"You want me in that thing?" Tyler asked in disbelief, as he pointed to the large horizontal cabinet the stagehands were wheeling out onto the stage.
"Is that a problem young man?" Mortie inquired.
"Well...no, but I'd like to know why you want me in there, cuz the way your act has been going so far tonight I'll probably suffocate or something" Tyler answered in an insulting manner.
Mortie let out a sigh and glanced up at the ceiling for a moment. "I promise you there'll be no asphyxiation of any kind taking place on this stage" he said, as his frustration with Tyler grew.
"Alright, I'll go along with this stupid trick" Tyler shrugged, before stepping into the cabinet and laying down, only to pop his head back up seconds later to address his buddies Jeff and Reg. "If this guy kills me I want you two to kick his ass okay" he remarked, causing the audience to burst into laughter once more.
"Be silent!" Mortie suddenly snapped at him quietly, as he pushed his head back down in the cabinet and closed the lid tight. He then turned and smiled at the audience before showing the unimpressed people that it was infact a revolving cabinet.
"Hey what's the deal?" the muffled voice of Tyler shouted from inside, as he suddenly found himself slamming against the lid of the cabinet, which was now facing the floor. And as the cabinet spun the audience saw that there was a second lid on the underside, with access to another compartment.
"Relax, that's as rough as it will get" Mortie muttered with a snicker. He then started shuffling around the stage, looking at the impatient people sat watching him, who had suddenly fallen deathly silent. "Okay, I'd like another volunteer to assist me with this trick, is there any young lady perhaps who would like to take part?" the elderly magician politely addressed his audience.
When nobody answered Mortie let out another sigh. "Nobody wants to have fun anymore" he mumbled to himself under his breath, momentarily reflecting on his younger days when volunteers were a dime a dozen. In the end he decided to 'volunteer' someone himself.
Copyright 2000 - 2024 21 x 20 Media All rights reserved. This site is property of 21 x 20 Media
All Writing.Com images are copyrighted and may not be copied / modified in any way. All other brand names & trademarks are owned by their respective companies.
Generated in 0.23 seconds at 1:13pm on Dec 27, 2024 via server WEBX1.
View Portfolio
Visit Notebook
Send Gift Points
Awards
Badges
Send Email
Community Newsfeed
General Discussion
Sponsored Items
Book of Trinkets
Static Items
Books
Groups
Interactive Stories
Audio
Campfire Creatives
Community Notes
Crossword Puzzles
Documents
Folders
Images
In & Outs
Madlibs
Photo Albums
Polls
Product Reviews
Quizzes
Survey Forms
Web Pages
Word Searches
More by this author