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I was just walking home when a car drove by and a flier flew out the window, causing me to frown as I pick it up and shout.
"Hey! Don't just throw your trash out of the car!" I shout angrily, my wings fluttering from under my dress.
I touch my shoulder to calm them then sigh and look at the flier, seeing that it's for a show tonight, Cirque du Freak. I look at it as I walk home, muttering under my breath, I go right up to my room when I get home and talk to Legs about it.
"So do you think I should go?" I ask him as I search my room, finally finding a small, cardboard bracelet box that I puncture small holes into.
"Well of course you should. Why waste this opportunity to see people like you? Not that I think you're a freak or anything," he says to me.
I chuckle as I pack a few things in a bag, "Come on, Legs, I'm a freak in the best sense of the word, I talk to creatures that don't speak, I have wings, if I'm not a freak then I don't know what I am."
We continue to talk until it's time to leave, I have packed some clothes, a few belongings, my phone, and all the money I've saved up over the years. I get Legs into the box then grab my guitar and bag before leaving, calling out to my parents that I'll be staying at a friend's tonight. With that, I was off to the theater, I bought my ticket and went right inside, lying about my age; my wings always flutter a bit when I lie so I was worried that someone might notice but no one did. I took the lid off the box and let Legs watch from my lap as the show started, my favorite part was probably Evra the Snake Boy. Bippo seemed to take a liking to me so I smiled at her and Evra though I was quite worried when Bippo started eating part of Evra's amp. I got called onstage by Madame Truska and it was fairly unpleasant, mostly because she had me lay on my back and that hurt my wings.
After the show I approached Mr. Tall, the one running the show but I had to wait until Madame Truska was done talking to him so I kept my distance to be polite, after a couple minutes Mr. Tall walked over to me with a smile and led me backstage. He talked to me and said that Truska had a vision during the show and it showed me joining the Cirque; I couldn't help the smile that came to my face but I quickly hid it and blushed. I had to show him my wings but I was soon traveling with the Cirque to the winter camp.


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