Chapter 16
The House of Mirrors
Penny and Zoe rode into town Monday morning with Susan to watch the carnies and a few hired locals set up the fair. It was like something out of a book or movie; the entire town transforming into a carnival. Local businesses put up colorful bunting and moved displays of their merchandise onto the sidewalks. The bakery just down the sidewalk from Sullivan’s put a concession stand across the street in front of the park.
The park itself had already transformed. Usually sleepily empty, it bustled with a flurry of activity. Carnies setting up games, food stands, trinket stands, and rides.
The larger rides like the Ferris Wheel, the Octopus, the Zipper, and a single, short roller coaster sprawled over the park’s border and into the school playground.
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