Rise of the Ringmaster by Jessica Julien

Author:Jessica Julien [Julien, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798633213362
Published: 2020-04-06T22:00:00+00:00

I watched the show from the back, peeking out through the curtain as much as possible. I watched as my father stumbled over his words, tripped one too many times, and placed his hands in inappropriate spots on performers as he introduced them. The aerialists flew through the air, flipping and spinning toward each other while a few dangled down, dropping quickly from thin fabric that caught them at the last possible second. Our fire dancers sent the audience in awe as they caught the stage and even the seats on fire before calling it back to them as if it were their pet.

When it was Lottie’s turn, I fell into a trance as she called the animals around her. Tigers, lions, elephants, and more surrounded her and she stood smiling with no fear. The crowd fell into a hushed silence as the animals danced and twirled around on the stage. They cheered carefully as the tiger cubs—who weren’t so little anymore—stood up on their back legs and waved their big paws at them, they clapped as the lions balanced on small stands and jumped through different sized hoops, and they whistled with excitement as the group stood together and took a bow before padding off the stage.

Sparkling confetti fell around them as the magician appeared almost out of thin air. Little did they know, he had been there the whole time, sneaking to the stage as the tigers and lions drew the audience’s attention from him.

Theo was very talented and could make you see things that couldn’t be possible. He hypnotized a small group of people making them believe they were a football team and huddled together. When he said the magic word “llama” the quarterback began to quack while the others acted like ducklings and followed him around the stage. The audience laughed and cheered for them. Danny, now a chatty six-year-old, stood next to me watching his dad with wide eyes and a grin that reached ear to ear.

“Someday, I want to do that,” he gleaned pointing at his father. I ruffled his shaggy brown hair and laughed.

“You will, kid.”

Together we watched his father pull items out of his hat—impossible items—such as an umbrella that opened up and was raining on the inside, a rabbit, two rabbits, ten rabbits, which he let run around the stage until, with a wave of his wand, they disappeared in a pop, pop, pop. I saw his ability shimmering in his aura as it glistened around the edges. His power wasn’t something I wanted to take though—we needed him for our show. Looking at little Danny, I wondered if he was special, too.

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