C Alexandra

Benneh FTW

Sean King

English

Elliot’s foot tapped furiously on the hardwood. Whatever the results were would change the trajectory of his life. His mother sat across from him, stone-faced as ever. He could see her silently praying. She did that when she was nervous.

We opened the email together, our hands shaking in unison like two people on a wooden rollercoaster. We skipped right to the important part. “Congratulations, you have been accepted to mascot school.”

The program is 18 months of intensive training. Clowning, acrobatics, the Art and Science of Mockery, suit maintenance and repair. Only 50% of students complete the course, but those who do are almost guaranteed a mascot job.

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