My Incredible Story Of Working In The Circus

oh no my parents had caught me kissing our family's biggest enemy this was officially the worst moment of my life no actually it gets worse but wait let's start from the beginning hi I'm Lucia from Canada and before I continue please like And subscribe growing up in the flipping Flores Family Circus was a wild adventure instead of a boring normal life I got to hit the road with a bunch of clowns and acrobats and watch my parents perform for big crowds and I was in training to be a great aerial artist one day we went from place to place in our RV and we were a very close-knit family literally we were always squished together in that tiny space which could get a bit much sometimes but I still loved it when Mom and Dad snuggled with me in my bunk bed at night and told me their stories picture this me with a killer mustache and a hat that defies gravity and there she was your mom on the top of an elephant like a queen wow your dad grabbed a rose between his teeth did an epic backflip winked and then toss the rose at me I was smitten as good as our relationship was growing up I couldn't help wanting a little space and I wished we had enough money to afford a bigger mobile home sometimes I even dreamed of living in a real house and even going to school unfortunately that all seemed like an Impossible Dream thanks to our rival circus troupe the jumping Jacksons we were barely getting any shows for the past few years they used to be my parents best friends and together they were like a pack of acrobatic superheroes their son Orlando was my pal we did everything together like silly playdates and awesome adventures look Orlando I can ride the unicycle on a rope whoa be careful Lucia suddenly I slipped and Orlando caught me right before I hit the ground you got me I always got you but then the jumping Jacksons betrayed us they found some investors and parted ways with my parents but they also bribed most of the crew to join their fancier bigger circus my parents lost their best people and ever since our circus hadn't been able to recover I was sad to lose Orlando but thinking about his parents had hurt mine made my blood boil and I stopped caring about him the day before I turned 18. my parents and I drove to Calgary for a huge show a circus performance that was part of the Calgary Carnival it was going to be three months long and my parents were expecting to earn well by participating in it but even better I was going to have my debut performance there I was beyond excited to finally perform for a crowd but soon after we arrived at the venue we ran into the freaking jumping Jacksons what are they doing here us what are you backstabbers doing here oh I see you're lost the audience is that way now make sure you cheer for us during our show you have a show no this is our show see you guys probably put the banner here yourselves desperate much what did you just say before fists could fly the show manager stepped in and told us they had double booked us both for the same Show and The Jacksons would perform first I was curious to see what the Jacksons had in store and I had to admit their show was good and there was Orlando all grown up and shooting fire like the pyrotechnic Superstar he was it was really easy on the eyes too snap out of it Lucia he's an evil Jackson once they were done it was our return to show off dad had the grout laughing mom was doing some amazing magic and when I started performing everyone went nuts in the middle I caught sight of Orlando in the audience and he looked stunned there was a roar of Applause at the end of our act oh we were gonna give the jumping Jackson the run for their money when I woke up the next morning I was expecting the Royal Treatment I mean a girl doesn't turn 18 every day but I was sorely disappointed good you're up Lucia you need to practice your mid-air flips they could have been better last night um didn't you see the crowd going wild after I was done and no I'm not practicing on my birthday come on you guys promise would explore the carnival together we must bring our A-game in front of the Jacksons please get to practice you know what today I just don't care I'll go to the carnival by myself then I left the RV and hurry to the awesome Carnival show I wasn't letting their drama ruin my birthday I jumped onto my favorite bumper car ride and I was having the time of my life went out of nowhere Orlando crashed into my car totally on purpose watch out you watch out and then I spun my bumper car like crazy and by the time the ride ended I felt really dizzy as I walked out whoa Lucia I gotcha are you all right can you stand I I'm fine thanks so you're here alone where are your parents ugh they're at home changing our whole routine on my birthday what is your birthday you shouldn't celebrate alone can I sit with you it's a free country and then he started asking about the changes my parents were making to our show and I felt so angry wow we've just met and you're already trying to get Intel on our act oh don't play dumb your parents are the reason we're broke they're backstabbers so why would you be any different you're just pretending to be nice so you can steal our ideas for tonight's show I was leaving when suddenly he grabbed my hand hey hold on you don't get to judge me like that your parents were the greedy ones your dad went and lost all of the circus's earnings on gambling that's why we started our own Circus the crew came with us because your parents couldn't even pay anyone despite everything my parents have still been so good to you guys like that RV you live in yep that's my dad's he actually didn't want you and your family to be homeless but all you do is hate us you're such a liar I gave him a tight slap and started walking off but the guy was relentless check the RV registration papers they'll tell you the truth and the reason why you guys are broke is because your parents show is weak you seem to be the only real talent they've got I stormed off to the RV I was gonna prove this jerk wrong I looked through the briefcase where Dad kept important documents and found the registration papers and to my shock Jackson was right as I was about to put the briefcase back under the the bed I noticed a duffel bag which I opened to find piles of cash just then my parents entered and dad looked horrified why were you snooping through my stuff Dad where did you get all this money if you have this kind of wealth why are we living in this RV sweetheart we'll tell you everything later now is not a good time no Mom now you owe me the truth we owe you nothing honey relax Lucia it's complicated but I promise that one day we will explain everything for now we really need you to focus on the show please I really wanted answers but I knew my parents weren't gonna give in right now but as I was performing during the next show I couldn't help thinking about what Orlando had said and all that cash secretly stashed away I lost my focus and ended up messing up my routine get your head in the game instead of being wowed people were laughing at your performance you're our star performer remember I tried my best dad I messed up one time jeez I need some fresh air nothing was normal anymore if Orlando was right about the RV he was probably right about the other stuff too I didn't want to doubt my parents but I couldn't help it I asked