For Tracey...
I could hear the roar of the crowd, the clapping, the excitement, the anticipation was palpable. The announcer walked back from the bright stage, fading into the softer light spilling over from the spotlights lighting the stage. The curtain ruffled behind him as he walked door the corridor back towards me.
"All you buddy!"
This was my time to shine, my time to have fun, my time to let loose and enjoy the freedom that comes with true magic.
I stepped into the light, the spotlights blinding me, blinking to adjust. No matter I could hear the crowd spring to life. My cape rustled behind me with breeze of my swift walk; burgundy velvet on the inside and black on the out, the contrast giving me a regal look.
I blinked my eyes a few times to adjust to the bright lights shining down upon me.
"For my first act of amazement I will select a young lady from the audience! And not only will I make her disappear, I will take her to another world, another realm a faraway place of excitement and mystery; of intrigue and pleasure!"
The oohs and aahs were audible throughout the audience. I scanned the crowd looking for my lucky victim. Passing over regular and plain, dim and dull, drab and boring, she stuck out like a highlighter amongst crayons. A whole other level. Her blond hair shown in the crowd, reflecting the light from the stage lights, her blue eyes glinting intrigue and excitement, and desire. She was the one, filled with dark desires. She would do nicely.