As a special of this being the first Chapter and all I have decided to release it today. however, all of the others will be released on Friday nights. So without any more delay here is the first installment in The Magic. I hope you enjoy.
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CHAPTER 1
“There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased that line.” – Oscar Levant
The young boy walked slowly down the street. His feet made dull thuds as they contacted with the rough pavement.
The sky was grey and there had not been a glimpse of the sun all day. Everything was a shadow today. No one was out wandering the streets, it was just the young boy, and Ryan was his name.
Ryan had been walking all day, Roaming the streets all day, trying to prolong going back to his house where his father was almost certainly drunk again.
His household was not a very nice place at all. His mother had married a man named John. John later decided to have a child with Ryan’s mom. So after nine months… there was Ryan. But his dad quickly developed a drinking problem Apparently being a father was not as easy as John had thought. So, consequently he decided to drown his troubles in inexpensive liquor and beer.
By age 6 Ryan had grown used to the dysfunction in his family as he watched his father come home drunk everyday and beat Him and his mother. It seemed natural to him. He just rolled with the punches and took the abuse.
Ryan continued to walk. He pulled up the collar of his fleece jacket as a cold wisp of wind grazed his cheek. It had been cold all week even thought it technically was Spring.
He glanced up to see an elderly man fumbling to unlock his car door. There was a click and the door opened and the man climbed inside. But something fell from his pocket. A wallet.
Ryan ran hurriedly towards the car hoping to catch the man before he drove off. He made it just as the car rumbled to life.
He scooped up the wallet and tapped on the car window. The old man in the driver’s seat jumped a bit but then came to his senses when he saw Ryan waving the wallet outside of the window.
The man rolled down the window for Ryan.
“Excuse me sir, I think you dropped this as you were getting in to the car.” Rya said politely.
“Why, yes. It does seem tha I am missing my wallet. Thank you, young man.” The man said as he reached out and took his wallet. “Say, what’s your name?”
“ I am Ryan.” He said handing the wallet over to its rightful owner.
“Well, thank you Ryan. And my name is Joe.” He replied. “Tell you what, Ryan. I want you to take this and go and buy yourself a nice hot meal. You’ll freeze out here.” He said holding up a twenty dollar bill.
“I couldn’t…” Ryan began.
“Please. I insist on it.” The man said crumpling the bill into Ryan’s hand. “I hope to see you again sometime.” The man said with a warm smile and then drove away.
Ryan looked at the twenty dollars he now had lying his hand. He smiled to himself and started walking again. Only this time he was headed towards a local diner. A small place called “The Grill.”.
When Ryan arrived he walked in and say himself at a small table by the window. He looked over the menu and decided that he would get a cheeseburger and fries with a coke. He made his order and started to sit back and stare out the window when all of a sudden a man in a suit wandered up to his table.
“Hey there!” The man said. “My name is Mike. What’s yours”
“I’m Ryan .” He replied a bit confused.
“ Nice to meet you Ryan. Say, do you like magic by any chance?”
Ryan had only seen magic twice before and it was on the television. He had been perplexed then so he replied yes.
“Well then, it just so happens I am working here as a magician tonight. Let me show you something real quick.” Mike said.
He pulled out a pack of cards and had Ryan select one. Then he proceeded to place his card in the center but with a snap of his fingers it rose back to the top. He repeated it numerous times and each time it was more amazing than the last. Finally, he pushed the card into the center and when Ryan looked up it was dangling out of Mies mouth. Ryan broke out in laughter. How could he have missed that?
“That was amazing!” He laughed. “Can you do another?”
“Well, I actually have to go to another table but if you come back here sometime I’ll show you some more.” Mike said. “I work here from twelve to nine everyday except for Sunday.”
“I’ll come back.” Ryan promised and Mike moved on.
It had all happened so fast. It was so impossible. How could he have missed it? But he knew that he had to come back and see another. And that was all Ryan needed…He was hooked.
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Next installment will be released on Friday the 20th. Enjoy this until then...
If you have any questions please contact me via PM. For comments just leave them here.
Dylan P.
