Altarboy novel · Chapter 16 of 24
Chapter 16: The Vicar
They waited until the office light went off and Halina's heels had crossed the rectory porch.
Then Kaz relaxed.
"We tell Father," he said.
"No."
"He'll want to know."
"He'll think about it all week, and on Sunday he'll be afraid of the altar."
Fintan's voice was rough.
"He's best when he doesn't know there's a test."
"So we lie to him."
"We make the week ordinary. And on Sunday I put a card on every surface in that sanctuary."
Kaz thought about it.
"Three cards," he said. "One for the missal, one inside the chalice veil, one stuck under the lectionary. And I stand close enough to whisper."
"You always stand close enough to whisper."
"Closer."
Fintan almost smiled.
The week was ordinary.
Father Cyril said the seven o'clock Mass every morning without a single wrong word.
On Thursday he told a long joke about a bishop and a goat.
Nobody could follow it, and everyone laughed.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of Altarboy are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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