death of hope

Chapter 31 "Flying Windfall" (31) Paradise

The famous circus performance in Disneyland is a must-see project. When the show started, the auditorium was already full.
The large animal species on the planet Terra are extinct at an alarming rate due to environmental degradation. The appearance of fierce beasts such as ligers is very precious. Extinct species such as elephants and zebras can only be replaced by mechanical bionic beasts .

After the animal show, a couple in tights performed a tightrope walk at high altitude. Little Lisa was so frightened that she covered her eyes and only dared to peek through her fingers.

Anna said: "Don't be afraid, they have safety ropes around their waists."

The thrilling high-altitude performance ended, the actors bowed and the audience gave thunderous applause, followed by the children's favorite burlesque.

Clowns in huge funny leather shoes, painted faces, and exaggerated costumes do tricks of catching and tossing toy balls,

The clown kept falling down, pretending to be stupid, being whipped away like an ape, and humiliating himself with vulgar jokes.

For adults, this is nothing funny, even a bit boring, but it is completely different for children. Lisa, like other children, was amused by the funny movements of the clown.

Roy and Anna feel very sad for the clown actors. It is really not easy to earn some money by selling their dignity. They are both low-level people and they know very well that there are tears behind these absurd and bizarre comedies.

After the circus, the three went to play bumper cars together. Anna and Lisa drove one, chasing Roy's car and hitting it.

The gorgeous retro carousel is one of the main attractions in the park. Colorful ponies, coupled with dreamlike music, are every girl's fairytale dream.

The queue was very long, and Roy frowned and said:

"There are still a lot of rich people in York City even if the fare is so expensive."

Someone came over to say hello to Anna. It was her old classmate, Miss Carroll.

Anna looked in surprise at the freshly removed face and the funny costume that had not been taken off:

"My God... Carol... are you a circus clown?"

"Hey, how about it, the trick of throwing the ball is not bad, I have practiced it for a long time."

"It's not bad... aren't you a teacher? Why... come here to work part-time?"

Carol sighed: "Don't mention it, I was expelled from school, and acting as a clown is a full-time job, not a part-time job."

Anna hugged her old classmate sadly: "You are so good, it can't be your fault, it must be the villain's fault."

"Everyone is having a hard time these days."

"You must be very tired, look at you sweating profusely..."

"It's quite tiring. There are many performances every day, and the income is not bad." Carol bit her lip and forced a smile: "Your boyfriend is really handsome."

"Thank you." Roy said.

"I'm so envious... Why, did you bring your little niece out to play?"

"Yes, Lisa, call Sister Carol."

"Sister Carol, so you are the clown, I thought it was a man playing it."

"Haha, I've been a tomboy since I was a child, with short hair and men's clothes. How about it, little girl, are you having fun?"

"Happy! I've always wanted to come here to play! The school organized the spring outing last year, but the teacher said that my family is poor and cannot participate in the activities."

"Looking at your expression, you hate her very much, don't you?"

"Yes, I hate it!" Lisa pouted and said, "The teacher is not fair. He allows other children to bully me, saying that I am a sick girl from a poor family. Dad tried to find a school for this, but it didn't work."

Roy spat: "Hmph, there is no way out of this world..."

"Roy, don't swear in front of the child!"

"I'm sorry, Uncle Roy's quality is low, children must not imitate."

Once we chatted, time passed quickly, and the line arrived. The playground staff said that only two people could sit, one adult and one child.

"Go with Lisa to play, I'm here to chat with Miss Carol, don't be jealous!"

Anna nodded: "I won't refuse, I've always wanted to ride the carousel too!"

"Hold on tight, stay safe!"

Anna and Lisa picked a beautiful silver unicorn to ride on, the machine started, the music played, and both of them had smiles on their faces.

"One?" Roy held out a cigarette to Miss Carroll.

"How do you know I smoke?"

"Anna mentioned it."

"Thanks." Carol was smoking a cigarette, and Roy took out a lighter and lit it for her. The two of them lay on the metal railing and puffed up, watching the merry-go-round go round faster and faster.

"You are very lucky. Anna was the school belle of our class, the cheerleader of the school football team. She is beautiful and has a more beautiful heart. She is from an ordinary family but looks like a noble lady, not as sloppy as a tomboy like me."

"Yeah, I'm very lucky." Roy changed the subject and said, "Do you still miss the podium, Mr. Carroll?"

"Damn it, hate me to death! And, don't call me a teacher anymore, I'm just a new clown in the circus, making mistakes and being scolded all day long."

"You didn't get fired, you left the job yourself, right?"

"How can you see it."

"I know very well what those maggots in the education system are doing, and an upright woman like you will not be willing to be humiliated and co-opted."

Carol took a deep breath, letting the harmful smoke pass through his lungs, and coughed from choking:

"Ahem...you really understand me, Roy, maybe I should snatch you away from Anna."

"Huh, just you? I'm not interested in ugly girls."

"Hahaha! Ugly girl? Yes! That's right!"

In fact, Carol is very beautiful, but she is not good at dressing up. She has a masculine personality, and she likes Roy's unruly temperament:

"If only I were a man, I could be buddies with you. There are too many fucking women in this city. You have to queue for a long time to go to the public toilet.

All because of the damn colonial wars, my three younger brothers joined the Star Expedition and never came back. "

"I didn't sign up for the army at the time, and I was ridiculed as a coward. By the way, Carol, was the education system still the same before you left?"

"Hmph, of course, the same old way, maybe even worse, pouring out evil words to a lovely child like Lisa, the profession of teacher is no longer sacred, it can be done by an individual."

"You went to teacher training college after high school, and your grades are pretty good, right?"

"Yeah, I've studied very well. What's the use of graduating from university and working in a prestigious school? In the end, I'm not here to be a clown."

"Such a good job, if you say you don't do it, then you won't do it. You really have it. The alumni who joined you at the same time must have done well, right?"

"Hmph, I'm doing well. Indeed, some of them have become associate professors because of flattering and accompanying principal XX to the top."

"There are people like this everywhere. You can see the signs in high school, and it will definitely get worse in college."

"At the beginning, after I was admitted to York City Normal University, everyone didn't know anyone, and then there were a few girls who didn't know where to get the contact information, and they got acquainted with the school leaders. I don't know.

All of them were appointed to important positions in the student union, and they didn't concentrate on their studies. They began to seize power and flirt on campus.

These people come back to be teachers after graduation, what kind of students can they teach, a vicious circle, repeating itself, the education system of the Terra Federation has been rotten to the bone. "

Roy threw away the cigarette and stamped it out with the sole of his shoe: "Yeah, I can't see any hope, so I'm going to leave this damn planet, emigrate, and pursue a new life."

"You can't escape, Roy. There is no perfect place, and where there are people, there is darkness. If you want to strive for the top, you have to be thick-skinned, and you have to become what you hate the most."

Carol threw away the cigarette butt: "Thank you for chatting with me, handsome guy, I'm going to prepare for the next performance, I wish you happiness."

Roy squinted his eyes and watched the tired figure go away. The merry-go-round stopped. Anna and Lisa had a great time and couldn't bear to get off.

"Uncle Roy, I really want to sit again, can I?"

"No problem." Roy secretly stuffed money into the staff.

(Maybe, I have become that kind of person, the kind of person I hated the most when I was a child.) He thought.

(End of this chapter)