The Lovely Masq

I remember being really small...too small to see over the edge of a table. There was a snow globe. And I remember the penguin who lived inside the globe. He was all alone in there and, I worried for him. "Don't worry, Kiddo... He has a nice life. He's trapped in a perfect world. as he shook the snow-globe "Look at that, Mask's" my father told me "yeah” I replied only being 2 years old I remember being given a camera for my birthday. I loved the way a photo could capture a moment before it was gone. That's what I wanted to be when I grew up a 'wild-life photographer' but I never got the chance to. I imagined that when I was older, I'd be tracking wild elephants and rhinos. But, for now, I'd have to make do with Grace Tarking. It's strange, the memories you keep. I remember going with dad to the sink-hole out at the Connor's farm. There was something about the way the earth could swallow things whole. And I remember the girl who lived there. Elika Connors. The kids at our school said she was weird and now I know she saw things others didn't. Ready? One, two, three! And I remember the worst thing that ever happened to us as a family. The day Baby Tic-Tac-Toe stopped breathing. “Help somebody help”Baby Moondancer yelled Shady? Where are you? Gusty? Oh God! Galaxy? “What happened?” I practically yelled at her “She swallowed a twig!” She answered so I threw her on my back and rushed her to the hospital and as fast as I ever flew in my life and knocking into Wind Whistler and Paradise “HEY Watch out!” yelled Paradise “Are you round to the bend?” yelled Wind Whistler and after a few minutes I flew into my parents talk about embarrassing. And I remember the light in My friend's and sister's eyes. The relief. We weren't those people... those unlucky people, to whom bad things happened for no reason. You know the Buddhists say, "If you save someone else's life... Danny predicted I would live a long and happy life, because I'd saved my brother. As usual, Danny was wrong. my name was falcon like the bird first name Masquerade I was 13 years old when i was murdered on may 18th 2013.This was before missing kids started appearing on milk cartons,or were feature stories on the daily news. It was back when people believed things like that didn't happen... my twinkle eyes stayed wide open for their was my crush oh he's so cute “who is he?>Does he like you as much as you like him?” My mom asked “mom he's a senior” I whispered to her He doesn't know I exist. “He's Cute. Does he like you as much as you like him” she asked Grandma, please just drop it! You're safe now. He's gone into the record store. I wasn't safe. A man in my neighborhood was watching me. If I hadn't been so distracted, I would have realized something was wrong. Cause that sort of thing gives me the skeevies...But I was too busy, thinking about the length of Score's eyelashes. I counted each one in library time while he was reading Abelard and Hiloise,The most seriously tragic love story ever. “so have you kissed him yet?” Whizzer asked interested in her older sister's personal and private life. I shook my head 'no “what? Why not? You like him he likes you what's the hold up” mom asked “I'm just afraid I won't be any good at it.” I replied shyly “My first kiss was with grown man.” mom said suspiciously “Oh what You not going to tell on me, are you? Of course not. “What was it like?” Whizzer asked romantically as I rolled my eyes “The kiss? Oh it was wonderful. Beautiful, glorious. Took me a long time before I realized that a kiss like that, it only happen just once. Twins.. Just have fun, girls.” mom said It wasn't Mr. O'Dwyer, by the way. Although, he does look kinda suspicious. Mr. O'Dwyer never hurt anyone. Mr. O'Dwyer's own daughter died a year and a half after I did. She had leukemia, but I never saw her in my heaven. “Hey, Whizzer look at me! Mom!” I giggled 'Hi honey!'' dad said My murderer was a man from our neighborhood “Oh thank you George Thank you so much.” said Galaxy “Careful honey.” my mother warned me as I was doing a double inside out loop I took his photo once as he talked to my parents about his border flowers I was aiming for the bushes, when he got in the way. “Thanks for the flowers” He said kindly. He had stepped out of nowhere, and ruined the shot. He had ruined a lot of things. “What have you been photographing?” Whizzer asked “ Everything!'' I replied “Everything?” asked mom “Hey look at me Dad! Mom! smile !Over here! Hey look at me!” I laughed “OK. Here we go.” my dad said “Derpy has got a crush on you.” I suddenly said “Which one was Derpy?” he asked “You know, blond mane, mega cross