We have everything done, so I go straight to The RingMaster.

"RingMaster, RingMaster." I call

"Hmm...Keyla, what is it dear? I'm very busy man, please make this quick." he says

"I can go in town, right? You did promise. Please?" I ask

"I'm sorry we're all booked, and I know you're actually going home, so you may not go." He says

"But...But you promised!" I cry

He finally looks at me, and gives me an I'm sorry look

"I know what I said, but you have to understand, that things change, if you go into town, then you may go, but Lettie, Danny!" he calls, and they both come over. "You need to take Keyla into town, but she must be over here, in one hour, and you guys to. Alright."

He leaves, and I am stuck with them, I sigh and go to my dressing room, I lock the door behind me. I figure I will make the best of it, and visit Mama today. I grab some coins to get her some flowers. I get out a black dress, and put it on. It's a beautiful dress, it's kind of short and fluffy, but still respectable, to visit her. I put on my cross necklace, it was one of my costumes, for a halloween show, I did two months ago, I was the Weeping Fox Angel. But for now, I have the wings off, and woven lace hand gloves, without the fingers. I come out, and without a word, we walk.

"So whats with costume, where we going?" Lettie asks

"Not we, me, you can't come, you're with me, in town where we're going I need to go alone." I say

I put my ears and tail in, and walk into the shop.

"Hi, Janine, I-I'm back." I say

Janine, rushes over and hugs me tightly.

"OH, Keyla, I'm so sorry, what happened, I need to know everything. I'm sorry for everything, okay, just don't scare the school like that, please." she says

Janine, is the flower keep in town, she's twenty years older than I am, she was sometimes mean to me, because she is bipolar, and sometimes her emotions get the best of her,today she must of took her pills. She knows me, because she works at my school, to, and when Miss. Cortenly comes in, I come in, and help her pick flowers for her garden, she is also the only one in town that knows, about my ears and tail. I hug her back, and I tell her what happened, everything.

"Does Miss. Cortenly, still come in every Sunday?" I ask

"Yes, she keeps on hoping you return, but she'll understand if you can't stay. She understands, you want me to call her in?" she asks

"Could you?" I ask

She smiles, and dials the number on the pad.

"Miss. Cortenly? This is Janine, I just wanted to tell you a special package came by, and I'm watching shop today, can you come in today?..Great, I will wait right here. See you soon, bye-bye." she says hanging up the phone.

Ten minutes later, Miss. Cortenly, is on the way, Janine quickly tells me to hide. I hide behind the counter, knowing this is one of Janine's games. Miss. Cortenly, comes in, and she goes straight to Janine.

"Hello, Janine, you called about a special package, can I have it quickly, someone might be calling about poor little Keyla's whereabouts you know." says Miss. Cortenly

"Oh, yes Miss. Cortenly one moment. You can come out now, 'special package'"Janine chirps in.

I come in, and I hug Miss. Cortenly, she hugs me back, and we fall to our knees crying our eyes out, not of sadness, but joy. We both didn't know when we would see each other again. I explain everything to her, just like Janine. I start apologizing like crazy.

"Shh...shhh… I understand baby, it's okay now, as long as you're safe. I am so happy, you're alright. Welcome back, Keyla. I understand, you don't need to apologize, just make sure, when you're in town you visit me ok. Oh, and come see me, before you leave, if you can, okay? I'll go tell your animal friends you're fine, they have been worrying sick, just like I have. So where you, Letti,and Danny going today?" she asks

"To visit Mama, would you like to join, I'm sure she'd love to hear from you." I say

"I would love to talk to her today, but I can't I have to check in with the office today." she says

"Oh, okay, I'll be sure to tell her you said hi." I say

"Thank you sweetie, my don't you look lovely, shes going to be so happy to see you." she says

"I'll go get you some wildflowers, Keyla, their her favorites right?" asks Janine

"Yep. Thank you Janine. I can't afford more than a handful though. Since their half off today, right?" I ask

"Yep, let me see how much you got, and I'll get you some wildflowers and a single white rose." says Janine

I show her, she nods, and goes straight to the back to get the back to get some flowers. She returns, with the flowers, and I give her the money, I say good-bye, and we are on our way to visit Mama. We finally make it to the cemetery, I stop, and hold my stomach for a second, while I wait for Letti and Danny to catch up.

