{"sf1_id":873445,"sf2_id":"dmWZgJLe","title":"First performance","author":"Renamon_Lovers","words":739,"posted_at":"2015-06-14T03:38:00.000Z","tags":["Cub (clean)","Female","Human-Only","Humor","Male","School","Short Story"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/873445-first-performance","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/dmWZgJLe","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/29/41/2941fc9d-b345-4f1f-9daa-364786f01b57","description":"#27 of Cub\n\nHe tied her hands to the pillar slowly, she was starting to get nervous.","content":"_ **English is my third language, please correct me if I am using Chinese-style English. Please feel free to comment ^\\_^** _\n\n**First performance**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**Jannie**  **was**  **ten years old**  **and was about four feet tall only****.\u0026nbsp;Her hair was a rich shade of mahogany. It flowed in waves to adorn her glowing, porcelain-like skin. Her eyes, framed by long lashes, were a bright, emerald-green and seemed to brighten the world. \"How do you like it, daddy?\" **** s ****he asked excitedly****.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**He stroked Jannie****'s **** hair affectionately ****.**  **\"Daughter, that****' ****s a nice dress and you looked so pretty, how do you feel now?\"**  **His crescent-of-moon eyebrows were thin and narrow. He carried an imperious nose well and his angular cheekbones carved down towards a flinty jaw.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**Jannie**  **look**** e ****d at**  **her beloved father**** , her eyes passive and calm. \" ****Suddenly**  **I have butterflies in my stomach**** , ****\"**  **she felt herself blushing furiously.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**\"Take it easy,**  **just follow my instructions,****\" **** he said with a smile.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**His encouragement was a great prop to**  **his daughter's**** self-confidence. \"This is my first time and I ****'**** ll do my best,\" **** Jannie **** promised ****.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**His left hand was on Jannie****'s **** waist behind her back, the other brushing across her neck and her cheek and her hair. \"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do ****,****\" **** he said gently.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**The minutes dragged past.\u0026nbsp;At last her turn came.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**\"**** Say, **** daughter ****,****\" **** he said, looking at Jannie, ****\" ****you mustn****' ****t be nervous**** , just a little acting only.\"**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**They hugged each other again before walking out to the stage.\u0026nbsp;Above there were half a dozen video screens, masses of lights and plenty of neon.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**Jannie stepped gracefully onto the stage.\u0026nbsp;The background of the stage was painted to look like a forest. There was a pillar on the center of the stage. She stood in front of the pillar**  **and raised**  **her hands above her head slowly. Her heart gave a great thud against her chest**  **as her father smiled at her.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**He**  **picked up a rope from the wooden floor. Jannie**  **looked at her father trustingly. One round, two rounds, three rounds.**  **He tied her hands to**  **the**  **pillar gently. \"Daughter, remember to keep smiling,\" he whispered.**  **She blushed as red as a rose.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**At that moment, the stage lighting gave the effect of a moonlit scene and the song Moon River started to play. Jennie****'s **** father knelt **** down on **** her **** right side ****, and then pulled up a curtain in front of her slowly. He**  **paused**  **when the curtain hid her pretty face from the audiences. The audiences could see his fingers on the curtain and her skinny hands were**  **still**  **tied to the pillar.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**When he lowered the curtain, Jennie was wearing black sunglasses which looked like a butterfly****! **** Immediately\u0026nbsp;the audience applauded. He raised **** the **** curtain **** again, wait ****ed**  **for a few**  **seconds**** , and then lowered the\u0026nbsp;curtain **** slowly ****. Now she was wearing white sunglasses**  **which looked like an owl!**  **Once again the\u0026nbsp;audience\u0026nbsp;applauded.**  **He repeated the same process and this time she was not wearing any sunglasses!**  **He accepted the cheers from the audiences and bowed slowly**** ; **** a ****nd then**  **t**** he ****y**  **stepped down from the stage.\u0026nbsp;The hall resounded with stormy applause.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**Five minutes later, a teacher stood on the stage. \"Today is father****' ****s day,\" he began. \"Thank you for coming and giving nice performances. Before**  **you**  **go home, the schoolmaster would like to give each father a small gift.\"**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**\"Jennie, nice trick**  **out**  **there, how did you do**  **that****?\" **** a friend chuckled.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**\"Well, a magician will never reveal his/her secrets. I****' ****ll tell you after we graduated**** , ****\"**  **Jennie**  **said innocently.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**After a few more words, Jennie left the school with her father.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**\"Daddy, how****' ****s the school activities today?\"**  **Jennie**  **has an amused twinkle in her eye.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**He unlocked the car doors. \"Very interesting, and nice gift from your schoolmaster**** , ****\"**  **he replied.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**Jennie fastened her safety belt. \"I can****' ****t wait for the coming school events**** , ****\"**  **she said excitedly.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**He started the engine. \"Me too,\" he giggled.**  **\"Now I'm thinking about next tricks.\"**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n**The end.**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;**\n\n  \n  \n\n"}