On the road again, a place I could almost call home now, a depressing thought but relevant none the less. I have been looking for Darren for months now and since my initial sighting I haven't seen him. I feel I am getting closer, I must be. I have been following the evasive Cirque Du Freak for at least a couple of months and I can almost sense that Darren is near.
I have thought long and hard about the new Darren and have decided after long deliberations that just knowing that I had someone left in my life would make life slightly more bearable even if he didn't recognise me, or worse, hated me.
I have started to piece the facts together surrounding Darren's death and as much as I hated to think it, I was starting to believe Steve, but some things just didn't make sense. Why would Darren want to become a vampire? Why would he want to leave us? And most of all Why was he chosen instead of Steve? Steve was cruel and mean, and in my view would make a better vampire. It was this thought that made me doubt Darren even more, did I ever actually know him or was he actually cruel and horrible all his life, and just a good actor. This didn't distract me from my cause however; I was determined to talk to Darren regardless, a decision that was going to change my life forever.
I arrived in Birmingham at 2:00am in the morning, as soon as I got out of the kind vicar's car, I saw a leaflet:
Cirque Du Freak
For one week only- Cirque du Freak!
See:
Sive and Seersa – The twisting Twins
The Snake Boy! The Wolf Man! Gertha Teeth!
Larten Crepsley, Mr Shan and their amazing performing spider.
Alexander Ribs! The bearded lady! Hans Hands!
Rhamus Twobellies – Worlds Fattest man!
Hurry ends on the 30th May 2005
My heart skipped a beat, I had found Darren, he was here, but then I read the last line, and realised I had no idea what the date was. It could have been the 30th June for all I knew. I had to find out, I just had to I couldn't cope with not knowing if Darren was here or not. I looked around in a frenzy, what to do? Who to ask? Then I looked around and behind me there was a police car. I thought my dreams had been answered and I ran over to it and started rapidly rapping on the side window, still panting from the excitement.
I asked in a hurried voice "What is the date."
I got a calm and diplomatic response "Why, it is the 29th miss."
I looked at the officer for a second and said "Thank you so much"
I started to run away but before I got very far at all I heard the car door open and somebody run after me, I stopped and looked round and the police officer said "Excuse me, Miss Shan, come with me please."