I dont own Quidam or any of it's wonderful characters, nor do I own Cirque de Soleil
Although I would love to work there as a performer
This used to be a funhouse
Zoee sat in the window of john's mansion and stared out at the world. She wondered if her parents had ever even noticed her absence, had they even missed her. Zoee realized that it had been a whole year since she had agreed to stay in the Quidam's world,and she was no longer fooled by the magic and mystery of tween hood. John had taken what was left of her childhood away and left her a bitter shell of herself.
……………………………………………Flash Back…………………………………………
Zoee opened the door of her parent's house and a strange figure she had seen on the street walked inward past her as though she wasn't there. The figure had no face for he had no head, only a long brown over coat and an umbrella. He held a hat in his one hand which he promptly dropped in the middle of the living room, he proceded to walk back out the door. Zoee, full of wonder, picked up the hat and placed it on her head, suddenly a middle age man in a purple suit came to her along with a young man in all white with lawn darts and a target sign on his body. Zoee had been so intrigued by the strange fellows that she didn't notice herself slipping into another world as her parents disappeared and her life melted away behind her. A magical realm of people who were curious and mysterious and she met each of them in turn, as each tried to woe her to stay with them. Target continuously played with zoee, making her happy and childish,and john in the purple suit used very different methods to woe her. John was desperately in love with the girl and used magic to show her the adult world and it scared her. John treated her like a father and tried to keep her happy while keeping her safe. Zoee wanted to stay in this wonderful world forever, but there was only one problem, she had to be personaly connected to somebody in this realm. Zoee asked if she could simply live with Boom-Boom, a strange yet loving soul who was constantly protecting Zoee when she was scared or worried. But the Quidam simply shook his invisible head so as to make his hat fall and be replaced again. Zoee had to make a descision between John and Target. She chose John for not only was he an adult who still played with her and payed attention to her, but he could house cloth and feed her like a parent. Where as Target simply played all day and was not reliable when things were important.
Zoee and John were married by the Quidam and then John took her home and showed her what an adult marriage was like. That night she lost her innocence. Zoee had felt that her decision to stay was wise but after a while she realized that things were not happy and fun.
……………………………current time………………………………………………………
John walked in and noticed that Zoee was sulking as she had been doing frequently these days.
"What's wrong dear?" he inquired.
"I miss home," replied Zoee. "I've been wondering if my family has noticed my absence."
Johns face grew hard as he considered the thought that Zoee was only with him to stay here. He quickly dismissed this and decided it was time to tell her the truth . " Your parents miss you awfully and have all but resigned to the idea that you're dead."
Zoee's head shot up and she spoke softly, "They want me back, Can I go Home"
Johns heart broke, " Did you ever love me, even the slightest bit?"
"No" Zoee said sadly "I'm sorry"
" I think it's time you speak to the Quidam"
Zoe slipped into her pink overalls and ran out the door to see the Quidam.
John felt as though his world was becoming far too real for anyone in cirquit to handle. Zoe was skipping down the sidewalk with the ropetrainer and he pointed her to the east. John realized at that moment how much zoe had matured since she had arrived in the quidam's world. A lump settled at the pit of his stomach as he realized that zoe was nolonger a little girl and soon would nolonger be his.
