Trapped in Freak Show Chapter 10

A few weeks after Pepper left the carnival, Amy walked over to the performance tent to rehearse when she saw someone new in the carnival: Chester.

Chester looked up at her and smiled, "Hi."

Amy screamed loudly while staring at him. A few other carnies in the tent (Eve, Suzi, and Paul) looked at her. After a few seconds, Amy ran out of the tent, still screaming. She topped screaming after she passed a few tents. Amy ran all the way to Harry and Hannah's tent. She barged in to find Hannah and Harry in their bed together.

"Geez, you could knock." Harry said.

Amy covered her eyes. "Ew." She turned away from them. "We have bigger issues right now."

"Like what?" Hannah asked.

"It's been pretty peaceful the last couple weeks." Harry said.

"Chester's here." Amy said.

Hannah looked at Harry. "Episode 11."

"Time's running out." Harry said.

Amy threw her arms up in the air. "It's been a year! We've been here for a year."

Hannah raised her eyebrow at Amy. "Weren't you in Asylum for like 10 years?"

Amy folded her arms. "Don't undermine this. It's a huge deal!"

"What's the point of your announcement?" Harry asked Amy.

"That we should be on the lookout. There's only two episodes left. Usually by now only two or three of us would be left." Amy said.

"Well don't jinx it." Harry said.

Harry and Hannah discussed wedding details in the dining area. Elsa offered to be the wedding singer. Penny and Paul offered ideas for the wedding. Amy planned to make their cake. Amy was the maid of honor.

"Who's the best man gonna be?" Paul asked.

"It was going to be Luke, then it was gonna be Jimmy." Harry said.

"Are you postponing the wedding until Jimmy gets out?" Eve asked.

"We haven't even set a date yet." Hannah said.

"Buts it's soon." Amy said. She widened her eyes at them.

"We don't need a lot." Harry said.

"Just a dress and cake." Hannah said.

"We could get married today if we really wanted to." Harry said. He turned to Hannah who was gleaming at him.

"Then there's no time to waste." Maggie said. "Let's go wedding shopping."

Eve, Maggie, and Kate went into town on a bus. Eve carried Hannah around the shops. Hannah glanced at the dresses in the store. Many were old fashioned. It was the 1950s after all.

Maggie picked a dress and showed Hannah sitting on a couch. "What do you think?"

It was a short sleeved dress with a flower lace print on the bottom part of the dress.

"It's beautiful." Hannah said. She smiled and then gasped. "Oh my God."

"What?" Eve and Maggie quickly asked.

"How am I going to walk down the aisle?" Hannah asked.

Hannah opened up a large wooden box. Inside, she found two wooden legs. "For me?" Hannah asked.

Elsa nodded and smiled. "Yeah. I uh, have a friend who specializes in amputee victims. I was going to give this to you after the wedding, but I think you'll want it for the ceremony."

A huge smile grew on Hannah's face. Her eyes were watering. "This is the best gift. Ever. Thank you Elsa."

Elsa threw her hand down. "It was nothing. It's not very often our carnies tie the knot. You deserve to walk down that isle, not be carried down or pushed in a wheelchair."

"They can't get married without a best man," Eve said outside her trailer. She was talking with Dell.

"I know. Which is why we need to get Jimmy here. Tonight." Dell said.

"And how are we gonna do that? Bust him out of jail?" Eve asked.

Kate was walking by and overheard their discussion.

"They're transferring him to another facility. We can stop them while they're in the van." Dell said. "If we work together, we can do this."

"Anything I can do to help?" Kate asked, revealing herself behind the trailer.

"No honey," Eve said. "We need you here to stall the wedding if necessary."

Dell and Eve were successful in their prison break for Jimmy that evening as the van drove by. The van crashed and the police officers inside the van died. Jimmy was freed.

"Come on Jimmy," Eve said, "They're waiting for us in the performance tent."

"What for?" Jimmy asked.

Elsa performed the wedding, acting as the minister. Harry stood at the end of the isle in the performance tent. The carnies all sat in the audience seats.
Eve and Dell were late to the ceremony, blending in to the back seats.

Jimmy came charging in.

Kate saw him and dropped her flowers. "Jimmy."

Kate ran over to him and hugged him. "You made it."

He chuckled. "I wouldn't miss it."

Kate slowly lowered her hands from his shoulders, down to his hands. There were still there.

Jimmy and Kate got in place for the ceremony. Jimmy stood next to Harry.

The music began playing, cuing Hannah's entrance. Harry's face lit up when he saw Hannah in her dress, walking. Most the carnies gasped when they saw her. Hannah walked down the isle, step by step. Harry held the end of Hannah arms are she reached the end of the isle.

"We are gathered here today to witness these two beautiful souls in holy matrimony." Elsa began. "Harry Carter, do you take Hannah Parker to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and told hold, in sickness and health, till death do you part?"

"Even after that." Harry said. "I do."

"Do you Hannah Parker-" Elsa asked.

"I do." Hannah quickly said.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife." Elsa said. "You may kiss the bride."

Hannah and Harry kissed each other. Hannah wrapped her arms around him.

The guests all cheered and clapped.

Afterwards was the reception. Elsa sang while Harry and Hannah has their wedding dance. Penny and Paul got on the dance floor next. Dell and Desiree danced too. Chester danced with the twins, Bette and Dot. Jimmy asked Kate to dance, which she gladly accepted. Jimmy pulled her on to the dance floor. Maggie interupted them, stealing him away for a dance. Harry cut the cake and smashed a piece of cake in Hannah's face. When Hannah tossed the bouquet with her arms, the twins caught it.