eyes...she's a mail pony” I said trying to refresh his mind “The tall one?” he asked I sighed “She's not tall, she wears platforms .She doesn't know you are an accountant.” I explained “I take it, that's a negative” he said not breaking his concentration “Or that you are a closet scale modeler Did mom know before she married you? You know about your obsession?” I asked “Masq, hobbies are healthy, they teach you things.” he answered “Like what?” I asked eager to hear the answer to my question “Like if you start something, you finish it you don't stop until you get it right. If you don't get it right,you start over again...and you keep on going as long as you have to. That's the way it is, that's what you do. It's perfectly normal. You know Grandpa taught me to do this, and now I'm teaching you. We're creating something here, for us. Something special. Know You're my first mate, Masky One day, all of this all will be yours.” he explained “ Rainstorm Masquerade dinner!” my mom yelled from the kitchen “Hey hey hey, Wait. Ready?” he asked “Yeah!” I said eager “Now pull it steady Give me. Okay, shipman take it away!Now that is a thing of beauty. Come on.” he said “I don't believe it. Would you look at the state of this room? You're gonna clean this mess up tonight.” my mother told me “Yeah, I will. mom, we need to get these developed.'' I said as I took a box of 24 rolls of film and dumped them on my bed Masquerade, You used up all the film?Do you have any idea what this is gonna cost? No, no. Absolutely not. Out of the question!” she told me disappointedly and very strict “Thanks a lot. That's my career down the toilet!“i said “Oh, do not be so melodramatic.” she growled at me “Oh honey, what? What's down the toilet?” asked my father gently as he came into the room “She's used up all the film we gave her for her birthday” mom explained “All of it!?” he asked a little angry. “All of it, every single one.'' mom said “Masquerade...” dad said disappointedly “It's a crime to be creative in this estate.” I said to mom “All alright, all right, what... What say we pay for one roll a month?” my mother told me “One roll a month? You realize by the time I see my photos,I'm gonna be middle aged.” I said stubbornly “Look, we got her 24 rolls of film, right? At 2.99 a piece to develop,that's seventy one dollars and fifty one cents.” my father told my mother “I don't think we're being unfair...” my mom said “Oh Honey. Are we?” dad asked “That's why I love you.” mom said as they kissed eww “Please! Could you just, not do that at breakfast?” Whizzer asked “Yes. OK. Whatever you say dear” my mom said out of “Patience Eat your food, come on.” my dad said to Baby Fizzy Baby tic tac toe was making fire noises “it's a cement mixer It doesn't have a siren, you moron.” said Whizzer “Please don't call your sister a moron!” said mom “kid! The cement stays in the bowl,” said Danny “please. It's not cement, it's my Oaties!” said Baby tic tac toe “OK...Off to school come on, let's go!” said Whizzer in a rush “Bye, Dad.” I said “Bye, Masky” he replied “Masquerade! Wait'' my mom said and showed me a hat “What's that?” I asked “That's your new hat, sweetie.” she told me “Wow mom, I thought you'd given up knitting.” Whizzer said surprised “Oh no dear, I'm still knitting. You want me to make you one too?” She asked she gasped and walked on “Do you have your gloves with you?Put them on please, young lady. Masquerade! Masquerade - put your hat on! It's cold!Buddha! Inside! Buddha! Come here boy!” mom shouted from the estate “You look a little ruly, Masq!” shouted Gusty “Shut up.” I said in a bad mood “really it looks good on you!” said Whizzer “This is an exercise in humiliation.” I said “Hey come on, we're late.” said locket “Othello. What is that?” I asked ”Sounds like a myth. That guy looked pretty stupid” she said “with the black make-up on. The one with two first names.” I said Lawrence Oliver. “What a loser! I know!” we gossiped “Derpy! come on, let's go.” Derpy's jerk boyfriend sky-dash said “I'm talking to Masquerade.” she told him “yeah, and I've been waiting for hours for your jerk-off film club to finish, and I wanna get out of this dump” he told her “It's nice to see you too, Sky-dash: I said sarcastically “Are you coming or not?” He asked “Yeah, yeah...See ya Masqter” she said and the only one who is aloud to call me Masqter. “Hey Masquerade” I heard a voice say “Hi, Score.” I said surprised that he's talking to me! Out of all of the mare's in the school he's talking to me! “What did you think of the voice say Moor?” he asked “Who?” I asked still in shock0 “Othello.” he said “OH Well, well I just... It