Beckett’s POV
Murphy’s laugh washes over us as I crawl on hands and knees across the stage and out of sight.
‘For my first trick, I shall make a rabbit appear out of my hat,’ Felix announces, pretending that nothing it wrong as Lena waves her hands around the hat on the table, her smile tight.
Felix picks up the hat, ‘as you can see! It’s completely empty!’ he declares, turning the hat upside down violently enough that the weak, bit of cardboard we used to make a fake bottom falls out along with the toy rabbit, falling to the little boy’s feet as he stares down at it, frowning in confusion.
Lena spins into an over-the-top, dazzling assistant pose, sweeping her arms toward the sky to divert attention while her eyes scream pure, hilarious desperation. I reappear, executing a ridiculously
