Jake+Trillium

=**The Flying Grayson**=
 * - By: Ja****ke Trillium**

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**Description of Collage:**
- The turtle at the top represents Grayson's fear at the start of the story. It symbolizes how he doesn't want to walk out on the wire even thought he's been doing it for years just because he's in front of a large crowd.

- The tightrope represents the daring feat that Grayson is about to perform. This picture basically is here to symbolize some of the plot and tension in the story.

- The flaming hoop represents the danger in it all. It symbolizes all he has worked for now as it leads up to the climax in the story as this is his first live performance doing it.

- The black hole represents Grayson's emotions after his parents get shot. He feels like his whole world just got sucked away in an instant and everything around him is just collapsing on him.

- The crowd of panicking people represents the urgency of the situation. It turns from an exciting circus act to a madhouse in an instant and Grayson gets caught right in the middle of it.

- Finally the question mark in links represents the special surprise at the end of the story. The story follows the same plot the whole time and right at the end the link is broken and something totally different happens as shown my the last unattached link in the picture.

**Excerpt:**
Slowly I collect my thoughts. I visualize everything my parents ever taught me. The perfect smooth texture of the wire under my feet, my eyes focused dead centre on the flaming hoop, I can do this. I take my first step and the crowd cheers, no going back now. I get closer to the hoop and the smoke is so thick that I have to close my eyes. Looks like I'm doing this from memory now. I count the exact number of steps. It's time to jump. A hush falls over the crowd as all eyes are on me. I feel myself roasting alive and I know I have to jump. I bend my knees and… *BANG**BANG*. I hear two shots whizz by my face. The crowd completely panics and rushes for the exit. I can hear the cries of people being shoved and trampled as everyone loses control. In all the commotion I open my eyes and get blasted by a puff of smoke. I step back and all of a sudden I'm hanging onto the wire and staring straight down. In all the commotion someone pulled down the net. Now all that's left between me and the ground is 100 ft worth of air. I look all over just trying to get a glimpse of my parents. Surely they'd know what to do.

=**Collage Works Cited:** =

//Black Hole//. Photography. //Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.// Web. 30 Oct 2011. <[|http://quest.eb.com/media/image.htm?mediaId=139_1910854>]

//Tightrope Walker Performing In A Circus//. Photograph. //Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.// Web. 30 Oct 2011. <[|http://quest.eb.com/media/image.htm?mediaId=107_501075>]

//Question Mark Sign//. Photograph. //Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.// Web. 30 Oct 2011. <[|http://quest.eb.com/media/image.htm?mediaId=132_1193909>]

Jumping Through Hoops." //Jobless in Jersey//. Web. 30 Oct. 2011. .

People Panicking | Stock Vector © John Takai #5270361." //Royalty-Free Stock Photos, Illustrations & Vector Art | Depositphotos®//. Web. 30 Oct. 2011. .

Fear: Why Are We so Scared? | Being Latino Online Magazine." //Being Latino Online Magazine | @beinglatino//. Web. 30 Oct. 2011. .

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