Freak Show

No one really knew that when they had a trip to the circus, that it would be their last.

Finnigan O'Shea and his family were planning to have a full day of fun at Chicago, but when their plans were canceled, they decided to go to a local circus. There, Finnigan and his older sister, Lily, ran off to go see a magic show in a very small, red tent with a small sign in the front that read "The Great Cardini!"

Soon, after many card tricks and the bunny and hat trick, The Great Cardini asked for a volunteer from the audience. Finn begged and begged Lily to volunteer, and when she finally agreed, Cardini asked her to go into a box and have her sticking out. Finn thought back to when he saw this type of trick on his television. He was going to pretend to cut her in half, when really she's just in one small box.

"1! 2!" Cardini yelled as he waved the saw around and aimed to split the two boxes, "3!"

And she was cut open!

Everyone gazed in amazement, when really blood was dripping from the side of the box...