“Ladies and Gentlemen!” A loud voice boomed over the speakers and a man appeared on stage in a blue polyester suit. “I am Fred and welcome to the show! Jon watched as the man scanned the audience and it seemed to him that Fred's eyes lingered on Jon for a moment and then he winked before moving on.
“For my first act I will need a couple of volunteers!” He called out. Surprisingly, several audience members put their hands up in hopes that they would be picked but Fred scanned the audience and immediately picked out Jon.
“You there, Sir. Why don’t you come up?” He asked.
Jon instantly regretted that their seats were so close to the front and tried to slouch down in his seat trying to make himself hidden. His Mom, who was sitting next to him, nudged him.
“Oh go on Jon.” She said encouraging him. “It’ll be fun.” Jon looked at Karyn who actually seemed to agree. She probably thought that she could use this against him later. Jon sighed and got up.
“Excellent!” Fred said as Jon made his way down the aisle. “Give the man a round of applause!” There were a few scattered claps around the audience.
Once Jon had begrudgingly made it on stage, Fred turned to face the audience again.
“I need a second volunteer!” He shouted again scanning the theatre. After a few moments, he picked someone out.
