Dragged.

8: Winners, One Village Over!

"Let's go!" the show is going to start soon, and I gotta get you to a front row seat before we let the outsiders in."

I laughed and Lila yanked my arm towards the door. We ran down the hall, and people were just beginning to come in the doors. Lila plopped me in the center of the front row, and people filled in around me. I was giddy with excitement. The curtains were still closed, but I felt like clapping, and laughing with the people around me.

The people around me were weird and extraordinary looking. All of them were in bright colours, and had goofy makeup on. I would have looked out of place if I hadn't been acting up like the rest of them.

A couple minutes went by, and the lights dimmed. The curtains were still shut when a voice erupted through the room.

"Welcome! Ladies and gentleman, I'm Lolita Smalls, but I'll have you know the only thing about me that's small is my waist!" The crowd cheered, as did I. It was the voice that had said hey to Pat, just an hour earlier. I hooted and hollered with the rest of the crowd, and the curtains opened for a second to allow a woman to come out front on the stage, but she was no ordinary woman, she was tall, and very muscular. Sort of like the boy I had seen on Dr. Phillip who wanted to be a drag queen. It was a drag queen, and the crowd roared.

"May I present, Romia and Juliet, our featurette for the month of May! Starring Miss Kimberly Kawaii as Juliet, and Miss Patty Cake as Romia! Give it up ladies and gents!"

The crowd was now practically screaming, and someone from close behind me yelled, "I love you Patty!" I was so confused, but not the slightest bit mad. I continued to wait for the curtains to open, yelling with everyone else. Then they finally opened and there was a tall blonde queen sitting on a make shift Shakespearian stoop covered in gold glitter.

"Romia, Romia, where art thou Romia? My mother doesn't want me seeing you my queen, but I just need to know where you got that outfit from the other night!" Juliet said very sassy, and playful, and the crowd laughed.

"Oh Juliet! Here I am! Here I am!" Patrick Yelled in an effeminate voice, and my eyes lit up as he danced across the stage in a purple gown, Tall boots, and the biggest hair I had ever seen. The dress was so long that Lila, and Vicky were dancing and carrying the dress behind him.

As they came to the stoop Juliet let out a roar of happiness, "Oh Romia, I have waited so many nights for your return. Where did you get those boots?"

"A queen never tells!" He exaggerated, and everyone let out a quick laugh, "but since you are another queen, I suppose I could let you in on my secret. I got them at Winners, two villages over." The crowd laughed, and I thought it was so funny that I gave the joke a standing ovation. Patrick noticed me and stared right at me, giving the crowd a small bow, although it wasn't quite over yet. He was wonderful. This was the last thing I was expecting, and I think my reaction was the last thing he was expecting, but the show was phenomenal.

Pat was only in the first and third spoof that they put on, but I didn't see him until all eight were over, and the curtains peeled back to all the actors standing on stage. The announcer, Miss Smalls standing in the middle, and Pat standing right next to her, with Kimberly on the other side. Pat was in a new outfit that was different than either of the play costumes. This time he looked just like a mermaid. I cheered and they all bowed. Then as people were about to get up to leave, Miss Smalls yelled.

"Hold your horses! I have an announcement to make!" everyone sat back down. "As some of you know, this is my very last show." The crowd booed. "I am hanging up my wig for good, I know I don't look it, but I am going on 63, and I think it's about time that I pass the crown on to the new Queen of Queens." Some of the crowd cried, and some cheered in anticipation for the new queen. This was all new to me, so I had no idea who the new queen was going to be, but I hoped it was Patrick. I didn't know why, I just hoped it was.