A Story In
100 Words
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Permission Slips
The night sky was red and the grass was a deep green. Kerrin and Jobe were walking.
“I just wish she would forgive me. I feel awful,” Jobe said.
“You guys have been divorced three years?” Kerrin asked.
“Yeah, I feel terrible when I see her. I shouldn’t have cheated.”
“She may never forgive you,” Kerrin said. She squeezed his hand.
“I know.”
“Do you need permission to forgive yourself?” Kerrin asked.
“I don’t, no.” Jobe smiled and took an old slip from his pocket and trashed it.
“People have trouble forgiving but that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve it.”
From Guest Contributor Steve Colori
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