How did I got here?

Vanessa ran keeping her closed eyes, it was something that she did instinctively as she escaped when she felt very embarrassed or afraid, it made her feel less humiliated but it came with the cost that whenever she escaped she didn't know were she was running to or how much distance, if someone or how many saw her running away, she only knew she was running fast and making distance from the tourists and the embarrassment.

When she got tired she just stopped in the place she was and stood there for while to catch her breath until she regained control of herself, once she regained control of herself she started to open her eyes, she looked around and was not little her surprise when she saw at her sorroundings, instead of being in a street or an alleyway she was inside what appeared to be a long rectangular circus tent, over what appeared to be a stage, with several lights focused at a weirdly dressed man on her side and worst of all in front a big crowd of people seated looking at the stage.

At the side of Vanessa the weirdly dressed man were saying something that Vanessa didn't paid attention to, she was more worried about if those people could see her or not.

She tried to leave immediately but her legs didn't obeyed, her knees arched and her ankles flexed but she couldn't lift her feet of the ground and walk away, she kept trying on moving from the position she was standing in, with her crossed arms over her chest and tried to ignore what was the crowd in front of her until she distinguished some words that caught her attention instantly.

She felt as intrigued as embarrassed, it felt like a bad dream, coming from being trapped between two bunch of tourists taking photos of her breasts just to end in a stage in just her undies...

"and now clap for this half naked lady that volunteered for my new magic trick" said the weirdly dressed man extending an arm to Vanessa's direction, followed by this new lights went on and focused on Vanessa,

The impression that her sight caused to the public was incredible and they expressed their joy by the sounds a lot of noise.

"what's your name young lady"? Asked the magician approaching his microphone to Vanessa.

She was so startled by her sudden presentation to the public that she required a moment to find her words,

"Wha-what the fuck is going on?!" asked Vanessa, blushed as she saw all the eyes of the people on her.

"what a weird name" replied the magician in a charismatic voice.

After that the magician turned off the microphone and told Vanessa to her ear "what's wrong with you? You don't have to be so rude, we all are here to have fun"

"fun my ass! I never wanted to be here, in fact I would be gone right now if I just could " replied Vanessa still trying to make her legs obey to her.

"don't tire yourself, you will be not going anywhere until we end this trick, I've tied you to the ground with my magic" said the magician

"I'm not believing that bullshit, stop whatever are doing with me and let me go, I don't wanna be here" said Vanessa

"but you're here and you have to cooperate with my act, they ordered it to happen that way and I'm not going to stand your disrespectfulness" said the magician then he got a way from her and directed to the public again.

"pardon the rudeness of our volunteer she feels nervous about participating in a magic act, it's her first time" said the magician

"I don't want to participate in this, I want to fucking go home!" said Vanessa loudly enough to be heard by everyone in the tent.

"Pardon me one more time, this volunteer has a very particular sense of humor" said the magician then approached again to Vanessa

"Do you think making a ruckus in my act is fun?" said the magician angered

"I just want to get out of here, you weirdo" replied Vanessa

"you're going to stay there until the end of the act" said the magician as the texture of his face turned into something like smoke and added "I've seen civilization rise and fall, and I've never left an act unfinished" then his face turned back to normal.

"I don't care about your stupid act or your cheap tricks, let me go! " she replied

-"Don't you try to mess with me. Do you have any idea who I am?"

-"I don't give a fuck, let me go"

-"I'm the great نار قاتمة, descendant of بركان أسود and you're not going anywhere until we are finished, you understand?"

Vanessa didn't wanted to lose more time trying to argue with the magician so she didn't answer, she kept silence and pressed her arms over her chest while she thought about how to get out of this.