One If By Land (Chronicles of Winland Underwood Book 1) by Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Carr, Martha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2022-06-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Though the people in East Calico Rock were perfectly content to make do with what they had, a rare evening of full electricity that didn’t sputter out without warning was worth taking advantage of.

At dinnertime, someone brought out an old portable movie projector and started to fiddle with the machine. When it was clear the device still worked—and the power hopefully wouldn’t be shorting out on them anytime soon—other magicals joined in to create something fun and relaxing that didn’t have to be voted on in a town meeting.

Magicals spread blankets on the lawn just outside the movie theater. Pure white sheets were hard to come by, but they were found and had been erected on a makeshift stand to serve as a giant movie screen. Fortunately, one of the refugees had held onto a Bluetooth speaker, and the town came together and added their technology to what had been left behind. Through trial and error, they connected all the pieces needed for an outdoor movie night

It would probably be one of the last warm nights before autumn set in, and everyone came. One of the parents went through the movie reels in the library and selected Mary Poppins, which had just come out when the former citizens abandoned the town.

The children sat in front of the makeshift screen with their legs crossed and tried to follow the storyline. The adults spread out on the grass. Couples had brought wine and picnic baskets. Families shared food before the kids went back to sitting too close to the movie screen or ran their energy out up and down the main street.

The teenagers gathered in small groups behind the adults, talking, laughing, and trying to pretend they weren’t interested in watching the movie.

Winland and Sarah sat together on a picnic blanket in the grass with a giant picnic basket and two bottles of wine, which they had intended to share with Ronnie. Sarah’s husband, however, had taken off the instant Elaine arrived with a few crates of just-harvested vegetables and fruit.

Elaine was giving out fresh snacks to celebrate the occasion, and Ronnie joined the crowd gathered around her pop-up stand. When Sarah realized he wouldn’t be returning soon, she picked up his half-empty wineglass, downed the contents, and refilled hers. It took her a few seconds to notice Winland staring at her. “What?”

“Rough day? Or are you just trying to get back at your husband because he ditched you for vegetables?”

“Oh, stop. Wine was invented to be consumed. Apparently, that’s what Ronnie thinks about vegetables, but it’s fine. He’s entitled to his insanity. Want more?”

Winland held out her glass. “Why not?”

“That’s my girl.” They toasted, sipped their wine, and leaned back against the pillows they’d stacked at the edge of the picnic blanket. “So, how are you doing?”

“I’m having a picnic with wine and watching a movie outdoors in a town that generally doesn’t have electricity. I’d call that pretty good.”

“You know what I mean, Winland.” The witch sipped more wine.

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