they were having to start from scratch, but insurance money was dragging its feet, and they had to bills to pay as a company. so, p.t. had set up a giant tent in one of the fields on the outskirts of town, and the barnum circus continued. it was the first show back after a few weeks of rehearsing to feel out the new space.
anne was pulling double duty . when she wasn’t at the circus, she was helping get phillip back on his feet. burn injuries were nothing to mess with, and the possibility of infection was still something that terrified her. until his wounds closed, they weren’t out of the woods, despite his stubbornness .
she finished the show and moved to her dressing area to change out of her costume and carefully place her pink wig on its mannequin head. she had been quick to stitch together as near of a replica as she could to replace the now charred original version of hers, and she had spent an entire weekend dying a wig that p.t. had plurged on to get it to its perfect shade of bubblegum pink . it had taken an extra week just to get the beet juice stains off of her hands.
she was tucking her shirt into her long skirt when she heard some shuffling behind her, looking in the mirror and seeing phillip standing there.
“ you’re supposed to be at home, in bed, ” she scolded through a surprised exhale, turning to face him. “ what are you doing here? ”
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