Monologue

5 years earlier

13th of September, 1959

Back in the late 50s, 3 months before the new decade.

It was an usual early afternoon of September when it drizzles, the grass was moist, the sky covered with a blanket of light gray clouds, hardly allowing the sun to beam its rays spontaneously towards the ground. 

A retro black car, style 50s, parked, stopping near the angel statue in the yard of Briarcliff. A man left his retro car, wearing his priest outfit, nothing more. He had such stylish though simple hair, being warmly welcomed by Mother Claudia as he took a couple of steps on the grass by approaching the older lady, one of the kindest and most generous people that you are going to encounter ever in your entire life. They greeted each other with "Good day!", meantime a swarm of nuns arriving in the yard by walking normally towards the Monsignor and their beloved Mother. 

Amongst these nuns were one of the youngest ones- barely 17 years old with her flimsy and extraordinary feminine nature Sister Mary Eunice who keeps her infant heart and benevolent nature even until nowadays; she was a fresher in the asylum as a nun, scarcely possessing any kind of an experience. Next to her was standing one of the most respected, nevertheless outstanding, stern and charismatic nun Sister Jude Martin who works in Briarcliff for 10 years. 

Their heels's clap upon the stairs could be heard from a few metres, taunting Timothy's attention by gaping his eyes at the nuns, especially noticing mostly 2 of them which were the most attractive and sympathetic in his eyes by gaping more in the stricter one- Jude. He was wearing a delicate smile, not taking his eyes off her, observing her until Mother Claudia interrupted him:

-Excuse me Monsignor, those nuns are going to greet you either too! - Claudia stated perplexed by gazing secretively and oddly at Mr.Howard, raising an eyebrow.

-Oh yes, no problem! Pardon me, Mother!- He excused himself like a little boy with a genuine smile.

-Everything is fine! - The leader amongst the nuns forgave Timothy's clumsiness and distraction with a buoyant smile. 

As they faced each other, Mother Claudia introduced the Monsignor to each nun including Sister Jude herself too who was quite delighted to encounter the priest. It was rather evidently at this part:

-It is my enormous pleasure to meet you, Sister! I am Timothy Howard, the Monsignor.- He introduced himself politely, handshaking with the slightly older lady than him who looked older with her nun habit and veil but as soon as she liberates herself from them, her juvenility reborns again, wearing a sincere smile, stretching his lips.

-It is mine pleasure too, Monsignor! I am Sister Jude Martin. Just call me either Jude or Judy! - Once we handshaked, I felt an unusual, somehow arcane and unexplainable sensation as our hands touched. Perhaps is Timothy in love? Meanwhile, he felt butterflies, a thousand of butterflies literally fluttering inside his stomach...It is supposed the same for Jude if she is feeling the same like him. His smile widened during and after the handshake. 

-Since I am choosing for the Monsignor one of the most suitable sisters...is going to be...*they all pierced their eyes in the leader and the only man who was with them like they are pending to announce the lottery's winner name with widely opened eyes, their hearts near their crysis, prepared for the most dynamic- heart attack* Sister Jude! - Once she heard her name, she was euphoric inside by wearing an astonished smile, scarcely believing on her eyes that she is tremendously lucky to being chosen by Mother Claudia as a Sister who is going to be with the priest.

-What about us? What are we going to do, Mother?- Sister Eunice questioned by raising an eyebrow, enquring with her grave, besides youthful voice. She was like the child amidst the other 4 nuns. 

-Well, you and the other nuns are going to get back to work by taking care and looking after the inmates in the asylum...*they withdrawn from the 3 adults by entering discontented back in the institution without whining, huffed mimics on their pale faces* while you Jude as the chosen sister, you are going to guide and tour Timothy. - The older nun ordered with her gentle but lucid voice to the other 2 sacred high ranked people of the religion and the church.

-Okay, Mother!*nodded, walking together by climbing the stairs, entering inside the facility* Welcome in Briarcliff, Mr.Howard! - I smiled vividly by opening the large fresh doors.

-Thank you! *he wore a delighted smile by touring him initally on the first floor* Just call me Tim or Timothy instead of Mr.Howard, Jude!- She glanced at him by noticing his eyes gazing at her including his bona fide smile.

-Alright, Timothy!- They cackled along by heading to the first rooms of the first floor, thereafter climbing the next floors by guiding him which room for what is it, introducing him to some prominent personalities who work here in the asylum. 

A several minutes later...

They were eventually inside Jude's office where she is basically the boss herself. He let Jude to enter inside her office as a gentleman with the proper words "Ladies first!" by receiving a grateful reply to his magic words "Thank you very much, Tim!" as he sat on the chair against her desk, discussing together some remarkable topics from religion and business to a bit personal ones such as their interests though their perturbation especially of Sister Jude's side who was shyer among men since she became a nun, making a colemn vow which is a sympton of her virgin-like demeanor when she is with somebody from the opposite gender. 

With the passing hours, she was getting more comfortable in Timothy's presence, despite her vows and keeping the faith in herself, acting still shyly around him. Fortunately, she hasn't discussed with him one of the most painful experience she has ever had- that is literally her gloomy past. 

Unless the younger man invited Sister Jude on a dinner in her room privately in the next 5 days. What she did? She actually accepted immediately his invitation. Especially with a pure, virgin and breathtaking angelic smile, spreading her lips, clugging the frown and melancholy. She couldn't believe on her eyes that the new Monsignor of the mental institution invited her on a private dinner by themselves. 

Jude was rather ecstatic, not stopping to sink in her pensive mood where she is constantly anxious, wondering how the first private dinner with the Monsignor is going to pass, what kind of an impression she is going to demonstrate to him, somehow caring about his opinion except about her worldview either too; likewise how she will organise the dinner by thinking what to cook and should she be either natural or wearing dimly some type of make up such as blameless red lipstick, blanketing her perfectly shaped and soft lips for example. One of her favorite meals was actually coq au vin which she prepared it for herself twice a week due to the fact that she isn't rich at all due to her profession. In addition to that, she didn't know if Timothy is going to like her favorite food, besides her cooking skills, adapting to them.

She kept in secret that she is going to have a private dinner with the Monsignor by sharing with the only people who she trusts mostly- the juvenile Mary Eunice and Mother Claudia. Once they heard her promised dinner with the priest, they were extremely jubilant for her. They promised Jude that they will definitely keep in secret, of course. They did it! They hadn't betrayed her by spreading it everywhere else in Briarcliff. She could be misunderstood and being scolded for this, nonetheless all she cared for was to not being distributed the secret, being heard by everyone else, gossiping behind the middle aged nun's back. 

After they seperated by ending the tour around and inside the facility, they embraced each other just a little before they to scatter formally. First of all, the handshake and their first words to each other, then the tour including the gentleman action of Timothy, thirdly the discussion and abysmal talk inside the stern nun's office, at last the private invitation with a bonus the warm, friendly and tough hug between them made them to fall crazily in love with each other, sensing plenty and diversity of damned sensations that have occured inside their not loved from the right person and hallowed sanctuaries, not stopping to think of each other daily which leaded to distraction and perplexion. It is pretty visible, isn't it?

Accordingly it is entirely beholding that they are made for each other since the beginning, developing for each other accursed feelings. The chemistry was toughly obvious that this bond needs improvement with the time, having a fresh, however, good start of the development. It is cardinally their own choice to decide for each other, additionally being trapped by the transpired feelings that don't have a lot of explaination, whether or not. Part of the proof for their pressumed early romance or not exactly is Timothy's concerness for Jude except her selflessness and sincerity towards him.

To be continued...