looked so very alluring. I don't know if she realized or not but her hind was right up near to my face as I sat there. She was slim, had the perfect figure a guy could die for. Each time the bus changed gear and jolted I felt the warmth of her bottom brush against my face and it was as if one of my fantasies had come true."
"Fantasies? You need to tell me your most secret and deepest thoughts if I am, through the good lord, able to help you."
"I dream of sniffing a girl, especially there, it was delightful and for all the world, when the bus abruptly pulled up at some traffic lights, she almost toppled upon me and in so doing, and it was unintentional, honest father - my hand was unintentionally deep into her crotch. But it felt so good. She apologetically got to her feet again and gave me a wonderful smile. But I was smiling too. Because she seemed to take it all in her stride that I had touched her there through her jeans, and she smiled that way - well, I instinctively thought I was on a promise that's all. She got off the bus at my stop and we somehow ended up walking together. Exchanging things about ourselves. When she said she hadn't a regular boy friend I thought I was in there and I felt warm and complete in her company, even though I had never met her before.
"We took the path along a quiet spinney with tress each side, it was getting dark and she said she was glad she had a companion with her because she always felt scared walking down there after dark, but soon the clocks would be going back one hour and she could come home in daylight. When we reached the end of the lane she told me here name was Maria and I told here mine. She smiled beautifully and said perhaps we shall meet again on the bus home tomorrow evening. I said I hoped so. I felt like I wanted to kiss her. I was almost compelled to but thought well, I would be seeing her again so to put a hold onto it until tomorrow night.
"That night I had the most carnal dreams about her, it seemed so real Father. And because she befriended me with that certain smile I felt I was on a promise. My whole body wanted her and when, the following evening, she kissed me on the cheek as we parted I told her that I loved her.
"I really thought that because she kissed me and seemed so happy in my company, I really felt I could go further. I'd figured that she liked when I touched her and wondered if it was intentional that she fell on me like that, if it wasn't I made myself believe it was and when I grabbed and held her, plastered her with kisses she sort of prompted me to stop, moving my exploring hand from that place I had felt on the bus.
"But I couldn't stop father, I honestly couldn't it was just that my animal instincts took over and I was going to have her whatever..
"She screamed and struggled but I thought that was just a show, well looking back I guess that's what I chose to think, All I knew is I had this wonderful girl in my arms, she felt and smelt divine and I had to have her there and then."
"So you had intercourse with Marie I take it, despite her resistance son, did you not stop to realise what an emotional effect that would have had on the girl?"
"Father, my mind was swamped with the smell of her, the feel of her, the touch of here hind rubbing against my face. That took all else away, I was committed and nothing could stop me. It was as if I had been pent up for so long. In the office and in the street I was obsessed looking at beautiful girls in short skirts of tight trousers and jeans - like they were doing all they could to tempt the male species.
"It had come to a point when all those pent up feelings had to be released, so when the opportunity seemed to arise, I took it. End of story.
"I guess, being a celibate priest you could never understand how it is, even though primarily you are a male, Father?"
The priest did not comment. He said for Sean to pray and collect his thoughts whilst he did the same, when he would know the penance to apply. But before that he asked if Sean had apologized to the girl after the deed.
"She was in no fit state she just ran off crying." He paused a little then added; "I really thought she wanted me to when she kissed me like that. It was like something had taken over control of me and I must have seemed to her like a raging animal or something. I tried to apologize but she'd gone and I was left there feeling gutted, not believing myself what had happened."