Creaaak—!
The floor groaned under my step.
The lights shone bright from above. It rendered me blind.
And yet—
I continued to walk forward.
Towards the conductor, as it watched my every movement, its smile widening with each step that I took until I finally stopped before him.
The surroundings turned silent for a moment.
But just for a brief moment.
The conductor soon turned its attention towards the audience once more.
"The Jester."
The words bounced off across the quiet opera house.
It was at that moment that I turned my head.
Towards the audience.
And it was also there that I noticed the numerous eyes that were fixed on me. Each gaze held a different feeling as they looked at me. From fear to anger to many other things. I felt surrounded by eyeballs, and I felt suffocated.
I wanted nothing more than to leave this place.
But I knew I couldn't.
