Chapter 2
A man walked onto the stage and introduced himself.
"Hello audience, my name is Carl Howard, The Amazing Mesmeriser!" he yelled, "and I am here to show you the power of your mind!"
The man was tall and skinny, he had tanned skin and brown hair. The man held a black and white microphone He then asked for volunteers for the show. One by one, people raised their hands and got onto the stage to vounteer.
I need one more volunteer, folks!" he announced.
Ruth Rose had remembered that Josh had played a prank on her a couple days ago. Knowing that this was the perfect time for payback she quickly took Josh's wrist and held it in the air.
"You there with the red hair!" Carl yelled.
He was pointing directly at Josh as Ruth Rose and Dink laughed. Josh slowly walked onto the stage, not wanting to look like a chicken. The man quickly explained how hypnosis works and he started to put people into trance by telling them to stare at a small dot that was positioned in front of them. When he came to Josh he could see how scared he was so he told Josh to take deep breaths while staring at the dot. When Josh was relaxed he told him to stare into his eyes. Josh followed this instruction as Carl suddenly pulled down on his arms and said "Sleep!". Josh's body instantly slouched forward and his arms dangled from his sides to the floor. Carl carefully placed the rest of his body him on the teen sitting next to him, who was already in trance.