them about the cash a couple more times but they just wouldn't give me a straight answer maybe they were up to something shady and maybe the Jacksons were right to leave them all along a week later I felt guilty remembering how I'd slapped Orlando so I looked him up on Instagram and shot him an apology message he replied almost instantly asking me to meet him on the Merry-Go-Round look I'm sorry I had no idea it's not your fault Lucia can we forget about the past and start fresh because I've really missed my friend I did too Orlando and I roamed around the carnival and talked about everything under the sun we laughed we bonded and then we conquered every thrilling ride at that Carnival it was pure awesomeness as he walked me back to the RV Orlando suddenly stopped and pulled something out from his pocket it was the necklace I'd been eyeing at a stall OMG you actually got it yeah while you were busy wolfing down your ice cream you go you're a belated birthday gift happy birthday he put the necklace on me then gently kissed my cheek and walked away and I felt like my stomach was filled with a thousand butterflies with a silly smile I entered the RV and found my parents waiting for me uh what's going on we know oh God I was so busted we know how disappointed you were yesterday and we are so sorry honey your mom and I were just worried about the show but look what we have here happy belated birthday better late than never right a cake right thanks after that Orlando and I would meet up in a secret spot every evening after our performances and hang out one day he even made me meet his parents and had expected them to be rude to me given our family's history but they were so nice and warm and I loved spending time with them my parents were definitely wrong about them three months of secret meetings and I felt myself totally falling for Orlando I didn't say anything because I wasn't sure he felt the same way but one night as we were walking I dropped my phone and we've both been to pick it up and our heads bumped into each other oh oops sorry I didn't mind then he leaned in and kissed me and it was magical wow Lucia I think I really really like you no I love you me too um I mean I love you not me before I could finish he kissed me again but right then I heard my mom scream what are you doing all the people why him don't you know what his family did to us a Sinking Feeling washed over me as my dad yanked me away from Orlando when we made it back to the RV I knew I was about to get the screaming of a lifetime but I was done with my parents lies I was gonna speak my mind first you guys are like the ultimate Liars Orlando's parents are genuinely cool people and he's been totally upfront with me they had a good reason to leave you after you gambled everything away dad all you've done is filled me with hate against them and now you just want to make me practice Non-Stop and use me to beat them also you keep lying about why you have all that money and if you headed why couldn't you at least give me a bigger home and a better life you know why I don't want to be part of the flipping Flores Family Circus anymore if you can't stop me that day I walked away from my parents and ended up at Orlando's place where I was welcomed with open arms and before I knew it a few months flew by and Orlando and I were standing at the altar saying I do I thought I was done with the whole circus thing but the jumping Jacksons lost their best aerial artist after an injury and Orlando persuaded me to join them and soon enough I became the star attraction of their show with my stunning performances you know babe I even tried for your sake I know how much you miss your parents so I went to them and begged them to forget old feuds but your dad kicked me out saying that they didn't have a daughter anymore I'm so sorry I tried to put them out of my mind which was especially hard when I had my daughter Sophie two years later I really wanted her to meet my parents but a few days later I woke up late one night to get some water and I overheard a conversation that left me shook when is Lucia getting back on the stage she's taken such a long break with her pregnancy and the show is suffering don't worry Mom I've convinced her she needs to be back in practice by next week has she tried getting in touch with her parents I thought she might try to tell them about the baby nah that's not gonna happen I convinced her a long time ago that they don't want anything to do with art and I've told them the same they won't be coming around to see her again what my parents had tried to visit me you know they finally shut down the Flippin Flores circus right took them long enough they should have shut down the first time we walked off with the investors and all the crew convincing them that Lucia's dad had the gambling problem and now we've got their best act right here with us I tiptoed away quietly feeling weak in the knees I had been so so wrong about everything and I've probably broken my parents Hearts but I was gonna set everything right a month later I was back in perfect shape and we had a huge venue we were performing at with sold out tickets but minutes before the show was about to start I turned up in the dressing room with Sophie and a suitcase Lucia why haven't you changed yet what's going on I'm leaving you Orlando for good what yeah you really played me for a fool didn't you but I'm through with you and your lying cheating parents who robbed my family of all their chances to be great I know everything so don't even bother but thank you so much for giving me a big platform to perform on I'm pretty famous now you know hear that crowd out there I think they're chanting Lucia Lucia I've found an investor to help me with my circus the flipping Flores Family Circus and I'm gonna make us ten times bigger than you if it's the last thing I do also I'm taking your best crew members because guess what no one likes to be treated like garbage with that I punched him in the nose and walked out of there with my daughter and when I went to my parents I saw their RV was in shambles if they had money why were they living like this when I entered my mom and dad burst into tears upon seeing me and hugged me tight they kissed my baby and then they finally told me the truth her mom has a serious bone disease and I've been saving up every penny we made for her treatments that's why we never spent money anywhere else and after we'd earned well at the carnival we were planning to take a break for a while for your mom's treatments we didn't tell you about her illness because we didn't want to scare you we were going to tell you everything but you were too angry to listen then and you were in love with Orlando we tried getting in touch so many times sweetheart we even visited you but we were always turned away Orlando and his family said you didn't want to see us ever I never even knew you came I thought you didn't want to see me Mom Dad I'm so sorry I didn't believe you but everything is gonna be okay now I'm here and I'm never leaving you again I kept my promise to Orlando and I made our circus a roaring success my heart burst with pride seeing my parents and little Sophie in the audience and we finally moved out of that stupid RV

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Length: 14min 5sec (845 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 31 2023