Hand in hand, Olenka and Max ran down the street. Steadily, the footfalls of the townspeople who were chasing them grew nearer.
It had all happened so fast.
Father Stanislavski had walked out of the station first and talked to the crowd. "This boy has admitted the error of his ways. His sins have been forgiven in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." While saying this, he'd made the sign of the cross in front of Max.
The crowd had watched silently as this happened, everyone looking annoyed and confused.
Father had turned to Olenka then and waved her forward. When she'd stepped up, he'd grabbed her hand, grabbed Max's hand, and pressed them together.
"Follow me," he'd whispered.
With that, Father had started forward. "Christ our Lord has already forgiven
