100 words: Showbiz
As the crate finishes its third rotation, I reach below the spikes and find the latch… still locked. "Mandy," I whisper, "the release…" but there's no reply, just the unmistakable click-click of her heels as she walks offstage. Somewhere beyond that sound is a full house, our biggest audience ever, waiting to see how the Incredible Ivan escapes before the water floods in. But Ivan needs the goddamn LATCH to be OPEN for the trick to work.
Note to self: Next time you sleep with an assistant, don't dump her just before going on stage.
The water starts pouring in.
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For consideration: "Sleight of hand and twist of fate / On a bed of nails she makes me wait"
Note to self: Next time you sleep with an assistant, don't dump her just before going on stage.
The water starts pouring in.
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For consideration: "Sleight of hand and twist of fate / On a bed of nails she makes me wait"