well this is kind of funny. And i suppose JWs including my parents with my dad being an elder, will find that this is the result of angelic direction or whatever
Yesterday i was outside my place of employement and lit up a cigarette. I have been an occasional smoker for 3 or so years. At the very most being a pack every 2 weeks. Well guess who pulls up next to me just as i light the sinful object? Pioneer/elders daughter. She immediately gets out of her car to confront me. I drop the still smoldering object like its the plague and quickly place my left foot over it and whip out a stick of gum before she can get to me. She first just gives me a look and makes some smalltalk and i of course play along acting like she didnt see anything then she gets serious. "Now don't play with me nicholas. When i pulled up did i see something?" she asks sternly. With a deer-in-the-headlights look i quickly respond with "like what? I'm not so sure i'm following what your asking." To combat my blatant lie she inquisitively prods further "...you know im not here to cause any riffs or anything, but when i pulled up you either had a pen or...or something...tell me the truth where you smoking?" SHeepishly trying my hardest to not sound too defensive i say "what? are you serious of course not?" and she says "well whats in your bag?" and points to my messanger bag AKA 'man-purse'. I empty the bag turning it upside down and shake out every last of its contents. (only revealing a lighter to which i explained by saying i often burn incense and light candles) but in my bag i had such smoking devices. SHe then asks me to lift my left foot which i hesitantly do to reveal the almost full cigarette smashed underneath my foot. (oops) After thumbling around for a while trying to explain things i tell her that i must go back to work and didnt have time to talk. SHe walks back to her car and says "well my mistake then.." in a tone that let me know that she knew the real truth of the matter. Fifteen minutes later she comes in to buy a coffee drink at my work (i work at panera bread) and she acts like nothing happened. Well for the rest of the night i was dreading the idea of going home and confronting my parents who i was convinced had inevitably been made aware of the aforementioned situation. I feared the worse and debated all night whether i'd spill the beans or continue to argue for my innocence. Well when i got home nothing was out of the ordinary. which to me meant either they knew and where biding there time or that the elders daughter hadn't yet ratted me out. Well that was yesterday and just fifteen minutes ago i overheard a phone conversation with my father and the girls father discussing some topics from the elders book. I overheard my father mutter something to the effect of "...citation on page #...confronting the guilty...confession....two witnesses". So i do believe i am relatively screwed and at this moment im expecting a lovely meeting with the elders tommorow night following the TMS meeting. So does anyone have any advice as to how i should deal with this. Regardless of the witnesses policies i realise i brought this upon myself to an extent and lying is nothing im proud of, but should i continue to uphold my "innocense" in attempt of gaining safety out of the "two-witness" rule? or should i "come clean" and play the "i'm guilty and feel so bad" card? any advice is welcome.....oh and if everything hits the fan i may tell them how i really feel about the society...who knows...argh