The Skylark Bell - Chapter 14, Farfalla

In today’s episode we continue our adventure with Chapter 13 – Where Magpie and Farfalla finally come face to face!

Music: Nightbridge by Cannelle (www.cannellemusic.com)

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TRANSCRIPT:

Things with Wings Productions presents: Episode 13 of The Skylark Bell.  I am your host Melissa Oliveri.  

In our last episode, Magpie came across a photograph of Marius Corbeau, the man from her vision at Mirror Pond, and learned of his tragic disappearance in a snowstorm. 

In today’s episode we continue our adventure with Chapter 13 – Where Magpie and Farfalla come face to face.

It’s time to settle in… grab a blanket and a warm drink… let’s get started!

Magpie stays home for a few days, watching old movies with her mom and reading adventure books up in her room.  It feels good to just be... normal!... and not worry about all the strange things going on in Pocket.  

Magpie slept in this morning and is lounging on the couch in her pajamas when her mom peeks her head around the corner of the room.

“Magpie, I’m heading into town to ship this canvas to a client, why don’t you come with me?” she asks.

“Sure!  Where’s this one headed?” asks Magpie.  She’s always curious about the different places her mother’s artwork ends up.

“It’s going to a gallery overseas!  I’m hoping if they like it they’ll request an entire collection!  It’s a really great opportunity,” she answers, unable to hide the excitement in her voice.

They talk about art and travel while slowly strolling through town. Next to the post office, some children play in a small park. Magpie stops to drink in the joyful sounds of the swings squeaking loudly as they sway back and forth, the children giggling on the see-saw and laughing wildly as they whiz down the slide.  She is finally feeling calm, everything around her looks and feels normal, and it’s been days since she’s had a vision.

A small bell above the post office door signals to the clerk that they have entered. “What can I help ya with?”  Asks the tall gentleman behind the counter, his large mustache bouncing up and down with each word.  Magpie’s mother explains the shipment details to him as Magpie wanders around the tiny space. The floors are crooked, and creak loudly, making her a little self-conscious with every step. On the back wall there are old photographs of Pocket, some with handwritten insciptions detailing the location and year.   She immediately spots a photo of the Pocket General Store, it was taken the year the store opened, and features the Bunting family proudly standing on the large wooden porch.  There are several photos of the high school through the years, some with students sprawled on the front lawn, others showing them neatly lined up on the front steps.  Magpie looks closely to see if she can spot Charlotte Carnifex, or perhaps the mysterious Marius, in one of the photos, but no such luck.  Scanning the wall, she finds a photo of the Redwing Inn; sure enough there are several horses hitched on the posts outside.  It feels strange to think that the people from her visions were living in this time.

“Ready to go?” asks her mom, tucking her wallet back in her bag.  Magpie nods and they head outside. The park is empty now, the children likely having been called in for lunch.  Magpie and her mother keep walking down the main street, smiling at passers-by, but most of them don’t even make eye contact.

“That’s Mrs. Tuffeto!” says Mrs. Phaeton in a hushed voice, nodding toward a woman on the sidewalk ahead.  Her tone tells Magpie her mother’s got a plan.  

“Mrs. Tuffetto!  I must tell you, those cupcakes you make are wondeful!” says Mrs. Phaeton cheerfully as they get closer.  The woman stops in her tracks, like a deer in the headlights, unsure