Heathens

I just remembered a girl named Laura I knew in junior high. She was kind of annoying and obnoxious, but kind of cute with her short curly hair and little round glasses. We were in CCD class together, our Catholic religious education. I think it was seventh grade, maybe eighth grade, when she was sitting next to me one exciting Wednesday night. She poked me in the side and gestured under the table. She showed me the book she had brought, a book on witchcraft. We looked at it together under the table, talking in whispers until the teacher told us to shut up. It was probably right after telling the class why we should be scared of god, follow his path like a Nazi, or else go straight to hell.

Ahhh... good times.

Most of the atheists/agnostics I know were once Catholic.

I wonder what ever became of Laura?