The Mystery Circus

Chapter 20

Once again, I found myself staring out of my window as the train rolled by all of the scenery and left the town. I watched the town disappear into the distance as we went around a bend. We just left Hamilton, and we had at least a good hour or so before we would even reach Niagara Falls. I was sitting on my bed, tons and tons of thoughts running through my head. Why is Piper even framing us? Why can't I bring myself to tell anyone that I saw Piper rob the mall? And worst, throw the stuff he stole into the river!

It was the next morning that news was everywhere about the robbery at the mall got out. It was on the internet and social media sites where people were ranting on and on about it, and it was also all over the newspaper. To be honest, it was everywhere. Even people on the streets were talking about it, and everyone seemed to think it's the circus that is behind all of the robberies. Now that is what I call stupid. Really stupid. People are idiots! Can't they see that we are not robbing the stores?! Even if we were robbing the stores, we wouldn't rob each freaking town that we visit! We're smarter than that! And all of this is happening just because the police are idiots, and obviously can't do a single thing at all. It's stupid.

I was feeling a huge mixture of emotions at the moment, but I feel confused, angry, upset and sad most at this very moment. I just couldn't even bring myself to be excited about going to Niagara Falls for the first time. And actually, instead of being excited, I was dreading the day- no, the moment that we arrive in Niagara Falls. I was going to have to do everything in my power to prevent Piper from robbing any stores while we are in Niagara Falls, even if it means that I have to throw away all of the free time that I have to stalk him. I can't have him rob any stores, or it would be the end of the entire circus. We would be shut down, with nowhere else to go. That's what the police said. If even one robbery happens while we are in Niagara Falls, the police would shut the whole circus down.

"I'm scared." I whispered to myself, and pulled my knees to my chest, still staring out the window. "I'm scared." I repeated, and rested my head on my knees.

I was scared. Scared for everything. Scared about what would happen to the circus, scared about what would happen to us all if the circus was shut down. And at the moment, only one thought was running through my head, which was stalk Piper and stick to him like super glue sticking your hand to a table. I couldn't have him leave my sight, and I'll catch him if he goes to rob a store.

I decided to get up for breakfast, since I was hungry. It was 10:00 am, and Hope probably would have went to the dining room car to breakfast already. I got up, my dark blue and white nightgown swishing as I stood up and stepped off my bed onto the carpeted floor. I almost lost my balance as the train rocked, but I quickly caught my balance before I fell by shooting my hand up to the wall to catch myself before I fell. I didn't feel like changing out of my nightgown, so I slipped my feet into my fuzzy dark blue slippers, and walked out the door.

I walked down the hall, and hopped through all of the cars. I stopped when I reached the dining room. I searched the tables, and finally came across Hope and Caine sitting at a table. Over the past few days, our relationship has grown greatly. We have started to like each other a lot more. I think we may even be more than friends. I smiled at them as I made my way over to their table, and sat down in the booth chair across from them. "Hey." I grinned.

"Hey Angel." Caine and Hope replied in unison. Adrian came over also and sat down beside me on the booth chair.

"Hey guys." Adrian nodded. "What's up?" he asked.

"Oh nothing, the usual." I shrugged.

"We're eating." Caine and Hope announced. I looked at their plates of food, which had a pancake with butter on it sitting there.

"I can see that." I grinned, and chuckled.

Caine and I looked at each other. We smiled, staring deeply into each others eyes and smiling, and time seemed to slow down a lot.

"Hey, love birds! Snap out of it!" Hope announced loudly, waving a hand in our faces.

We both blushed at the words 'love birds.'

"You two can admire each other's looks another time, but right now, I am clearly trying to eat." she announced, and shoved a huge piece of pancake in her mouth.

If it was even possible, Caine and I blushed even more, our faces going red as a tomato.

"Uh... I'm going to... Get something to eat..." I trailed off, giggling nervously. I stood up from the booth.

"Sure. You do that." Hope nodded.

"I'll come with you." Caine piped up. "I wanted to get myself a glass of orange juice anyway."

I smiled. "Okay." I nodded.

"Okay guys, just don't start a make out session near the food. No one would want to touch it." Hope announced to us.

"Hey Hope, you know what?" I questioned her.

"What?!" Hope perked up, getting excited.

"Shut it!" Caine exclaimed, laughing.

"No." Hope pouted, but sat down and turned to finish her food anyway.

I walked over to the food out on the counter with Caine following close behind me.

I looked through all of the food while Caine went straight to the face to get a glass of orange juice.

I made myself some toast, buttered the toast, and then made myself an egg, leaving the yolk in the egg runny so I could dip the toast into the egg. I watched Caine walk back to the booth. I put the egg onto the plate with the toast, and carried it back to the table to eat. I hope today would run better. Once we arrive in Niagara Falls, I should start to keep track of where Piper is. I just hope it wouldn't be too hard.