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| The Morning of the Village Fate | |
| By brook_rivers | ||||||||||||||||
| 07 March 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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This is a bit of a stop-gap really getting the fate started and bringing the mystery a bit further along it's plot line. 6.30 am and the Village is beginning to stir in preparation for the Fate. Jean.day was already up and on her way to the Jumping Bean Coffee Shop for a quick brew before her busy day began. She sees and hears a variety of things on her walk to The Bean. Apart from the familiar sounds of people rising and setting up their stalls in the distance she hears Alan Short and his girlfriend Samantha George having an almighty row at Number 7 the Highstreet in their home above the butchers shop. She seez Harry Rivers hastily climbing out of Mrs Loveday’s bedroom window as her husband Terry entered the house after a gruelling nightshift at the sweet factory. On passing the church she also happened to notice Mary Walker and Tanya River’s in deep conversation. They are sat on the bench in Father Gerrrad’s grave yard. Walking by Jean overhears a few phrases of their conversation. Mary: Post office …going well……nobody suspects…… Tanya: ……tomorrow night at The Leg of Lamb….. This puzzles Jean as she has already been worried by Mary’s behaviour in the shop. Louise Jones Serves jean her piping hot drink and she sits down to ponder these events. Jean was not a nosey neighbour, far from it, but she always seemed to witness or be trusted with the village’s secrets and events. Aunt Rose goes over to her old friend Jean and after a few polite preliminaries they discuss the matter at hand: Rose: I didn’t expect to see you in here this morning Jean, I thought you’d be rushed off your feet getting your stall ready! Jean: I needed to have a bit of a think before I started the day Rose: Why? What’s the matter? Jean: I don’t know, that’s what im trying to figure out. There’s something not right… with Tanya Rivers and Mary Walker Rose: I wouldn’t normally put those two together in the same sentence! Their like chalk and cheese those two. Mary’s such a hard working body, ever so good at the school she is [jean nods in agreement] and Tanya well [both make looks of dissatisfaction] she’s usually involved with something or someone unsavoury. Jean: Exactly, that’s why I can’t understand why they are always together at the moment! I thought Mary had more taste than to be associating with the likes of Tanya! There’s something suspicious about the whole thing. Rose: Well I know it’s a rather unlikely friendship but I wouldn’t worry Jean, Mary might be a good influence on young Tanya. Jean: More likely Tanya will led Mary into trouble.[they exchange worries looks]. Mary was acting very strange yesterday in the shop, [jean hushes her voice to a whisper as more people enter The Bean] and this morning I saw the two of them meeting in the graveyard. Rose: At this time of the day? [Rose begins to look as shocked as Jean] I see your point. Jean: Well I just have this feeling in my waters that something is a-miss. That Tanya….. Rose: Her poor parents, what would they think if they were alive now? Jean: I know Harry Rivers is just as bad, the only one of those three that didn’t turn out bad was Brook. Rose: Well the freak fairground accident certainly affected them all, I feel sorry for the poor loves… Anyway I’d have a word with Sgt Bagheera, he will know what to do. Jean: hmmmm Rose: Don’t worry too much dear Jean: The things that go on in this village!! [TUTS] I blame the tourists, oh and I’d better go and set up my stall Rose: I’ll bring you a cuppa along later Jean: Thanks, it’s going to be a busy day! Cuts to Jean at her flower stall. There is plenty going on at the Fate. The various surrounding farms have different animal attractions going on: donkey rides, horse and cart rides ect. Debbie Jones had a cake stall, Ernie George was doing a raffle, Mary Walker was supervising some children’s games, Dorris had her jams out, Brook had a book stall, the market regulars were selling their wares and the whole place was packed with tourists browsing through the goods on offer, Jeans flowers were selling fast and as she was settling up with her latest customer she glimpsed a full on cat fight between Debbie Jones, from The Bean and Jenny George from The Wishing Well. As things went wild the two women knocked into Debbie’s stall causing cakes and buns to go flying everywhere. Beyond this she saw the return of Chris Mann to the Village. Aunt Rose was happily greeting him as he entered the busy scene. The day certainly had a lot more to promise.
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