User blog:Scarlett123/Speechless: Part 1

'''Hey guys it's Scarlett123 and I'm going to be starting a new 'novel' on here called 'Speechless'.... I hope you like it. '''

Chapter 1~ Circus of The Mind

Out in the nothern end of Reno, Nevada was a small theatre. It was a square red-brick building with a single door and no windows and could have been a bank or possibly a chapel but for the neon sign over the door. It was si[[psed to read 'THE RENO PLAYHOUSE', but half the letters had fused so that you could only read through a fading light 'HERE LOSE'

It wasn't exactly the most attractive invitation in a city that was dedicated to gambling, where every other building seemed to be a casinon and where the hotel, the bars, even the launderettes, were stuffed with slot machines. Despite its name, the Reno Playhouse hadn't actually put on a play from the day it had been built. Instead, it provided a temporary home to a long line of second-rate performers: singers and dancers, magicians and comedians who had all been famous briefly, a very long time ago. These were the type of people who performed night after night, trying to entertain the audience who were only thinking of the money they had come to win, or worse, the money they had already lost.

The next performance was due to begin in an hour's time.

Two boys got off a bus. They were walking down the pavement, dressed casually in baggy jeans and T-shirts, one of them carrying a backpack. It was obvious that they were twins, about fourteen years old. Both very slim, their hair was black and messy, hanging down to their neck and they both had brown eyes. One was a couple centimeters taller than the other. He said something and the other boy laughed. Then they turned the corner and a moment later they were gone.

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The show that was currently at the Reno Playhouse, that had been there for six months, was called 'The Circus of the Mind'. There was a glass panel next to the front door, and behind it a black and white poster showing the eyes and forehead of what might have been a hypnotist or a magician. His hands floated about him, the fingers pointing towards the viewer. It read:

'The Circus of the Mind'

'''Be amazed! Join us in a wonderful adventure into the human mind!'''

Featuring:

Kenjolino Swahami- World famous hypnotist

Mr Green- Master magician

Kirby Zor- Indian illusionist

Phillip and Scott Parker- telepathic twins

Performance times: 8:00 PM & 9:30 PM

Tickets: $40-60 (Senior citizens at half price)