was amazing. Yeah, I mean it was...Really incredible!I love that play” I stuttered “That's another thing we have in common.” he told me “What else do we have in common?” I asked “Don't you know?” he asked I went to get a book out of my locker and everything fell out “Crap.” I said “It's ok.” he told me “Fine, I've got it. Stupid books. I don't even read them.” I said frustrated “Masquerade what are you doing Saturday?” he asked he was asking me out “Are you really from England?” I stalled “Yes .You are beautiful Masquerade Falcon” he told me as we almost kissed “forget it!” we heard “This is obscene! Are you listening to me!?There are no breasts on this anatomy model!There are no eyes or mouth either.''Mr. O'Neil the strictest teacher in the whole school “But we were told to draw in the face.” Elika said “Your unnecessary anatomical additions got the Ellis boy thoroughly boy over-excited.” he shouted “He stole my drawing!'' she protested “Yes and now there are pictures of naked women all over this school.” he shouted “Move along people!” he told us “Sir, can I can have my drawing back?” she asked “Certainly not. Did you hear me Score?” he asked “Meet me at the mall, 10 o'clock, Saturday.” he whispered “Now!” he shouted “Where in the mall?” I whispered back “The Gazebo.” He answered “Hello?” dad asked “Dad!No no no!God, you're choking me! I need some air!” tic tac toe protested “How was your day?” mom asked “Good tic tac toe, go wash your hands!Go buddy, we'll play after dinner.” he told his youngest daughter “Is Susie with you?” he asked his wife “No. She's late.” she said grouchy “speedy Whizzer, where's your sister?” he asked one of the twins “What?” she asked not hearing him “Your sister.” he repeated “Oh, she had film club.” she answered “What's for dinner, Paradise?” asked Fizzy 

 was walking down the cornfield of my usual shortcut home, I decided to put on my hat to please mother when I opened my bag I saw a small note folded up I tried to catch it but the wind was taking it away, Mr. Walker was walking by and tried to catch the note to help me by catching it but the wind took it away “oh no oh shoot I hope that wasn't your homework” he told me. I smiled at him. “Hey your the Falcon kid right?'' he asked me “yes I am” I replied. “Remember me? You remember me...I live right down the street, Down in the, uh. Blue house Mr. George Walker.” he told me “Hi” I said suddenly feeling shy for some reason “Hi, how are ya? How are your folks doing” He asked being polite “They're fine.” I replied “Good, tell them I said hi. You know, you're the perfect person for me to run into... Because I've just built this thing over here, and I want to get second opinion. Do you mind taking a look?” He asked me “Oh... actually, Mr. Harvey, I have to get home.” trying not to sound rude “Oh, OK. I just worked so hard on it, and I guess I got excited for someone to see it, but... But that's OK. I'll show the other  kids in the neighborhood they're gonna be very excited about it.” He said just trying to get me to come with him “Really?” I asked a little to eager “Oh, Yeah. It's great, I mean it's really neat. Come on, it'll take two minutes. You're probably late already.” He told me as he led me to a part of the corn field I didn't see anything. “I don't see anything.” I said “You don't? You're gonna have to be more observant, Masquerade.” he said and lifted a hatch reveling an underground play area “What is it?” I asked  “I've washed my hands.” Baby tic tac toe told mother “Hey! You gotta dry them.” Mom told him“Thanks mom.” she said being sarcastic “Ah, and the salt... Oh! Not beans...” She complained “What Only one. One bean?”  said Baby Fizzy “Pretty neat, huh?” He asked me and I nodded “You wanna pork chop, Honey?” Mom asked Whizzer “Yes, thank you.” Whizzer said taking the pork chop “See? Look at your sister. Great eating habits.” said Megan 'But she's older.” Baby Tic Tac Toe complained he let me go down first when he went down he closed the hatch.“I build it for the kids in the neighborhood I thought they could use it as a kind of clubhouse, or I don't know... You want to be the first one to try it out? Really? Yeah, sure yeah! Go ahead. It'd be fun. Go ahead” he said. “Corn and beans. If you eat them both you can stay up and watching TV with me.” Dad told the baby ponies “Ah, neahhtold h...” Said Gusty “I'll make her a plate.” Said Whizzer “That's it - that's it...” Said Mr. Walker encouragingly “Wow! This is neat-o!” I exclaimed “She doesn't like beans, so I'm not going to give her any.” Whizzer told Danny “Put more - put more on her plate.”  Said Gusty “I'm gonna make her eat them all.”  