Nu: Carnival Novels & Stories

I didn't want to listen to details, but I deciphered three words from her speech. Booze. Chicks. Sex. That gave me an excerpt of what the young man had planned. I guess it was kind of an initiation into adulthood. However, Eric relented when he learned of the potential of one-night fame. The privilege of being seen alongside the most influential billionaire in the city. Me. The carnival was buzzing with activities. There were lots of people in all age ranges. Kids, teens, parents, and even grandparents. Illuminated by bright lights surrounding the place, it gave off a very wonderful scene. Our sensitive ears were alerted to screams from kids on the Ferris wheel.

After dinner, Lisa and I were unpacking our stuffs and arguing about some celebrity gossip when Aunt Gigi knocked and came into the room holding a bottle of red wine. “There’s a carnival starting down town, my bad knee doesn’t let me hang out as usual but you youngsters can join in on the fun.” She told us, leaning against the door. Lisa looked at me and I shrugged. I didn’t mind having a little fun, actually, I needed it. “Great! We’ll get ready!” The carnival looked a lot fun than I hoped. It held along a street of an old Corinthian building. Some old ladies in red saris blew clouds of colors into the air. Some guys danced around shirtless, some girls in white short dresses. The music was

[Apple] On the surface, the "Cryptid Carnival" looked like any other carnival. There are fair rides, deep-fried snacks, side shows, and games. But once you look a bit more closely, you can see all the ways it isn't like a normal carnival at all. There is a touch of magic everywhere you look. Now that we are free of the dark woods, I can see that it is a beautiful autumn evening. The full moon is glowing overhead as families and couples mill around these fairgrounds holding cups of steaming cider or large caramel apples.

Eliot walked into the house. “When are we going, Mr. Connor?” Lucas asked him. “As soon as we’re done with the lunch. The real fun of the carnival is always in the evening.” Eliot replied to my son. “But I want to go now.” Lena pouted. She had never been to a carnival. Lucas had gone two or three times when he was a kid. I could feel her excitement. “What about I give you a tour to my animal farm? Do you want to see horses, sheep, cows, two dogs and also some roosters?” Eliot gave her another offer.

Evelyn stood up and walked to the middle of the desks. She took a deep breath, and I followed her lead. “Miss Garrison, have you ever had a one-night stand?” I felt the colour drain from my face. What did this have to do with the case? “Miss Garrison?” “Yes, once.” “Do you remember when you had the one-night stand?” “It was about 2 weeks after I moved here.” “And when was that exactly?” “I moved here on November the 18th last year.”

"Hey, Carl. Listen to this!" There was a strange tone in Caroline's voice. "Listen to what?" said Carl. "This. 'Fun, people! July 14th is National Nude Day! Get those clothes off now!'." "So?" said Carl, then, "Oh. That's today." "Yeah, it is," said Caroline, a strange note in her voice. Carl looked at her, really looked at her. His twin sister was good-looking, sure, with the same tawny-blonde hair as himself, except on her it looked good. But from the sound of her voice it seemed that his usually shy sister was thinking of going naked. Maybe she was, she seemed a lot more open after being away at college.

The carnival was worse once you got inside. Not in a bad way exactly. Just overwhelming. Too much light, too much sound, too many smells all fighting for space at once. Fried dough, popcorn, damp grass, hot grease, metal, cheap body spray. Games lined one side in a bright row of scam and desperation. Rides crowded the other, all spinning arms and blinking signs and music playing over music until none of it sounded like a real song anymore. Clair seemed delighted by all of it. She dragged me first toward the stalls, then toward a row of food stands because “looking cute is hard work,” then back toward the rides because she wanted to “see what had the best lighting for photos.”

She was pointing at a bright yellow flyer taped to the wall between the lockers, the kind of thing I would have walked past without seeing. CARNIVAL, it said in big red letters. Rides. Games. Fried dough. This weekend only. “A carnival,” Chloe breathed. “How exciting!” I shrugged and turned to leave. Chloe rolled her eyes and yanked me back. “Don’t be like that. Carnivals are so fun!” Her green eyes were shining. She leaned in, blushing a little, and whispered, “Do you think Ronan would go with me if I asked? Like a date?”

Over the top, a note said "November 2014 Annual Carnival!" November 2014 happened to be the exact month and year which they were in, on the realm world. The interior part of the carnival was misty as little to nothing was seen. Every other place was tinted in black and white but just a place, just a tent was in red and bright white. Its colour beckoned Butt who slowly walked towards it even though he was unaware of his environment and how he arrived there. The horror ambience played into a horror slow carnival music. It wasn't long before Butt got there. His face was overwhelmed with confusion and fear as he opened the circus tent.

Evelyn asked, concerned because Seraphina barely raised her voice in any matter. Seraphina heaved and nodded. "Ok, fine. I can understand her. This topic is really annoying, so how about we talk about the carnival going on in our city?" Nevada tried to lighten up everyone's mood. "Carnival?" Evelyn asked. "Yeah, carnival. This carnival takes place once in an year and this year's is here. It is going to last for a whole week with 7 different kinds of themes, every day and night," Nevada informed. "Oh.. Yes. I remember. Me and Seph had visited it last year with Nathan. It was so fun. Remember, Seph?" Evelyn spoke, excited but her smile dropped when she saw Seraphina's sorrowful face and she kn