The Fun House

“Ladies and Gentlemen boys and girls, step right up. Who will be the first to enter the funhouse,” said the Ringmaster.

People started to gather in whispers as the rumors they heard have finally come to life. It was the end of the town festival and the funhouse had finally opened.

“Remember when you enter the funhouse reality is as twisted as the mirrors within,” said the Ringmaster. “A maze beyond any other mazes has been built in a funhouse that changes all the time.”

“You’re lying there is nothing amazing about that stupid funhouse of yours. This is just a stunt to put you back on top”, said the man.

“Believe what you want, but I warn you do not be deceived for your darkest secrets will come to light,” said the Ringmaster.

The man and the Ringmaster decided to enter the funhouse together. The crowd was shocked since this man and the ringmaster had hated each other as long as anyone could remember. Both men entered the funhouse the man took the lead and started to walk the path. Coming up on the mirror maze, the man thought he saw a spark, but convinced himself he was just seeing things. The ringmaster who had more knowledge hesitated when entering the maze for he knew something lurked in the shadows.

“Where are you? “, asked the ringmaster.

“I guess I am right behind you,” said the man. “How is that even possible I was walking ahead of you?”

“I told you, but you didn’t listen to the mirror maze changes,” said the Ringmaster.

“What did you get yourself involved in?” asked the Man.

“That’s the thing, the funhouse just appeared, and everyone assumed I had something to do with it, but it just showed up overnight,” said the ringmaster.

“Great so what you are saying is we are trapped in here,” said the man.

“I saw something move in the shadows, but I could have sworn it was someone dressed as a clown,” said the ringmaster.

“Well, I saw a giant spider, not a silly clown,” said the man.

Words appeared on the mirror wall in front of them. If you chose to leave this place you need to find what is keeping you trapped in the past in order to move on to the future.

“So, this funhouse that knows our past and knows our biggest fears. I say you should have brought this to someone’s attention because this has the feeling of dark magic, and you are the idiot who had to act like it was your amazing idea” said the man.

“I’m sorry I tried to scare you by putting a toy spider in your bed when you were little, I was just jealous that mom liked you best,” said the ringmaster.

“I thought mom liked you better, I’m sorry I told you there was a killer clown living under your bed. “said the man.

Ever since that first practical joke the brothers played on each other, each boy had to outdo the other.

The walls started to close in on both of them as they kept blaming each other for everything that went wrong in each other’s lives.

“We need to get out of here. Let’s put aside this stupid competition and work together. Hopefully, we can find a way out of here together” said the man.

“Agreed,” said the ringmaster.

As the brothers put aside their differences and worked together, they apologized to each other and the walls started to separate. A bright light flashed before their eyes and the next thing they knew they were standing in front of a very confused crowd. The funhouse had vanished from behind the brothers. From that point on the brothers became a team and the next year they worked together to create the most successful festival that the town had ever seen.