Word-of-the-Day: specter
Definition: a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
Quick summary: In the circus, memories come like ghosts.
He could only stare into the space behind where the trainer was yelling at him. He knew that he should listen, or be hurt later, but he couldn't turn his gaze away. Because there, beyond the edge of the stage, stood two specter-like forms.
No longer hearing the shouts of the trainer, tears welled in the boy's eyes, and he whispered in a small voice, raspy from disuse, "Mommy?" Tears flowing freer he ran towards his beloved, long-missing parents. He leapt, wrapping his arms around his mother. But instead of the warm flesh and comfort he desired; only the ground met him.
Hey, I'm back! And as depressing as ever. Anyway, hope you enjoyed. R&R, please.
