By Angie Dent
The magician’s harsh words and unrelenting fists had battered both her face and soul. She adorned the spangled costume for her last performance and applied her makeup in thick layers to hide from the audience what was buried beneath. She revelled in the applause as she took centre stage for the grand finale.
She posed before the artfully crafted coffin while the aging magician dramatically lifted the sheet for her to hide inside. She looked him in the eye, slipped into the box, and this time stretched to her full length.
A swan song of horrified screams played out her departure.
Sad choice for an abuse case to make. Nicely written.
Scary. I expected her to take a terrible revenge on the magician. Now I realise this was a kind of revenge.
This is one of my favourites. So deep.
Wow. Great story. Paints a sad and grim picture with a morbid ending. I’m glad I wasn’t in their audience. Nice job.