A scorching day in Cydonia, before Zephyr was working under Kremidal’s wing, he worked as a priest’s servant, attending holy rituals on a daily, though holy workers of the church are completely free during midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

  Though it is free time, no one is stopping them from working overtime.

  One scorching day in Cydonia he enters one of the confession booths because the room within the booth is air-conditioned.

  His sweat was dripping down his neck dropping onto his collar, he wasn’t particularly wearing a servant’s uniform so he looked around before entering one of the booths.

  As soon as he opened the door, a cool breeze enveloped him, as a sigh of relief could be heard.

  He sits down on the bench inside it and leans on the wall. The booth was tight but it was enough for him to stay relaxed.

  This lasted for a good chunk of minutes but then suddenly he heard the other side of the booth open, while he heard footsteps of foam shoes.

  Hearing the bench from the booth of the other side, the person spoke

  “I have come to get something off of my chest”

  Naturally Zephyr starts tweaking, darting his head round contemplating whether he should tell the person on the other side.

  He shrugged and thought to himself ‘Why not? After all I am part of the church’ He immediately asks

  “What ails you my child?”

  A sharp sigh can be heard from the other side as he says “I asked my woman for spare change and I may have betted it all on black”

  Zephyr silently laughs from the other side while the person on the other side answered “Dammit! I just spent all the money that I was supposed to use for our anniversary. What am I gonna do father?”

  Zephyr pulled his collar “Damn g, that’s kinda gri—- I mean you should… gamble more!”

  “Huh? But I just spent every penny of our anniversary!”

  Zephyr said with a croaking voice “Ah that’s what losers think my child, for the saying goes. Most gamblers stop before they hit big! So please find more money to gamble and give back to your loved one tenfold!”

  One can hear the other person in the room huffing as they say “Ha! Thank you father! I have to gamble further!” they left as the sound of a door slamming followed

  Zephyr silently laughs hysterically, with each breath gasping for air “Oh my god, that. Was. Golden, ohhhh” he wiped his tears away.

  Another enters the room and he immediately clears his throat and locks in

  “What ails you my child?”

  It’s a woman “I… have a crush on my math teacher, we’re practically almost the same age. I would always do good on his subjects and have asked him on a date multiple times, but this time he said yes. I even often fantasized about me and him creating a family together”

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  Zephyr responded “that’s wonderful”

  The lady implied “I would be saying that, however just recently in the parent teacher conference. I haven’t known my dad for quite some time since he works abroad, regardless he came to the parent-teacher conference with me, I saw him hug my math professor and my dad dap each other up with a hug, then my dad explained to me.

  ‘I see you’ve met my brother, dude this is my daughter’

  At that point I saw the future of my life crumble in front of me as what my dad said got the both of us in utter shock.

  Later that night, I cried myself to sleep with cold sweat. Let’s just say I wasn’t really doing great with math anymore.

  Would you ever forgive me, father?”

  Zephyr’s eyebrows shot up while his jaw dropped. He composed himself as he adjusted his collar “W-well, it certainly wasn’t your fault, you didn’t know, and at least you did not touch each other yes?”

  “We…” one can hear the girl already gagging “We already kissed”

  He puts his hands behind his head as he stood up hyperventilating

  “Oh my goodness, um… how can I say this?... In the end of the day it was not intentional, and you didn’t know, okay?”

  The girl was audibly sobbing in the opposite room

  Zephyr assured her “Hey don’t cry, you didn’t know- you were at your weakest moment, so it was nobody’s fault okay? But some people… eugh! Some freaks will look at their cousin, and be like

  ‘Mmmh hmmm! Delicious’

  But we're not like that, so you are forgiven.”

  One can hear the door open, as the woman has already left.

  Zephyr let out a long sigh as he said to himself “Man, I am supposed to be relaxing right now.” he leans his back aghast the wooden walls.

  Another one enters the booth

  It was a man “I just wanna get something off my chest

  When I was a wee lad, there I lived only with my mom, and she wasn’t doing too well health wise, so we were struggling financially. However my birthday was close, and I really wanted a road bike for my birthday.

  On the day of my birthday, she cooked for me the whole day, prepared me so many meals, she even bothered to invite some of my friends over.

  But she never got me a road bike. I remember telling her

  ‘You are the worst mom and this is the worst birthday ever!’

  I vividly remember her crying on her bed that day. I really wanna say sorry to her but she’s already passed, I was too much of coward to swallow my pride and tell her that I always loved her”

  The both of them are audibly sobbing

  The man asked while gagging on his own tears “Will… will you ever forgive me father?”

  Zephyr had to wipe his tears as he hoarsely said “I’m sorry you had to go through that, give me your hands”

  Zephyr holds the man’s pale hands, as if it looked like a woman's. It was cold with sweat but he assured him by caressing the man’s hands

  “I know that, you may never forgive yourself, but I just know in the beyond: that… your mother still loves you…

  She loves you so… so much.

  But self-forgiveness is something you must overcome, and I know you will soon achieve that”

  The man grips Zephyr’s hands “Oh thank you father *sniffle* thank you!”

  The man went on his way.

  Zephyr leaned against the hardwood walls, wiping his tears away.

  He hears another one enter the room.

  It’s a woman, she asked “Do you take notes?”

  Zephyr answered with a low voice “Of course, let me see?”

  The woman hands out a folded piece of paper. Zephyr opened the note as it writes

  “I went from dino hunter, to dino fucker”

  Zephyr ripped the piece of paper to pieces while he barges out of the confession booth shouting "Alright! I’ve had enough of this shit, I’m goin’ back to work!”