Drawn To The Circus

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I walked through the woods, getting seemingly faster by the second, stumbling upon a barely noticeable path.

I stopped for a second, considering the possibilities.

I then turned my course of direction to the path and began to walk down it. Looking around, making sure I wasn't being followed.

I reached the end of the path and came across a huge tent on wheels.

It lit up like a firework with all the lights that had been draped around it.

The bright colors of the tent symbolized that of a circus.

Curious, I looked around for an entrance. I walked to the side of the tent and found what I assumed to be a door.

As I walked closer to it, I paused, "Why would a circus be out in the middle of nowhere?" I thought to herself.

I took a step back and began carefully deciding my next move.

"Screw it," I said aloud to herself.

I burst through the door of the circus, holding my breath. I looked around the giant area and began processing my surroundings.

The first thing I saw was a giant ring which had sand in it, a net was hung just above it, hoops were hung from the top of the tent, one of which held a beautiful woman.

She gave off a certain glow, one you can't describe. Her skin a toffee brown, with noticeable white patches scattered around her skin.

After admiring for a moment, I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head, which caused everything to fade to black.

******

"Dulcie Ferargo, a 17 year old gone missing, dispersed into the night and has not yet been fo..." The volume on the tv getting quieter and quieter as a sob began to grow louder.

"Ma'am, we are doing everything we can to find her, so far we have not found anything to give us an idea of where she might have gone." An officer spoke with a soft voice.

"We are considering the possibility of her running away." The cop said after a few moments.

"She wouldn't!" Dulcie's mom said through sobs.

"It's alright, Amiri.." Her husband spoke slowly, placing his hand on her back.

"Thank you, officer." He said as the cops began to leave. His words are followed by a nod from the officer.

He walked up to the door and then closed the door behind the officer. He quickly glanced back over to his wife.

"She will come back, I know she will."

"How can you be so sure?" She spoke quietly.

Just as he was about to respond, Inaya, his daughter, got up from the chair on the other side of the living room, walking over to her mom.

She simply gave her a hug as her mother began sobbing.

"Dulcie will be alright." Inaya said, holding back her own tears.