He stared at the letter from Gracelyn. She wanted him to visit her in prison but how could he? She murdered two people. It would have been three people if he hadn’t found Monifa in time. He grew pale.
It was his fault that Father Schmidt and Sister Augustin were dead. They would still be alive if it weren’t for his relationship with Monifa and he wouldn’t be here in hospital recovering from a blow to the head from Gracelyn. He looked at the letter again. Perhaps, one of these days…
A nurse called softly to him, “Father Kiesler.”
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This post is for the Friday’s Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. You can find this week’s prompt here. To read other stories or to participate, click here.
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Nice twist—a “father” uh?!
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Thanks, Dee. Yes, he’s a Catholic priest.
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Wow something terrible happened there. Well done, Linda.
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Yes, something terrible happened. This is a sequel to an ongoing story. Thanks, Mason. I’m Adele, BTW 🙂
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Hi Adele, I’m sorry don’t know why I thought you were Linda.
I must read the rest of the story.
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No worries, Mason 🙂 The first sequel is called, Scandalous.
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Thank you.
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Twist, Adele. Well narrated.
He survived Gracelyn’s attack on his head. Monifa is safe?
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Thanks, Anita 🙂 Yes, he survived the attack and Monifa is quite safe. She’s staying with an old female friend of Father Kiesler’s.
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Father Kiesler seems to have got himself into a proper muddle through his relationship with Monifa.
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Yes, he did. The repercussions were far-reaching.
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A story that says so much,
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Thanks, Michael 🙂
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There are so many far reaching aspects to this story. Well done.
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This is the latest in the series. To be continued. Thanks, Bill.
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Now there’s a tangled web that ended in disaster. And only the deceased without blame. Intriguing.
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Only three people knew about Father Kiesler’s relationship with Monifa and two of them are dead.
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Dear Adele,
Sounds like a priest heading for a defrocking. Lots of story in those 100 words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Actually, he’s planning to leave the priesthood so that he could marry Monifa.
Shalom,
Adele
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And so another falls from Grace(lyn) 😉 Not that it’s okay to be killing but, as we know, it’s not okay for priests to be having carnal relationships. – a thing I believe should be abolished.
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Yes, unfortunately for Gracelyn, she fell in love with this priest and when she found out about his relationship with Monifa, things went south. I agree with you that it’s not okay for priests to have carnal relationships. If a priest takes a vow of celibacy, he should not break it. However, I believe that celibacy should be a choice and that if priests want to marry, they should be allowed to and still serve in the church.
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Yes, indeed. It’s an archaic rule. Time to break it.
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Oh wow that is one tangled web. This is why I like my peaceful life with my two cats. No thanks to all of that mess! Fun to read as a story though.
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I agree with you. A nice, simple life is always best 🙂
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that’s a horrifying situation
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Yes, it was.
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They say all is forgiven when they confess their sins. Is it though?
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Good question, Keith. It would be interesting to see what happens if the priest decides to visit Gracelyn in prison. Will he be able to forgive her for what she did? Will he be able to forgive himself?
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Very intriguing. And the reveal at the end was unexpected. Lots of story in here.
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I knew that the reveal at the end would be a surprise. Actually, Margaret, this is the latest sequel to an ongoing series about this priest.
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So much story here and very complicated as well. Unexpected ending. Well written!
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Yes, this story is the latest of several stories about this priest. I was hoping that the ending would be a surprise. Thanks, Brenda 🙂
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Oops.
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i think priests should be allowed to get married to prevent a situation like this from ever happening.
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I agree with you, Plaridel. Celibacy should be a choice.
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When relationships form and go wrong, we’re in very dangerous territory. Well told.
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Father Kiesler never had a relationship with Gracelyn. She was the parish secretary and was in love with him and when she discovered his relationship with Monifa, a student at the school, things turned deadly. Thanks, Jilly.
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