A/N: I am reposting all my old stories for account reasons.
A/N: Sorry this is so short, but I posted another story too.
Disclaimer: I do not own 39 Clues or The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus.
"That's when she heard the footsteps. There was someone else here. Irina was scared of nothing in life. Except…maybe clowns…"
Irina was jolted back into a memory- a long forgotten memory. I was only seven. So young and thoughtless. The fateful day when her mother had done one of the few caring things she could remember. Her mother had been kind enough to take Irina to a circus. But not just any circus, but the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. We where visiting the states. I begged and begged. So thoughtless and youthful. But her mother had taken her to the circus.
When they got there, Irina had noticed one of the clowns in the food court. She hadn't seen a lot of circuses, but she was pretty sure clowns did not have dirty, ripped clothing, hats so big you couldn't see their faces, and smelled like alcohol. Irina had thought about him for a while, and hurried her mother in to sit down.
The show had started well; stunts, trapeze, high wire, and elephants. It wasn't until the third act that she noticed the dirty clown messing up on a lot of his stunts. Suddenly, police swarmed the circus tent, and the dirty clown ran to hide. Other clowns pointed to him as he ran up the bleachers. Irina had been surprised as the clown charged at her. He was suddenly there, holding a knife up against her neck. Irina shuddered as she remembered how none of the police could get to her while the clown pressed the knife closer and closer to her skin. She screamed, and her mother grabbed one of the policemen's arms. Then the rogue clown spoke. "Let me go or I'll kill her." The policemen stepped back, and the clown slowly inched back towards the circus tent flap door. As soon as he was out, he had let go of Irina and run faster than anyone she had ever seen before. The police had ended up catching him anyway, to Irina's great relief. She had nightmares for months after that.
Irina shook herself. Stop remembering and focus on the mission.
"She went towards the noise."