PS: MODS CAN YOU PLEASE NEATEN THIS OUT FOR ME AND ADD INDENTS AND WHATEVER...
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CHAPTER 1
“There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased that line.” – Oscar Levant
The young boy walked slowly down the street. His feet made dull thuds as they contacted with the rough pavement.
The sky was grey and there had not been a glimpse of the sun all day. Everything was a shadow today. No one was out wandering the streets, it was just the young boy, and Ryan was his name.
Ryan had been walking all day, Roaming the streets all day, trying to prolong going back to his house where his father was almost certainly drunk again.
His household was not a very nice place at all. His mother had married a man named John. John later decided to have a child with Ryan’s mom. So after nine months… there was Ryan. But his dad quickly developed a drinking problem Apparently being a father was not as easy as John had thought. So, consequently he decided to drown his troubles in inexpensive liquor and beer.
By age 6 Ryan had grown used to the dysfunction in his family as he watched his father come home drunk everyday and beat Him and his mother. It seemed natural to him. He just rolled with the punches and took the abuse.
Ryan continued to walk. He pulled up the collar of his fleece jacket as a cold wisp of wind grazed his cheek. It had been cold all week even thought it technically was Spring.
He glanced up to see an elderly man fumbling to unlock his car door. There was a click and the door opened and the man climbed inside. But something fell from his pocket. A wallet.
Ryan ran hurriedly towards the car hoping to catch the man before he drove off. He made it just as the car rumbled to life.
He scooped up the wallet and tapped on the car window. The old man in the driver’s seat jumped a bit but then came to his senses when he saw Ryan waving the wallet outside of the window.
The man rolled down the window for Ryan.
“Excuse me sir, I think you dropped this as you were getting in to the car.” Rya said politely.
“Why, yes. It does seem tha I am missing my wallet. Thank you, young man.” The man said as he reached out and took his wallet. “Say, what’s your name?”
“ I am Ryan.” He said handing the wallet over to its rightful owner.
“Well, thank you Ryan. And my name is Joe.” He replied. “Tell you what, Ryan. I want you to take this and go and buy yourself a nice hot meal. You’ll freeze out here.” He said holding up a twenty dollar bill.
“I couldn’t…” Ryan began.
“Please. I insist on it.” The man said crumpling the bill into Ryan’s hand. “I hope to see you again sometime.” The man said with a warm smile and then drove away.
Ryan looked at the twenty dollars he now had lying his hand. He smiled to himself and started walking again. Only this time he was headed towards a local diner. A small place called “The Grill.”.
When Ryan arrived he walked in and say himself at a small table by the window. He looked over the menu and decided that he would get a cheeseburger and fries with a coke. He made his order and started to sit back and stare out the window when all of a sudden a man in a suit wandered up to his table.
“Hey there!” The man said. “My name is Mike. What’s yours”
“I’m Ryan .” He replied a bit confused.
“ Nice to meet you Ryan. Say, do you like magic by any chance?”
Ryan had only seen magic twice before and it was on the television. He had been perplexed then so he replied yes.
“Well then, it just so happens I am working here as a magician tonight. Let me show you something real quick.” Mike said.
He pulled out a pack of cards and had Ryan select one. Then he proceeded to place his card in the center but with a snap of his fingers it rose back to the top. He repeated it numerous times and each time it was more amazing than the last. Finally, he pushed the card into the center and when Ryan looked up it was dangling out of Mies mouth. Ryan broke out in laughter. How could he have missed that?
“That was amazing!” He laughed. “Can you do another?”
“Well, I actually have to go to another table but if you come back here sometime I’ll show you some more.” Mike said. “I work here from twelve to nine everyday except for Sunday.”
“I’ll come back.” Ryan promised and Mike moved on.
It had all happened so fast. It was so impossible. How could he have missed it? But he knew that he had to come back and see another. And that was all Ryan needed…He was hooked.
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Next installment will be released on Friday the 20th. Enjoy this until then...
If you have any questions please contact me via PM. For comments just leave them here.
Dylan P.
PS: MODS CAN YOU PLEASE NEATEN THIS OUT FOR ME AND ADD INDENTS AND WHATEVER...
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