Keyla

Part 1: Ch. 7 My Story

We have everything done, so I go straight to The RingMaster.

"RingMaster, RingMaster." I call

"Hmm...Keyla, what is it dear? I'm very busy man, please make this quick." he says

"I can go in town, right? You did promise. Please?" I ask

"I'm sorry we're all booked, and I know you're actually going home, so you may not go." He says

"But...But you promised!" I cry

He finally looks at me, and gives me an I'm sorry look

"I know what I said, but you have to understand, that things change, if you go into town, then you may go, but Lettie, Danny!" he calls, and they both come over. "You need to take Keyla into town, but she must be over here, in one hour, and you guys to. Alright."

He leaves, and I am stuck with them, I sigh and go to my dressing room, I lock the door behind me. I figure I will make the best of it, and visit Mama today. I grab some coins to get her some flowers. I get out a black dress, and put it on. It's a beautiful dress, it's kind of short and fluffy, but still respectable, to visit her. I put on my cross necklace, it was one of my costumes, for a halloween show, I did two months ago, I was the Weeping Fox Angel. But for now, I have the wings off, and woven lace hand gloves, without the fingers. I come out, and without a word, we walk.

"So whats with costume, where we going?" Lettie asks

"Not we, me, you can't come, you're with me, in town where we're going I need to go alone." I say

I put my ears and tail in, and walk into the shop.

"Hi, Janine, I-I'm back." I say

Janine, rushes over and hugs me tightly.

"OH, Keyla, I'm so sorry, what happened, I need to know everything. I'm sorry for everything, okay, just don't scare the school like that, please." she says

Janine, is the flower keep in town, she's twenty years older than I am, she was sometimes mean to me, because she is bipolar, and sometimes her emotions get the best of her,today she must of took her pills. She knows me, because she works at my school, to, and when Miss. Cortenly comes in, I come in, and help her pick flowers for her garden, she is also the only one in town that knows, about my ears and tail. I hug her back, and I tell her what happened, everything.

"Does Miss. Cortenly, still come in every Sunday?" I ask

"Yes, she keeps on hoping you return, but she'll understand if you can't stay. She understands, you want me to call her in?" she asks

"Could you?" I ask

She smiles, and dials the number on the pad.

"Miss. Cortenly? This is Janine, I just wanted to tell you a special package came by, and I'm watching shop today, can you come in today?..Great, I will wait right here. See you soon, bye-bye." she says hanging up the phone.

Ten minutes later, Miss. Cortenly, is on the way, Janine quickly tells me to hide. I hide behind the counter, knowing this is one of Janine's games. Miss. Cortenly, comes in, and she goes straight to Janine.

"Hello, Janine, you called about a special package, can I have it quickly, someone might be calling about poor little Keyla's whereabouts you know." says Miss. Cortenly

"Oh, yes Miss. Cortenly one moment. You can come out now, 'special package'"Janine chirps in.

I come in, and I hug Miss. Cortenly, she hugs me back, and we fall to our knees crying our eyes out, not of sadness, but joy. We both didn't know when we would see each other again. I explain everything to her, just like Janine. I start apologizing like crazy.