# First performance

Author: Renamon_Lovers
Tags: Cub (clean), Female, Human-Only, Humor, Male, School, Short Story

#27 of Cub

He tied her hands to the pillar slowly, she was starting to get nervous.

_ **English is my third language, please correct me if I am using Chinese-style English. Please feel free to comment ^\_^** _

**First performance**

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**Jannie**  **was**  **ten years old**  **and was about four feet tall only****. 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****.**

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**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.**

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**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.**

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**"Take it easy,**  **just follow my instructions,****" **** he said with a smile.**

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**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 ****.**

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**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.**

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**The minutes dragged past. At last her turn came.**

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**"**** Say, **** daughter ****,****" **** he said, looking at Jannie, ****" ****you mustn****' ****t be nervous**** , just a little acting only."**

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**They hugged each other again before walking out to the stage. Above there were half a dozen video screens, masses of lights and plenty of neon.**

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**Jannie stepped gracefully onto the stage. 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.**

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**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.**

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**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.**

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**When he lowered the curtain, Jennie was wearing black sunglasses which looked like a butterfly****! **** Immediately the audience applauded. He raised **** the **** curtain **** again, wait ****ed**  **for a few**  **seconds**** , and then lowered the curtain **** slowly ****. Now she was wearing white sunglasses**  **which looked like an owl!**  **Once again the audience 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. The hall resounded with stormy applause.**

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**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."**

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**"Jennie, nice trick**  **out**  **there, how did you do**  **that****?" **** a friend chuckled.**

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**"Well, a magician will never reveal his/her secrets. I****' ****ll tell you after we graduated**** , ****"**  **Jennie**  **said innocently.**

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**After a few more words, Jennie left the school with her father.**

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**"Daddy, how****' ****s the school activities today?"**  **Jennie**  **has an amused twinkle in her eye.**

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**He unlocked the car doors. "Very interesting, and nice gift from your schoolmaster**** , ****"**  **he replied.**

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**Jennie fastened her safety belt. "I can****' ****t wait for the coming school events**** , ****"**  **she said excitedly.**

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**He started the engine. "Me too," he giggled.**  **"Now I'm thinking about next tricks."**

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**The end.**

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