Part 8 of 10

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"Is anyone here?"

"I am."

"Are the others gone?"

"Yes, I think so. We'll probably be leaving soon too."

"...What do you think happened to the man who killed himself? The man with cancer. Is suicide...unforgivable?"

"Aren't you worried about yourself?"

"No, not exactly, not worried. Do you remember the story of the thieves who were crucified with Jesus? How one thief mocked him, and the other chastised the first and asked Jesus to remember him?"

"I remember it."

"I feel like that second thief."

"How so?"

"Well, I can't say I was a very pious person. I deserve anything that's coming to me I'm sure. But here I am, about to meet my maker and what use is there in faithlessness now?"

"That seems rather opportunistic."

"Taking offense at someone seizing an opportunity to save their own immortal soul seems rather sanctimonious."

"I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

"...Pardon?"

"What Jesus said to the second thief."

"Ah yes. Yes, that's it."