Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Cathy Whitaker appears to be perfect wife mother and homemaker, Fact2: local police are holding husband, Fact3: Frank has in been exploring underground world of gay bars in Hartford fact, Fact4: Cathy decides to bring dinner to him at office, Fact5: mothers of other girls prevent them from socializing with Cathy 's daughter
Output (English): In 1957 suburban Connecticut, Cathy Whitaker appears to be the perfect wife, mother, and homemaker. Cathy is married to Frank, a successful executive at Magnatech, a company selling television advertising. One evening Cathy receives a phone call from the local police who are holding her husband. He says its all a mix up but they wont let him leave alone. Frank has in fact been exploring the underground world of gay bars in Hartford, Connecticut. One day, Cathy spies an unknown black man walking through her yard. He turns out to be Raymond Deagan, the son of Cathys late gardener. Frank often finds himself forced to stay late at the office, swamped with work. One night when Frank is working late, Cathy decides to bring his dinner to him at the office. She walks in on him passionately kissing another man. Frank confesses having had problems as a young man and agrees to sign up for conversion therapy. However, his relationship with Cathy is irreparably strained, and he turns to alcohol. Cathy runs into Raymond at a local art show and initiates a discussion with him about modern painting, to the consternation of a few onlookers. One night, after a party, Frank attempts to make love to Cathy. He is unable to become aroused and strikes Cathy when she tries to console him. Cathy decides to spend a day with Raymond. They go to a bar in the black neighborhood in which she is the only white person present. Raymond toasts her with a drink saying Heres to being the only one. They are seen together by one of Cathys neighbors, who immediately tells everyone. The town is soon ablaze with gossip about the two of them. This becomes evident when Cathy attends a ballet performance by her young daughter and the mothers of the other girls prevent them from socializing with Cathys daughter. Cathys husband is also furious. Cathy goes to find Raymond to tell them that their friendship isnt plausible. Over the Christmas and New Years holidays, Cathy goes on a vacation with her husband to Miami to take their minds off of things. At the hotel, Frank has another sexual encounter with a young man. Back in Hartford, three white boys taunt and assault Raymonds daughter, Sarah. Frank tells Cathy that he has found a man who loves him and wants to be with him and seeks a divorce from Cathy. When Cathy eventually finds out that the victim of the attack was Raymonds daughter, Sarah, she goes to the Deagan home to find them packing up in preparation to move to Baltimore. Ever since the incident, hes been getting rocks thrown in his windows, as the African American community is not taking the mixing well. At one point when he addresses her as Mrs. Whitaker, she begs him to call her Cathy. She suggests they can be together now that she is to be single. Raymond declines, saying Ive learned my lesson about mixing the two worlds. Ultimately, Cathy goes to the train station to see Raymond off and say her silent goodbye to him, waving to him as the train moves out of the station.