"I thought we were visiting your mother?" asks Danny

"We are, Mama, is here." I say

They go silent, but don't dare, ask me, I walk up the hillside, until I find Mama's grave. I tell them to wait here, while I go talk to Mama. They don't argue with me, as I walk up alone. I know Mama can't talk back to me, but I know what she'd say to me if she were here, so I make up answers as I go along, cause I know Mama can hear me in heaven, and she's watching over me. I just know it.

"Hi, Mama." I say

"Hi, Baby." she'd say, "How are you today?"

"Better now, Mama." I say, "I brought you flowers today, Mama."

I lay her flowers on her grave.

"Oh what lovely flowers. Thank You, Baby." she'd say

"I can't stay long, Mama, the RingMaster needs me back soon." I say

"I know, Keyla, it's alright, just behave, and be you okay? Can you do that for your Mama?" she'd ask

"Yes, Mama." I say

"So you said hi to Miss. Corently today?" she'd ask, since she's watching over me, she would know, actually she always knew what I was going to do.

"Yeah, she says hi, Mama." I say

"Tell her, that I said hi, to." she'd say

"Ok, I will let her know, I told her." I say

"Thank-you, Keyla." she'd say

"You're welcome, Mama." I say

"Ooo what a beautiful dress. Did you put that on just to visit me today?" she'd ask

"Yes, Mama, I got dressed, just to see you, today, I might see Grandpa, later to.." I say

"That would be nice, he'd love to see his lovely butterfly, I missed you , Baby." she'd say

I can't hold back my tears, I let them fall, and wipe them away, shake my head to clear it .

"I've missed you too, Mama." I say

"I love you, Keyla." she'd say

"I love you, too, Mama." I say, with tears flowing down my face.

I leave the rose on her gravestone, and head to Grandpa's grave, not to far from Mama, after stopping briefly, to wave to my Aunts', Uncles' and cousins, and mumble, I'm sorry to my cousins. It was all over the news, they did want to get me, so the sentence was carried.

"Hi, Grandpa, Hi Grandma, I can't stay and chat, I just couldn't leave without saying, Hi, to you guys. I love and miss you, deeply. " I manage to say

I've become a little stronger, since the last time, I visited either of them. Grandpa's last words echo in my mind, as I let the tears escape. ' Keyla, smile for me, give me your biggest brightest smile, the last thing I want to remember, is my butterflies smile.' I wipe my eyes, and start to smile.

"I remember my promise, I'll give you my smile, are watching Grandpa, and Grandma? You're butterfly is gonna smile biggly for you before I have to go. I love you, take care of each other." I say

I give them my biggest brightest smile. I return to where, Danny and Letti is standing. I give them a smile that says "I'm fine"

"Sorry I had to say Hi, to the whole family." I say.

"Keyla? Who's all here, what do you mean?" Danny asks

"Everybody, but Papa, I don't know where Papa is." I admit. "Ready?"

I look at there sadden looks.

"Hey, what's that pity look, for, don't look so sad, I'm fine. I'm not alone any more, so no sad looks. I say, smiling at them

Before they can stop me, I walk back down the hill, and pull in my ears, not wanting to hear a word they say. I then cover my nhuman ears, and call I'm going back without them. I run until I'm five minute away from the sight from the camp, I wait for Danny and Letti to catch up.

"I don't want to hear it." I say when they slow down

We walk into the campsite, go to our separate practices, and put on great performances. I guess everybody knows, about my visit, because everyone either doesn't look me in the eye, or they look at me sadly. I just walk on like I don't notice, and move on, I go into the woods, again. I always go into the woods, and stay in the woods for hours. So, when I came back out in time for dinner, no one I asked where I was. Tonight, I go out later, so I can say goodbye, to Miss. Corently, before I leave, I already went and left a note, after getting permission to do so, that I was going to try to see her tonight, to meet me at my house, near the woods, and I'd be there, if I don't make it, then I'd see her next time, and write frequently. I'd even include an address of our next stop, from where to expect a letter from. When everyone is asleep, I sneak out, and pop my ears, and tail, I move through the forest quickly, and quietly. I hear the guards come after I stop for a minute.

"What?" I say, out of astonishment.

I run for it, I'm almost scot free. I finally make it without getting caught. I hurriedly explain what's going on, to Miss. Corently. We hug, and instead of saying goodbye, we say until next time, knowing if we say goodbye, we will be standing there hugging, and we'd both get caught. I tell her I'll behave, and listen, and I'd miss her. She says the same thing and we let go.

"Keyla! Hurry over here." I hear someone say, and turn there are Danny, and Letti.

