Laughing Jack
I go out side and Laughing Jack is sitting the swing crying. It’s not normal for him to cry I walk up to him and sit on the swing next to him “You ok L.J?” I ask concerned about him. “I-I’m fine.” He says with no sign of a happy tone in his voice at all, “L.J” he looks at me, “You know I hate it when my friends are upset, now tell me what’s wrong?” he stares at me and wipes away a tear.“Why did they abandon me? What did I do wrong?” he asks wiping his eyes with his black and white striped sleeve. He used to be in the circus bright and full of colour, ever since the circus abandoned him at the carnival he was sad, grey and eventually lost it. “L.J there is nothing wrong with you, and the reason you got abandoned was their fault they lost one of their best performers.”
L.J looked at me smiling “Thanks Death Wish” he says joyfully. Lost silver bounces outside to the swings as I am about to leave he yells out to me “a little help Death Wish” he says rolling on the ground. Lost Silvers been like this as long as I can remember. Poor, helpless, limbless Silver. No arms to have hands to hold things with no legs with feet to walk and run with just a body and a head. I pick him up and put him on the swing “how’s that Lost Cripple” I say jokingly L.J, Lost silver and I laugh then he says “yeah, and L.J you weren’t the funniest clown in the circus either”
I can tell that L.J was hurt by Lost Silver’s joke attempt. L.J turns to me “Is that why they abandoned me? Was I not funny enough? Is that it?” his eyes start watering, I hope Lost Silver feels bad. “L.J that’s not why abandoned you, plus you’re the funniest clown I’ve met and also the bestest friend too.” He looks at me and smiles and the looks at Lost Silver punches him and walks away,
Lost Silver falls to the ground I pick him up and put him back on the swing “Can you tell L.J that I’m sorry.” He says with sad eyes. “Sure” I say walking off.
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