Parker+(Beast)

=G.A.W Author=


 * July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988
 * Born in Butler, Missouri, United States
 * Known as "Dean of Science Fiction"
 * Books Double Star, Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land, and The Moon is a Hard Mistress all won Hugo awards
 * Hugo Awards are for best in Science Fiction and Fantasy works
 * Grew up in Kansas City
 * Served as a United States Navy officer
 * Wrote three series: Future History, Lazurus Long, and World as Myth series.

=Short Story= It was a beautiful day at the convent. Birds were chirping, only a few clouds in the sky and the dazzling priest had just then come out of the Church. Mary had always adored the priest. As the group of nuns passed the doors to the Church, she gave a quick glance at the priest, but quickly looking away, remembering the rules of nuns. See, nuns are not allowed to experience love. Mary loved the priest. It was forbidden and also her most kept secret. If anyone found out she would be kicked out of the convent. Mary had never been outside the convent, born there as a child. She learned, taught and loved it there. But soon Mary would have to give into her desires.

It started raining at 5:30 on Friday and Mary went to her favorite spot in the garden. As she perambulated towards the garden, she spied a familiar face. It was Pete, the priest. She quickly ducked behind the bushes, wondering what he could possibly be doing at this hour. She soon realized she was out in the pouring rain as well. She decided to make the best of her situation. She popped up from the bushes looking dazed as did the priest. She greeted him and he quietly replied. They started having an awkward conversation about- what nuns and priests have conversations about, religion. She quickly moved closer and closer to him to get a better perspective on his flawless face. She took a mistake about the plant locations of the garden and tripped over a root as Pete and Mary's lips touched.

One of the most forbidden thing of the nun's- kissing, just happened to Mary. But it was strange. Pete didn't stop the kiss, nor did Mary. it seemed like a millennium before it ended. As Mary pulled away, she ran off in the opposite direction that Pete walked. They both looked as if they just saw a murder happen- with wide eyes and an open mouth. She started thinking, //What will happen if someone finds out?// and //Did anyone see that?//. Mary she entered her small one roomed apartment. She jumped into bed sobbing. She thought about what had happened just a moment ago. Mary just couldn't help from thinking about Pete and their intimate encounter. But she had this boiling guilt inside her, and couldn't get rid of it.

Overnight, Mary had the most terrifying dream. Someone had seen the kiss and told the head nun. Mary was banished outside of the convent and was never to return. There was only bleakness in the outside world with nothing to fear and nothing to hold dear. But she found in the morning to be a dream. A false dream. As soon as she made it to the place where the other nuns met up to worship, she started to feel some regret and some joy in what happened the night before. She had kissed the man of her dreams and had experienced what she had been longing for. At the same time she was feeling deep remorse for her actions for the sake of being kicked out. She knew nothing of the outside world, only rumors. And those who told the rumors did not speak kindly of it. As her nun group moved along, she peeked to the corner of her eye to only find Pete staring at her. She looked back to the ground hastily, breathing heavily. After a good day of worship, she lay her head on the pillow, still thinking of the horrible but pleasuring event that happened a few nights ago. She had been thinking about this for some time now, but Mary had to run away before going through being embarrassed in front of Pete and her co-nuns and saving her self-esteem.

Mary's plan was put into the works the following night. She slowly got out of bed and turned the doorknob with barely any noise added. Slowly escaping the bedrooms was the easy part, now here came the hard part, escaping the whole convent. Using the back alley of the cafeteria, she moved empty crates in a stair-forming fashion. Mary skillfully climbed the crates. As she made her descent, she saw Pete looking straight at her. Then she made the plummet to the ground. Hard.

Mary awoke the following morning dazed and confused. Her head hurt really bad. She had to get away from the edge of the convent walls in order to escape from the nuns that were going on a mission today. She hurried with her sprained leg into the forest nearby. She soon laid down to rest her sprained ankle. After about 30 minutes she continued through the small forest. When Mary came out the other side, she felt the warm, bright sun on her face. As she shielded her eyes from the blarinf sun, she squinted to find a samll farm house. Mary began too run towards it, hoping for directions and rest, but then relized her ankle was sprained and started walking again. Once she made it to the small door at the house, a tall, thin man opened the door looking drunk. She greeted him with dignity, but the farmer did not. In fact it was a rather vulgar greeting that may be too mature for you. With the door slammed in her face, she started walking in the direction she was just a minute ago. As soon as Mary passed the trees she say very high buildings. In fact, very, very high buildings. She limped towards those buildings. Slowly.   Mary soon came to the edge of the tall buildings, and saw a busling city full of people. There were people here, there, and all over the place. People were staring at her, like she was crazy or something. Mary had never seen such strange clothes before. Words with writing, stripes and poka-dots. She did not understand where this was. She thought //Could this be a convent of some sort?// Then she thought about her old convent. She missed it, along with Pete. Oh how she missed Pete the priest. She wanted to go back there, but she couldn’t. Mary couldn’t take the guilt an lies of what happened that night. She decided to try to fit into her new environment and make the best of her situation. But do you see what happened last time she took advantage of her situation.   Two years later, Mary became a sucessful 10th grade language arts teacher in New York City. Mary had love from her students and friends to love. But there was something she was missing. Pete the priest. He still lived at the convent and Mary had missed him ever since. One day, Mary was walking down Broadway, when she spied a familiar face. It looked like Pete, she got closer, it smelled like Pete. She turned him around and kissed him. It wasn’t Pete though. She went to bed crying, wondering if she would ever see the man of her dreams again. There was a small tap at her apartment’s balcony window. She went to go investigate what made the sound. It was Pete. With a box of chocolates and a bouquet of flowers in her hands. She opened the window and hugged and kissed him. It turns out the farmer told the other nuns of his incounter with Mary and told them she lived in New York and taught his son. Pete left his career of a priest and came to New York in order to see Mary one last time. From that day on, Mary and Pete had a loving relationship and eventually got married. And they lived happy ever after. **THE END. **