Falling In-love with a freak

Chapter Four

Becoming closer and closer to the large red and white tents the streets grew less and less populated. As if people was scared to go anywhere near. Now I was in front of the tents I began to shout "hello" I waited but not even a whisper so I tried again slightly louder " HELLOOOO, ANYONE HEAR.?" My voice echoed still nothing. I wasn't ready to give up. Wondering around the grass land a man with beautiful blond locks of hair with dark brown eyes that could pierce into a soul with a cute smirk on his lips and a cigaret hanging out of his mouth "what you doin' hear doll face? People are normally to scared to come by this part while the freaks are around" his words was muffled because he didn't even take the cigarette out of his mouth. I bit my pink, plum bottom lip like i always do when I get nervous " S..sorry to intrude but I was looking for the man in charge.. I w..want to join the Freak Show" he laughed at me, normally I would be mad but he was to cute to be mad at. With a smile on his face he said " Doll face your not a freak your perfect" I started blushing like mad "looks are deceiving , what's your name anyway?" I tried to act it cool and hide the fact his voice made my heart melt and my belly fill with butterfly's "I'm Jimmy, and you are?" Oh Jimmy I thought your perfect but no I need to keep it cool "I'm Maria" I put my head down going shy as not many people like my name because Its not an English name. "what a beautiful name Maria, where are you from?" I was so surprised he didn't pull a face but he just puffed his cigarette before throwing it on the floor "I'm from Italy, anyway Is that an American accent I can hear?" He kissed my hand "yeah I'm American anyway we am going of track doll face, come on and meet the others they will decide if you can join us?" Smiling I followed him into the massive tent to see a blond hair girl, she was beautiful with rose cheeks. I read about her before she's a fortune teller. Next to her was a black woman with three breast, she looked so kind, beautiful as well. Standing behind her a woman looking in a mirror at her beard,her cheeks filled with round blusters with her eyes full of blue eyeshadow going all the way up to her eyebrow. A man who looked formily I read about him to he's a con artist. He was sitting next a boy called Dandy I think, well that's what a blonde old woman called him standing behind him. She looks like his mom in all respect. They both looked normal .A man known as strong man was holding up a chair with a woman on it with a two heads, both as beautiful as can be. A man known as two faces watches him closely like he is planning something evil but one woman stood out to me the most. She strutted up to me looking me in the eye "I'm Elsa Mars, who are you and what are you doing hear?" Taken back a bit from her rudeness "I..I'm Maria, and I'm hear to join you, I can turn and bend my spine in ways others cant" I state trying to make my self sound strong and a powerful woman. "Prove it" she says so simply how could I compete with her, I ask Jimmy to hold my bag he kindly took it with a encouraging smile. I bend my back so i twist the other way bending my back backwards under my legs lifting my feet of the ground as my hands take the weight of my body while containing my modesty. Putting my feet back on the ground untwisting myself so I was standing straight again I took my bag of Jimmy as he was smiling at me. He looked proud of me as did the others. Elsa looked at me, the same look she gave me when she first saw me "how long have you been able to do that for, I mean I know it's not normal but why should I take you on? " I felt as if she had just kicked me in side of my belly and spat on me. I looked into her eyes " I was playing with my friends back in Italy when I was around 5 and we was all trying this gymnastic that we saw a woman do on the telly but when I tried I did what I just showed you and they screamed at me and ran off. I told my mom who at the time was very ill from a miscarriage of my little brother and she told me ' just because your different doesn't mean your an outcast but if they make you feel that way then to me your my perfect outcast so don't make anyone else tell you different' but then I grew up with the name the village 'freak' laughed at by the boys and bitched about by the girls. After my mom died I decided to move to England start a new life but this time hide my gift. To try and fit in. I never fit in though because I was Italian, I stood out like a sour thumb. Two weeks ago something happened which made me see life again in a different light, I'm fed up of hiding, I'm fed up of trying to fit in. I need a new life for my new views of it and then I saw your poster and it was like a sign." I say wanted to say this with a strong voice but It failed as my soft Italian voice lets the words come out with emotion, as my hand gestures and my face expressions change with the story. Tears formed in my eyes by the time I was done one escaped my eye. I whipped it away and began to stare into Elsa's cold stone eyes. "You would have to leave your home, friends and what about your family you wouldn't get to bring them" she said it in a tone of cockiness. "The only friend iv got went to prism for murdering his family, my home is dead to me now, it's just walls with bad memories and don't worry about my family they are all dead anyways" in shock of the words that just escaped my mouth she whispered "you do know people don't like us, they might try to hurt to, even kill you why should I let you take that risk?" I smirked with a laugh in my voice i said 6 simple words "I have nothing to live for" with them words she smiled at me " well now you have, Jimmy and Dandy go with her to her home and help her carry her stuff. She is aloud two suitcases any size" I was now grinning like never before. I feel as if I finally belong some where to a family the same as me. Trying to find someone to accept them while having somewhere to call home and earn money. "Come on doll face" he takes my hand, but he had gloves on which I didn't understand why but I didn't ask. Dandy followed us giving a look of envy to Jimmy I acted as If I didn't notice .Walking down the street I could see the same men from the pub. I asked if we could cross over the road as we get closer to the men. Jimmy laughed at me "listen hear doll face, I won't let anyone hurt you ok?" He put his hand on my waist so his arm was around me bring me closer to him as Dandy stood behind us. "Well well well what do we have hear, the Italian bitch is back and she brought friends" I put my head down with a shaky voice I spat out the words "Oi watch your mouth, have some respect you drunken animal" after the words escaped my mouth I regretted it. With one quick move he slapped he across my cheek. A piercing scream came out of my lips and I stumbled almost losing my balance. I look up as Jimmy's arm was no longer around me but instead he was punch this man serval times in his face. The blood of the man splattered all of Jimmy's gloves and clothes. Dandy held me against his body , arms tightly around me. Asking me repeatedly if I was alright. By the time Jimmy was done, the man was almost dead. He grabbed my hand and took me away from the pub. Luckily my 'house' isn't far away from the pub we made small talk again like nothing happened until I said " You didn't have to do that Jimmy" I looked at him with my soft eyes as I said the words. Even though I said that he didn't have to I was glade he did. "Any man who hit a fine woman like you deserves to die" he looks right back into my eyes "thank you Jimmy but maybe next time, don't almost kill him" I said with a laugh to try and lighten the mood. Luckily both of them chuckled with me. "So hear we are" I said looking at my run down, broken house. I get the keys out of my bag and put them into the door.