Circus Mirandus by Beasley Cassie

Author:Beasley, Cassie [Beasley, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2015-05-15T07:00:00+00:00

Micah had thought seeing the circus for the first time would be astonishing somehow, but it was the most natural thing in the world when it happened. Between one step and the next, he found himself face-to-face with the place Grandpa Ephraim had described to him so many times. Circus Mirandus had made a spot for itself between two baseball fields, and it seemed right to Micah that it should be there. The tents, the fluttering pennants, the meadow—the circus looked like it had been waiting for him all along.

The wind pushed him forward. The music pulled him forward. He had thought he would have a hard time keeping his promise to Grandpa Ephraim. How was he supposed to enjoy himself when he was on a mission? Now, though, he was full to the brim with the sight of it.

“It’s beautiful,” he breathed. “Isn’t it perfect?”

“What are you talking about?” Jenny said. She was giving him a concerned look. “What’s perfect?”

“The circus of course!”

She looked right at the soaring tents. She blinked. “Are you . . . are you feeling all right?”

“You’re joking,” said Micah. He pointed toward the circus. “Aren’t you? Circus Mirandus is here. It’s right here just like you said it would be!”

At first, she didn’t seem to believe him. She gripped her braid hard, and she stared at where he was pointing until her eyes started to water. “I don’t know, I don’t know,” she said. “This doesn’t make sense. You wouldn’t lie to me, though, Micah, would you?”

Micah’s chest tightened at her frantic tone. “No! No, I promise, Jenny.” He grabbed her arm and dragged her forward. “Just a little closer, and I’m sure you’ll see. We’re just not close enough.”

But they were more than close enough for Micah to see it.

“Okay.” Jenny’s voice turned serious so quickly that he checked to make sure he was leading the right person. “There must be a logical explanation for this.”

He could practically see her brain churning.

“Cameras!” she said, snapping her fingers. “I’ve heard of this. They can make things appear invisible using lots of tiny cameras and screens to reflect a different image.”

“Really?” Micah asked. “Maybe that’s it.”

He kept tugging her forward. If he pulled her all the way into Circus Mirandus, the magic would have to show itself to her. Wouldn’t it? Oh, please let her see it, he thought. It’s not fair if she can’t see it.

“I must just keep catching it from the wrong angles,” said Jenny. They had reached the ticket taker’s line. “I’ll see it soon.”

Understanding struck Micah like a punch to the stomach.

Jenny couldn’t see Circus Mirandus because she wasn’t looking for Circus Mirandus. She never had been. He stopped walking and turned to her.

“It’s not cameras, Jenny,” he said.

“What else could it be?”

He took a deep breath. “Do you trust me?”

“Of course I do!”

He looked her in the eyes. “It’s magic, Jenny. It’s magic. That’s why you can’t see it. You have to believe me.”

She was already shaking her head. “Micah, I can’t—”

“Please?” he squeezed her arm even tighter.

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