18:00; Hardened

" Wow tough crowd... hey, hey, hey, hey kids! it's me your favorite clown turned comedian Chuck.

Thank you, thank you your too kind... even though non you even bothered to clap. Okay here's a good one;

Two clown seated in a bar... right, so the clown on the left says ' that last shot got me feeling a little funny ',and then the other one said ' aren't we both already a little funny'.

Surprisingly the bar attendant just happens to get the joke and he chuckles a little. Then the clown on the left said ' yohhh buddy we struck a funny bone now didn't we ', so the attendant just stands here shaking his head.

After a few more shots of that good stuff if you know what I mean...

The clown on the right takes a crack at it and says ' Being a clown ain't easy, big shoes rubber nose, the white paint... if I didn't know better, I think they want us to look like cartoons',

So the other one goes like ' what you mean, were supposed to be funny remember'.

Then the bay attendant says ' it kinda seems to me that you don't have control over your own life ', but the attendant was wrong about that... 'Clowns aren't just puppets of the community. We're living breathing people with emotions and opportunities and life',

Then they shut him up with a pie to the face".

Rico stretched his back from exhaustion. Both him and his brother got up really early for work in the mini mart, " oh my oh my, just look at that perfect tower of baked beans...I'm pretty sure I'll get employee of the month. All I have to do now is make sure Clip doesn't make any mistakes".

" I'm almost done with the tomatoes... I just hope brother hasn't gotten himself into trouble with the manager again...Rico can be such a pain sometimes ", Clip said to himself.

One of his colleges by the name of Milary approached him. " hey there mister gothic sad face need some help?", " Milary I'm not so keen on you asking me that question each time you see me at work...it gets pretty annoying", Clip sobbed.

" Shish! Okay I'll stop no need to blow your parents off about it ehhh...but you do know I like guys with...",

" Forget about it, I'm not interested in dating anyone".

" You never even gave me a chance to ask... what is it, your not straight?", " I'm as straight as a ruler...", Clip said before someone yelled out " MILARY!".

She felt an uneasy feeling because she knew who it was. Clip ignored the ruckus behind, then the loudest voice said " he must be the one you've been sleeping with isn't he?". Clip felt someone grab him by the shoulder " hey buddy I'm talking to you...look me in the eye", the voice said.

" This is all pointless. I didn't do anything with her, plus it's not like I can anyways... she looks like someone only you can get bed with", Clip said.

" why you little!", the guy said as he through a feist at the clowns head. Clip stopped it by grabbing his arm and flipping him onto the ground. The guy's four other friends rushed at him swinging feist, but none of them could touch Clip. Milary's boyfriend then pulled out a pistol, he shot three times at Clip....

"Hahehahehaheha, hey brother I still don't understand how these little pieces of lead can kill someone. Yohhh bad guys, hahehaheha wanna see a magic trick", Rico said after using his ♦ swallow to suck up the hot bullets.

The joyful Clown opened up his mouth and slowly pulled up a meter long sword, the sight scared the living day lights out of everyone.

" Brother why did you have to go and do that. I'm pretty sure we're going to lose our jobs now", " hahehaheha, come on we never fit in anyways".