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My alarm rang loudly and I shot up slapping the off button. Where am I? Oh wait that's right I'm at a screwed up circus.

Today we were supposed to start training and boy I was not ready. I looked over at Jameson and then as gently as I could shook him. "No, five more minutes!" He grumbled. "Nope we have to train at this screwed up circus!" I said popping the 'p'.

He let out a long annoying grumble. "Ughhhhh fine." He said finally rubbing his eyes. I rolled my eyes and grabbed my towel, robe, and shampoo and headed to the showers.

Once I was done I changed into a mid thigh lengthed white with small pink flowers dress and pulled on my sandals.

"Well I wish you luck Tori." James smiled at me and gave me a hug. "You to J." I said and walked out of the tent and followed my mini map to a giant tent that had a sign that read 'The Circus Puppet'.

I pulled back the curtain revealing a giant stage with checkered flooring. "You must be Victoria." A woman with Bright orange hair and violet eyes said to me.

"Yes I am." I smiled confidently. "Put this on." She said bluntly and shucked a outfit and shoes at me. "Okay."

I went into the dressing room and changed into the almost weightless outfit and shoes.

Tori's outfit but exclude the socks and gloves.

"You'll wear the ballet slippers when it's showtime. Oh and my name is Grinda." She smiled bluntly.

She turned around and grabbed something. She spun around and walked towards me with a giant needle and giant thread. "What are you going to do to me?" I asked terrified.

"Well dear we need to put in the threads, so let's start with the shoulder." She smiled her teeth fairly sharp. But before I could object she pushed the needle through my shoulder and I let out an agonizing scream.

Blood gushed and dripped down onto the floor. "This might hurt." She said and pulled the bloody needle through.

Two of those men had to hold me. Screams escaped my mouth. As she did my other shoulder, elbows, hands, hips, thighs, lower legs, and my feet.

Somehow I was awake for the whole thing but I didn't want to be. She bandaged my punctures and let them sit there for a few before taking that wretched needle and pushed it through skull.

This place must have been magic because I wouldn't have survived. A man helped Grinda bandage my head before picking me up and carrying me to my tent. She also told me that if we try to leave we'd be punished. It was the end of the day.

All the chatter stopped as they all beheld me numb in pain. Raylin looked at me with worried eyes.

The man pushed open my room door and set me down gently on the bed. He quickly helped me swallow pain relievers before running off.

I stared up at the ceiling not being able to move. The door opened. "Hey Tori, it's me Raylin." She said quietly but I didn't have the strength to respond. My strings lay beside me.

"I'm sorry I have to go." She said and I could hear the pitter patter of her feet against the floor as she left me.

The door clicked open again. "Oh my god." I could hear James say. "Tori oh my god." His voice wobbled.

"She told me that if we try to leave we will be punished." I said quietly. Before he could say anything else I drifted off into a deep sleep.
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The pain had died down almost fully. I wearily carried my strings to that wretched tent.

"Time to practice!" Grinda said clapping her hands together. I stood in the middle of the stage and suddenly my strings sat straight up in the air.

"Okay, your right hand lift it." She ordered and when I did I screamed out as the strings pulled against my skin.

"Now your full arm!" She yelled watching me. I did as told but screamed as the strings pulled. "Now both arms girl!" She said and I screamed and screamed and screamed.

"Good now legs." She ordered and again I screamed. She made me lift my own strings on my own and since I had done ballet for most of my life she made me perform in front of her.

"There is a show tomorrow. Practice when your not sleeping. Your dismissed." She said and I held my strings in the air as I walked back. The strings moved with my movements.

As I entered the lounge people were practicing all about. I walked to my room and saw James stretching.

He beheld me and I could see the sadness in his eyes. I started to do my own practicing wincing every time I messed up on something.

"Tori, you look like hell, aren't you going to clean up the crusted blood on you?" He asked and I stopped my leg in the air behind me.

"Thanks James I love the complement." I sighed and rolled my eyes. "Just saying." He smirked.

"I'm going to get a drink." I smiled and walked out to the lounge and to the mini cooler. I grabbed a water and twisted open the cap.

"Hiya Tori." A guy with bright red hair said to me. "Umm hi..." I smiled trying to remember his name.

"It's Owen." He smiled and I smiled back. "How do you keep them up like that?" He asked pointing at my strings.

"It's magic thread that tethers through my body." I say taking a sip of my water. "You should show us your performance!" The girl I recognized as Isla said.

"You really want me to?" I asked and they all nodded. "Everybody to the lounge!" Owen shouted.

Everyone sat on the couch and watched me. I closed my eyes and started the show slowly then sped it up adding powerful spins. I did a high leap and landed gracefully.

I bowed and claps erupted. Everybody started going to there rooms and I retreated to mine.

Sleep found me way to easily.
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I looked at myself in the mirror. My hair was half up half down and my face paint was outrageously good.

Tori's makeup

"Tori, you look gorgeous." James breathed out from behind me. "Thanks so do you." I smirked.

"Oh shut up this stupid leotard is digging into my skin." He grumbled. I turned around to look at him and raised my eyebrow. "Yeah but mine is literally in my skin." I smiled and he rolled his eyes.

I'll see mom dad and Eric. It's all worth the pain just so long as I see them.
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