I was kneeling long after the congregation was on its feet, dip both hands into holy water, trace the trinity across my chest, my tiny body drooping like a question mark all over the wooden pew.
集会が引けたあと 長いこと膝まずき 聖水に両手を浸し 胸で十字を切った 私の小さな身体は 木製の信徒席の至るところで 疑問符のように沈んでいた