Performers (Short Story)

TITLE: Performers (Short Story). Stupid Short Stories #1.

THEME: MODELLING MUSICIAN. SHAPESHIFTING DANCER. DEMONIC CHILDREN. INCOMBUSTIBLE ACTOR. INVISIBLE MAGICIAN.

TEASER:

Me: “Might you be the manager? I just wanted to check if this voucher is valid for this product.”

“Where did you get this from?” the manager answered my question with a question.

“From a clown,” I stated with a grin.

“What clown?” she questioned again.

Me: “The clown that was going around performing magic tricks for kids.”

Manager: “Who?”

Me: “What?”

Dima: “Which?”

Me: “Dima!”

“I’m sorry, where did you see him?” she sounded confused.

I searched my surroundings and unexpectedly found the clown amongst the crowd. He was crouched over while performing a magic trick for a little girl. As if sensing my gaze, he looked up and flashed me a smile.

“There,” I pointed in his direction.

Manager: “Where?”

“There,” I pointed in the same direction.

Manager: “Where?”

“There,” I pointed still in the same direction.

Manager: “Where?”

Dima: “Here.”

Manager: “What?”

Me: “Dima!”

He looked up again and this time gave me a wink.