Chapter 3After lunch, Niki headed back to his trailer so he could change.
The circus was opening later that afternoon: the field would be open to the public, and the sideshow attractions would be operating. The first show in the big top would be at seven and a later one repeated after that.
But Niki would have to be in costume as soon as the gates to the field opened, and he’d have to walk around entertaining. Not his favorite job to do, but on opening day it was important.
Niki walked up the steps to his trailer, toeing his sneakers off outside and leaving them there so he didn’t tread dust indoors. He went inside and started the arduous task of dressing.
Not the easiest thing to do with one arm, though a couple of his old rigging buddies had set up some aids in the trailer to help hi
