Chapter Nine - Escape
When Kathy arrived home she showered and then slept until late the next afternoon. She awoke feeling well rested and, although the pain of grief and guilt was constant, she took comfort in the knowledge that it would pass. She was also sure that had it not been for the events of yesterday she would now feel worse. She had serious doubts regarding Stein’s suggestion that she enjoyed the humiliations he subjected her to. But there was no question about the cleansing and healing effect of penance. However, that did not really surprise her. After all, the Church had operated for centuries on the principle of atonement for guilt through humiliation and pain.
During the week she answered calls from solicitous friends but declined invitations and invited no one to visit h
