Hello, hello? How I feel about Achill Island? Well, let's start at the
beginning.
I was interrupted by Lukky who was reading the letter from Sean
Cannon to friends and family of Brian O'Donnell, had a glance at it and saw
myself
very confused. I started asking myself where I come from because I do
not even know my exact age, so, before my consciousness,
could I possibly
have had any relations to Brian O'Donnel ? I thought my origins were in
Austria but maybe it is destiny
that brought me to England a few month ago.
It all depends on Lukky, he does not know yet how to get me to Ireland. He
could ask a friend to take me with him, he himself
will not have the time to
go with me to London, so probably I'll have to rely on the British Mail service,
which does not really calm me
down - because I can not move alone ! I
might get lost if not attached to somebody or even confused with somebody else,
maybe some guy
(THE GUY WITH THE PONY TAIL) , who in his enthusiasm about
going to
Achill Island just picks me up not caring who I belong to.
Second Episode
Brighton to London Waterloo Station
I do not know where I am. In
the morning I got into my 'sack' and since then I can only sense my bearing by
hearing what's going
on because it is completely dark inside. It was a very
windy morning, even I could feel the air on the way to the train station. I
heard the
seagulls screaming, it must have been early.
Then Lukky told me not to worry, that I will do it somehow- as if I could do
anything here. At least I have the letter with me, so,
if I get lost, I
might become part of of Brian O'Donnel's heritage but then I still do not know
if I really should be.
After that I was put on the train- I guess so because
I could hear people rushing for their trains, asking for the time, I heard
their steps fading away when they entered the train and finally, the whistle
of the guard berfore my train left. It is unusually quiet.
I hope they have
not put me into the toilet! That's a scary thought.
Is my green travel outfit striking enough to let them not forget me here when we arrive?
Third Episode
London Waterloo Station to Brussels
There was a
Greek guy sitting next to me on the train to London, I could
tell he was
Greek because of his accent. Also other people looked at me
and my letter,
and after a few minutes everybody confessed to be on his
way to Achill
Island. I am not surprised anymore. Too many things happen,
all those
coincidences… Anyway, they took me with them, and so we all
changed
successfully to the Eurostar which would take us to Brussels.
Still, I wonder what Aunty Charlotte has to do with those people and why she
did not say anything about her reasons for the journey.
Charlotte has
always been a mystery to Lukky I know. All he remembers is
that she kept
carrying around a
suitcase ,
typical for her tendency to keep things private.
The second train journey was very pleasant. VASILIS
and I sang Greek folk together and I also practised to sound a little
more
Irish. One
person murmured 'guitarras artesanias' to me
– where do these words come
from ? Are they Gaelic ?
I had a dream : I was in the forest, the wind was blowing the air from
the sea,
one could smell the salt but I also was nowhere. I did not know
what and where
I was, at the same time. I could see the sunlight but I could
not see where
I saw it from. Was I the air, the wind, the sun ? When I
woke up I was
captured again, restricted by all means, my form, my
environment, sleepless.
Has she received the letter that would tell her to pick me up at the
train station in Brussels ?
Fourth Episode
From Brussels to Dublin
Just attach a
letter to a suitcase and it will make its way to the destination written,
I
am on the plane! Charlotte actually picked me up and now I am lying next to
other
pieces of hand luggage, listening to what happens beneath me.
The
strange thing is that there are people
talking right
next to me and I can understand them! I have been thinking
about the dream I had and
I guess it has something to do with where I come
from. I definitely have to find out
where the two come from and who it was
who actually made me out of nature. It
could eventually be the guy who is
together with Charlotte.
Suddenly everybody starts talking with each other,
I can hear people complaining
about something. Everybody seems to have
things in common. Where do the two come from?
Enjoying my trip.
Fifth Episode
Train from Dublin to Westport
I am getting closer to a solution. I am in the middle of a group of
people and there is
also another guitar around (GUY WITH THE PONY TAIL).
Some
one who thinks he is Brian O'Donnell is here! But I am interested in
something else, I am
quite sure that I am not directly linked to Brian.
Still, Martha
has just said that the two were friends of Brian and that they once
celebrated his
birthday together. The gift they gave him was a handmade
guitar. I think it's me.
It must be me.
Lukky must have received me from
Charlotte who is not a real aunt of his, so he
himself did not want to come
to the Western Art Gallery.
Everything is clear now, for me.
How about
you?