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.
"You my dear!" I looked into her eyes.
She did not feign the guess of who, she know, she was wanted and the desire was mutual. She stood elegantly walking with only a slight hint of trepidation. She held the anxiety while she sauntered to the stage, her sex appeal apparent in her stride, in her hips, in her walk. Our eyes connected and I saw into her dark fantasies. This was exactly what she was hoping for tonight. Yet, she had no idea; this encounter would go beyond her wildest dreams.
As she stepped up the stairs onto the stage I extended my hand for her to hold. She put her hand into mine trustingly, and I could feel the warmth of her soft flesh against my gloved hand. I led her to center stage where there was a huge wooden wheel with straps for her wrists and ankles. Our eyes met again and in silent agreement we moved forward together to the contraption at the center of the stage. I turned to the audience, her hand still held in mine, raising up both hands and subsequently one of hers.
"And now for my first trick, I will make this lovely beauty disappear from our realm and into the next!"