I was so happy for her, of course I was, but honestly, I think I was even happier I wasn’t the centre of attention. They were only interested in hearing Accordienka for themselves. I slipped into a seat at the side of the ring, feeling massively relieved that no one seemed to have noticed me at all, until Coco called out to me, and I felt all eyes on me again. ‘You must be magic, Rose Girl! Did you make her speak?’ ‘Did you?’ demanded Lola. Everyone’s stare moved from me to the highest point of the Top. Lola and Coco were up there in a birdcage, hanging upside down by their spindly legs, like feathery bats. Coco slipped off the bar and leapt out. My stomach jumped into my mouth as I rushed to where she might land. There was nothing beneath her, nothing to catch her, nothing to soften her fall. But then something crazy happened. After plummeting a few metres, she spread her arms wide and floated the rest of the way down. The sleeves of her feathered dress seemed to work as wings.
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