***The Carnival*** Chapter Two~ The Deck Of Cards. ~
"Come on Mattie," Mimi called out happily. "If you don't hurry, we'll miss the bus." "I'm coming, I'm coming," said Matt. He ran to the doorway where Mimi was waiting. 'This is gonna be a long day' he thought to himself. Just then, the city bus pulled up. Mimi grabbed Matt's hand and pulled him down to the bus stop. "This is gonna be sooooo fun," cried Mimi as she heaved Matt onto the bus and up the isle. They took a seat near the back of the bus and Matt asked, "Mimi, could you please let go of my arm? You're cutting off my blood circulation." Mimi let go. The bus rumbled and began moving. "And so my day of torture begins," Matt whispered.
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Mimi was running up and down having the time of her life. So far she had dragged Matt to the shooting gallery, where he won her a big orange teddy, the mini circus tent, the Ferris wheel and the strength hammer. Matt was getting bored of the little rides and attractions. He wanted to see the freak show and go on the biggest roller coaster the carnival had.
While he was standing, lost in his thoughts, Mimi grabbed his hand and pulled him to a small purple tent. On the sign outside it said "Fortune Teller". "Oh, come on Mimi. You know I don't believe in all that mystical stuff," Matt whined. "It's free!" Mimi replied. "Alright then," said Matt, "but it doesn't mean anything to me." They walked inside the tent. It was pitch black. They heard a mystic voice in a strange accent say, "Enter and take a seat." They saw two chairs in a corner so they sat down and waited. Suddenly there was a flash and the fortune-teller strided out into the dimly lit tent. "Who will be first?" he questioned. Mimi stuck her hand up. "Okay. If you'll just leave the tent for a minute or so sir," he said, pointing to Matt. Matt got up and strolled out.
"Now," said the fortune-teller. He picked up a deck of cards and fanned them out. "Please pick a card." Mimi picked a card. "Lay it face up here," he instructed. "Now pick another two and lay them next to the other one in a straight line." Mimi did as he said and the man smiled. "You shall find new romance in the coming days. Love will deepen and become strong. You will be very happy." It was Mimi's turn to smile. Deeper romance with Matt! She ran outside and the fortune-teller called Matt inside.
Matt took a seat and the fortune-teller told him to pick three cards, just like Mimi had done. The man looked a little confused and then he said, "A few changes will occur in you life in the not too distant future. Some good, some bad. The cards you have chosen are very important and create a strange and foggy fortune. That is all I can manage to read." Matt murmured that it didn't matter, and took off to find Mimi. She was standing at the fairy floss booth. She turned around and came jogging over to Matt holding two huge sticks of pink sugar. She gave one to Matt and they continued to walk around the show ground.
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"That was great Mattie!" Mimi exclaimed. She hugged her over-sized teddy and asked Matt to play his new song for her. He steadfastly refused. "Come on Mattie? Please?" she begged. Matt wasn't going to play her the song about Sora. She would figure it out. Even if she was a total ditz. Instead he played a different song that he had made up recently. Mimi liked it all the same. He told her that there was going to be a concert in a few days and she could get in, free of charge. Mimi grinned and leaped into his arms. "I love you Mattie," she said.
"Come on Mattie," Mimi called out happily. "If you don't hurry, we'll miss the bus." "I'm coming, I'm coming," said Matt. He ran to the doorway where Mimi was waiting. 'This is gonna be a long day' he thought to himself. Just then, the city bus pulled up. Mimi grabbed Matt's hand and pulled him down to the bus stop. "This is gonna be sooooo fun," cried Mimi as she heaved Matt onto the bus and up the isle. They took a seat near the back of the bus and Matt asked, "Mimi, could you please let go of my arm? You're cutting off my blood circulation." Mimi let go. The bus rumbled and began moving. "And so my day of torture begins," Matt whispered.
***********************************LATER AT THE CARNIVAL***********************************
Mimi was running up and down having the time of her life. So far she had dragged Matt to the shooting gallery, where he won her a big orange teddy, the mini circus tent, the Ferris wheel and the strength hammer. Matt was getting bored of the little rides and attractions. He wanted to see the freak show and go on the biggest roller coaster the carnival had.
While he was standing, lost in his thoughts, Mimi grabbed his hand and pulled him to a small purple tent. On the sign outside it said "Fortune Teller". "Oh, come on Mimi. You know I don't believe in all that mystical stuff," Matt whined. "It's free!" Mimi replied. "Alright then," said Matt, "but it doesn't mean anything to me." They walked inside the tent. It was pitch black. They heard a mystic voice in a strange accent say, "Enter and take a seat." They saw two chairs in a corner so they sat down and waited. Suddenly there was a flash and the fortune-teller strided out into the dimly lit tent. "Who will be first?" he questioned. Mimi stuck her hand up. "Okay. If you'll just leave the tent for a minute or so sir," he said, pointing to Matt. Matt got up and strolled out.
"Now," said the fortune-teller. He picked up a deck of cards and fanned them out. "Please pick a card." Mimi picked a card. "Lay it face up here," he instructed. "Now pick another two and lay them next to the other one in a straight line." Mimi did as he said and the man smiled. "You shall find new romance in the coming days. Love will deepen and become strong. You will be very happy." It was Mimi's turn to smile. Deeper romance with Matt! She ran outside and the fortune-teller called Matt inside.
Matt took a seat and the fortune-teller told him to pick three cards, just like Mimi had done. The man looked a little confused and then he said, "A few changes will occur in you life in the not too distant future. Some good, some bad. The cards you have chosen are very important and create a strange and foggy fortune. That is all I can manage to read." Matt murmured that it didn't matter, and took off to find Mimi. She was standing at the fairy floss booth. She turned around and came jogging over to Matt holding two huge sticks of pink sugar. She gave one to Matt and they continued to walk around the show ground.
***********************************BACK AT THE APARTMANT***********************************
"That was great Mattie!" Mimi exclaimed. She hugged her over-sized teddy and asked Matt to play his new song for her. He steadfastly refused. "Come on Mattie? Please?" she begged. Matt wasn't going to play her the song about Sora. She would figure it out. Even if she was a total ditz. Instead he played a different song that he had made up recently. Mimi liked it all the same. He told her that there was going to be a concert in a few days and she could get in, free of charge. Mimi grinned and leaped into his arms. "I love you Mattie," she said.