Skyedive - Chapter 23, Deja Vue

In today’s episode we read the chapter 23 – Déjà vu – in which Farfalla finds herself in a horrifyingly familiar situation.
This week's podcast partner is The Nightcap Nebula:https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1672430903?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=lt_p
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FULL TRANSCRIPT:Things with Wings Productions presents: Chapter 23 of The Skylark Bell, Skyedive. I am your host, Melissa Oliveri.  In last week’s episode Farfalla was found guilty of bringing harm to Nurse Betsey and pushed off the edge of a cliff in punishment.In today’s episode we read the chapter 23 – Déjà vu – in which Farfalla finds herself in a horrifyingly familiar situation.Today’s podcast partner is The Nightcap – If you’re a fan of the eerie and inexplicable, be sure to check out fellow Boopod Network member The Nightcap! The name may sound familiar as we’ve worked on a collaboration in the past which yielded my story Mrs B’s haunted Trinket Shoppe and their fantastic episode about haunted objects. Check the snow notes for a link to their podcast.Now, it’s time to settle in… grab a blanket, and a warm drink… and let’s get started.
Perhaps it was all a dream. The part with the villagers and the Skye Lark Belle. Perhaps it was only moments ago that I fell off the boat taking James and me to the island. Perhaps I am dreaming. Perhaps I am dying.The water is cold. So cold I can’t think. I can’t function.I think my hands are still tied behind my back. So, it wasn’t a dream. My hands. I am holding something. The bell. Frannie secretly handed me the bell. The bell and the song, they can get me out of here. It’s like déjà vu. I can see rays of sunlight filtering through the water. I can feel myself sinking into the sand. Again.The Oak Tree. I must think of the oak tree, and the song. I must sing. I must sing in my mind and hold onto the bell. I will think of Elisabeth, my darling Elisabeth. Perhaps this time I will return to a time and place where we can be together.I can feel the sand under my back now. I think this is the part where everything goes black. I don’t like this part… It’s so lonely. I’m tired of being lonely.~~~~~~Farfalla feels hands reach down and grasp her by the shoulders, pulling her out of the darkness. She feels water rushing around her as she moves upwards. Finally, she breaks through the surface and heaves a deep, raspy breath. The familiar, searing pain shoots through her lungs. She keeps her eyes squeezed shut, afraid of what she will find when she opens them. She takes a moment to catch her breath and calm her nerves, falling to her knees and letting them sink into the sand. I am on a beach, she thinks. She feel