"What are you two doing here?" I ask

"Saving you, come on, sweetie." says Lettie, she has her arms wide open.

I run, grab her hand, and let her take me in a huge hug. Danny hugs me too, and he lifts me up, and carries me. They start running, and then Lettie pips up.

"Don't speak, just listen." Lettie says, "Everything we say is true. We are very sorry, for the way we have been treating you, we trying to protect you. Trying to get you to quit, because things like this happen all the time, if you leave even if it's going into town for water, the RingMaster sends some guards to drag you back. We know, because it happened to both of us. It's always after one of us makes money. He says it wouldn't do well if my prized actors and actresses, run off. We just couldn't think of anyway then to try to get you to quiet. We know you were doing this out of the goodness of your heart, so we didn't tell on you."

"He assumed that you did this, he didn't go check he sent everyone after you, who wasn't in the tent. Right now were trying to put you in bed, and act nonchullaunt, but we need you to act like you just woke up. We told everybody in camp what happened, except the RingMaster, he doesn't know, neither does the guards, everyone is going to help you, just because they want to help you. Also they want this, to stop, the assuming, everything. Can you act like you have been in bed all night?" asks Danny

"Yes. I'm sorry, I'm sorry for causing so much trouble and worry. I won't run off again, I was coming right back. I'm sorry." I say

"It's okay, sweetie. Just hang on, we're almost there." says Lettie

They get me to the room, I put my sleep pants, over my pants, slip off my shoes, and mess up my hair. I slip in bed, and go to "sleep," Letti, and Danny act tired, as they walk out, in their sleep pants I hear them in the distance.

"Keyla? She's been in bed all night, I was just about to go back to bed, I got up for a drink." Letti says

"What about you ?" barks one of the Guards, to Danny

"I had to go to the bathroom, is there a problem?" he asks, yawning

"You're lying, she escaped." says RingMaster

"If you don't believe us, sir, then go see for yourself. " they say in unison

"I will!" says RingMaster

Everybody storms into the tent, and they walk to my bed flashing their lights at me.

"Huh?" I say, like I just woke up, I yawn and turn to the source. "RingMaster? What is it?"

"Keyla how long have you been, here in this bed?!" he asks

"All night, what time is it?" I ask wiping my eyes "I'm sleepy, is it morning?"

"No, it's not morning, quiet lieng.!" the RingMaster yells

"I'm not, I have been here, all night." I say

"Why you!" he says

He grabs my arm and pulls me out of bed.

"Eek!" I yell, everyone's awake now, asking questions. "Please stop, RingMaster. I'm not lying."

"Quiet! Liar!" he yells, pulling me close to him snarling.

"Hey, guys Mr. RingMaster, is picking on Keyla, calling her a liar, even dragged her out of bed, where she's sleeping peacefully, all night." chirps in Danny

"Really, Mr. RingMaster? Dragging a child out of bed, and calling her a liar?" asks Letti, leaning.

Boos and words of hate run around the room.

"Well, I mean, she lives here, and she has people here, she'd have to sneak out and said bye to them." he says

"Really? Wheres your proof, that she did this? Even if she was, is it so bad that she says goodbye to her friends?" asks Danny

"Well..umm… I… I guess theres nothing wrong, with saying Good-bye. I'm sorry Keyla, it won't happen again." he says

The RingMaster, and the guards leave, and as soon, as they are out of earshot everybody cheers. The next morning we pack up and head for a big city. We have been hitting cities a lot, and I just turned 12 two weeks ago. Today I'm wearing, my brown boots, and my jacket, my red and white striped socks, brown shorts, white shirt,smiling and skipping around the hillside. Playing with Letti today, because Danny is busy today. I sat with everybody yesterday, and I told my whole story up to the point to how I became part of this of the family. Everyone is still on shock on how a girl who's been through so much, can be the same smiling perky little girl they see everyday.

"Hahaha, come on Letti! Come and Catch Me If You can!" I call

"Hahahaha, I'm coming, Keyla, I'm gonna getcha ya." she yells

I see a huge tree and climb it, it's overlooking the city, I sit on the top limb viewing the city. Then it starts to snow, I'm so happy, I love snow.

"Eek." I cry, in joy. "Letti, Letti look it's snowing, look how beautiful. " I call

"Yeah it sure is, come on, lets go back, and I'll make you some hot chocolate." she calls

"Yay!" I call

I climb down, grab her hand and we go back to the campsite, where everyone is already in doors.

That's my story. I hope you enjoyed it, I have one question before I go. What's your story?

The End