He hadn't meant to scare the child, but they warned him about this in clown school. "Four in sixty-seven children are frightened of clowns, so you're going to come across this scenario in your career." Mrs. Honkyhonk said on their first day. Those that couldn't handle the burden dropped out right there. The others that pushed onward fought hard to come to terms with this realization.
When Bonko returned from his flashback, the child was still staring at him, voice hoarse from screaming so loud, and for so long. The child's mother ran over to console him, and when she picked him up, the child didn't break eye contact. It was unnerving.
Bonko had expected the fright. But the persistence this child showed was uncanny. The rest of the children looked away from the child, their faces shifting from horror back to eager awaiting of the clown's performance. Bonko mustered up his courage and continued on through the show. He lacked the enthusiasm he arrived with though. What clown could perform with a sobbing child staring through to his heart?
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