Cirque De Slay by CeeCee James

Author:CeeCee James [James, CeeCee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

10

I wish I could say the confidence stayed with me as I left my cabin. But each step away from my safe place knocked it down until I felt more self-conscious than I had in a long time.

Now that I was all dolled up, I didn’t feel invisible anymore. I sure didn’t like that too much. I ran into the costume tent and stood in front of the mirror to see if it was as bad as I thought.

Wow! I look like I want attention. I hate attention, I hate it so much! I grabbed a tissue and leaned in to scrub it off.

But then I froze. Wait a minute. Who always teases me that I’m a mouse?

I stood there with my hand in the air, staring at my reflection so long that my hand started trembling.

Who calls me a mouse?

I could ask that question a thousand times. I knew it wasn’t me that called myself that. Others did.

I crumpled the tissue and tossed it down. If I want to be a mouse, then I will be a mouse. But it’s me who’s going to be in control of that.

I grabbed my costume and slung it around my neck. Then, I walked out with my head held high. But I avoided looking into the mirror again so I didn’t have another set-back.

As I was leaving, I saw Tiffany Roxbury. She walked ahead of me. What caught my attention was that she slowed and looked around, like she didn’t want anyone to see her.

Interesting. I followed her quietly. She scanned behind her again, but she couldn’t see me, not with the way I drifted from hiding behind the scarecrow, to the stacked pumpkins, to the bales of hay. She seemed distracted enough to only give a cursory glance before hurrying forward.

Walking swiftly, she left the main path and headed for the private cabins. I followed, slower this time. I let her get quite a bit ahead of me, but still remained close enough that I could see her climb the stairs to the Ringmaster’s cabin.

She tapped softly and then entered, shutting the door firmly behind her.

I blinked hard. Seriously? Wow. I guess Claudette had been substituted. Apparently, everyone was replaceable.

Unexpectedly, the door flew open with a crash. Tiffany stumbled down the stairs. She landed on her hip in the dirt with her blonde hair falling over her face.

The Ringmaster appeared in the doorway, his face dark and cold. “I told you last week to leave. Nothing you say will change that. Now get out of here!” A pair of shoes were chucked after her. The door slammed shut.

Tiffany tucked her hair behind her ear. Then she stood and brushed herself off. Slowly, she limped over to her shoes and gathered one, then the other up. She looked around to see if anyone saw. I leaned back into the shadows of the outhouse, at once thankful for my small size.

“You will pay for that,” she mumbled. “Your money’s gone, and you’re not getting it back.

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