“A World To Believe In”
A Story of “Beauty and
the Beast”
By Judith Nolan
This story is the sequel
to “A Time To Love.” It is the continuation of the series of six
BATB fanzines I first wrote in the 1990s, telling the story of Vincent,
Catherine, and all the people of their Tunnel World and Above. The
original zine series is hosted on WFOL 2014 and Finally Online.
http://batbwfol.com/winterfest2014/nolan/nolanindex.html
Enormous ‘Vincent’ hugs to my tunnel sister, Jean Pratt, for her humour and encouragement. Extra large hugs for Carole Whitehead…saying she has the patience of a saint does not do her justice! But she must have, because she puts up with me…a lot! For Roofy and Jen, who said I must keep going —thanks, guys. Thank you, everyone, for giving me back my Tunnel World to believe in once more…
This story is once again
dedicated to everyone who has made the continuing dream of “Beauty
and the Beast” possible. To Ron, Linda, Roy, Jay, David, Ellen,
Armin, Ritch, Jo, and for my beloved Edward…Vaya con Dios, my sweet,
beautiful man…I miss you more than I can say…
So we must keep the Tunnel
World in our hearts…always…
(Please do not reproduce
by any means, this story)
“A
World To Believe In”
is an amateur fiction fanzine and, as such, does not intend to infringe
upon the copyrights of RON KOSLOW FILMS, REPUBLIC PICTURES, CBS
TELEVISION, WITT THOMAS PRODUCTIONS or any other holders of “Beauty and
the Beast” copyrights.
You Gave Me A World To Believe In
‘I've
seen the tears and the heartache and I've felt the pain
I've seen the hatred in so many lives
lost in vain
And yet through this darkness there's always a light that shines through
And takes me back home, takes me back home
All of
the promises broken and all of the songs left unsung
Seem so far away as I make my way back to you
You gave me faith and you gave me a world to believe in
You gave me your love to believe in
And feeling this love I can rise up above
And be strong, I'll be whole once again
I
know that dreams we hold onto can just fade away
And I know that words can be wasted with so much to say
And when I feel helpless there's always a hope that shines through
And makes me believe, makes me believe
And I
see for one fleeting moment a paradise under the sun
I drift away and I make my way back to you
[chorus]
Life
goes on, can leave us with sorrow and pain
And I hold on, to all that you are, to all that will be
And I can go on once again you gave me a world to believe in
You gave me your love to believe in
And feeling this love I can rise up above
And be strong, I'll be whole once again
You
gave me a world to believe in
You gave me your love to believe in
And feeling this love I can rise up above
And be strong, I'll be whole once again
'Cause
your love hears my soul once again
I can
live, I can dream once again
'cause you make me believe…’
Celine Dion
AUTHOR’S NOTE:
The character Tony Gilbert is introduced in the story “A Little Night
Music…” to be published first in the 2014 Conzine.