Dad told his Daughter “Why doesn't she get to eat beans?.” asked baby Fizzy “Oh, OK - I'm gonna give her beans. They're really good.  OK, watch this! “ Whizzer said and gave her a lot of beans “That's better. Pile them on. You think Popeye only eats spinach? There's beans in that can too.” Said Dad “Make yourself at home.” Mr. Walker said “This is really cool Mr. Walker” I said meaning it. “Yeah it's cool, huh? Yeah, I thought you kids would like a place of your own to, you know hang out. Here, have a seat. Do you like it?''  He asked. “yeah.'' I   “You think she's still at the mall?” Gusty asked “Yeah, probably, should be with Derpy but she could've at least called. I mean my sister knows how to use her cellphone” said Whizzer “I understand, I understand. I will deal with her when she gets home.'' my father told her “Check out all these little things, like this little, you know fluffy animals...And some games, because I know you kids like play games. And candles, and little figurines. These angels are so pretty... Very sweet, and uh, you know some of these little things... There you go! It's nice with the candles and everything, right? And there is one rule. No adults allowed! OK? That's a cute hat I like that hat very much. Would you like a refreshment Masquerade?”  Mr. Walker asked “Actually I have to go.” I said I was very late.“No, be polite. You have to be polite. Be polite. That's another rule. It's warm in here. I'm warm - are you warm?You can take your coat off, if you want. You're very pretty, Masquerade” he told me now I'm very scared. “Thanks...' I whispered “Do you have a boyfriend?” he asked me I shook my head 'no “No? I knew it, see... I knew you weren't like those other girls.” he told me “Mr. Walker?” I asked barely above a whisper “It's nice down here, isn't it? Special special down here, right?” he asked me “Yes it is, it's very special. But I have to go.” I said I was petrified now. “I don't want you to leave. I'm not going to hurt you, Masquerade” he told me gently I made a fly for the ladder but he pulled me down pulled my hat off I punched him and ran threw the cornfield. “ OK If you see her, would you please just call? Thank you. She's not with the Hooves” said Whizzer “Where are my wing warmers? Where are they?” my dad asked I don't know Rainstorm. In the bowl by the door? Where you going Rainstorm, could you just wait? Rainstorm, would you please wait for the police?” asked Danny “Look, stay by the phone.” he told Whizzer “boy she's gonna be in so much trouble...”Baby Fizzy said “Go back to bed, sweetie.” Gingerbread told her “OK...” she whispered “Guys, this is my little girl Masquerade. She hasn't come home from school  have you seen her?” Rainstorm asked Rainbow dash No, I'm sorry if I do I'll tell you if it was Scootaloo I would die” RD told him “Pinkie pie, have you seen Masquerade? “um no last time I saw her was yesterday when we went to the cakes to get some sweets and cake chocolaty goodness and frosting oh yum'' and she began to drool “Fluttershy Sorry, Can take a look at this please?” Rainstorm asked Fluttershy “oh dear no I will keep an eye out and tell everyone I know”  she replied “This is my little girl she hasn't come home. Have you seen her?” “No I'm sorry...” Twilight replied “Could you look at that? Rarity, have you seen Masquerade? Please, could you just take a look?” He asked Applejack “OK Masqelyn has been missing for... what is it, four hours?” asked Seeley Booth who has been assigned to this case and his partner and wife Temperance Booth “Masquerade, we call her Masquerade Yes a little more than four hours.” Whizzer explained “This is the first time she's run away?”  Mrs. Booth asked “She didn't run away she's... she's missing.” Said Paradise “Any problems at here?” Mr. Booth asked “Family difficulties?” Mrs. Booth asked “Um, no there really are no problems. This is a happy... she's a happy... little pony. She's never done this detective, she...” Whizzer started “I understand that. I just have to get a sense of...” Mrs. Booth interrupted “She's not home, and she always comes home.” explained Fizzy “of what's going on here. “There's nothing going on. She's missing! '' Mayflower aka my mother said “If you see her, Ms. Sparkle call me I'll come back and see you guys in a little while.” he told Twilight's parents”Take care! ''said Mr. sparkle “Dad?” I asked “Excuse me Sorry to interrupt you. My name's Rainstorm Falcon, I live right around the corner my daughter is friends with Fluttershy...'' said Rainstorm “Dad!” I yelled and it echoed. 

                

Author's Note

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