Age of Clowns

"Arthur, did you check the mailbox when you came up just now?" A woman's voice came from inside the room.

"Look! Mom, it's empty inside!" Arthur responded loudly while closing the door.

"Then he must have not received the letter I sent." Inside was an old but slightly beautiful woman, her voice sounded a little sad.

Arthur carried a plate of food from the kitchen to the bedroom. The woman lay on the bed and looked at Arthur with a gentle face.

"He is Alfred, mother, the head of the Wayne family. He is a very busy man. Please, why would he care about people like us." Arthur divided the food on the plate and fed the woman carefully.

As soon as the woman finished eating the food, she continued: "I have worked for their family for so many years, he should at least reply to the letter,"

"OKok, mom, then Miss Petunia, it's time for you to eat." Arthur said with a smile.

"You need to eat more. Look how thin you are now." Penny looked at Arthur with a distressed look on her face.

Watching Penny finish the food on the plate, Arthur was able to rest on the chair, and he let out a long sigh.

"He will definitely become a great mayor, everyone says so." Penny said with admiration.

"Really, who said that? Who did you talk to about this?" Arthur said with a smile on his face.

"People in the news say so. Only he can save this city. This is his responsibility to us." Penny said firmly.

"Dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong..." A burst of melodious music came from the TV at this time.

"Quick, come and sit down, the show is about to start." Penny said with a smile.

Arthur quickly got up and turned off the bed lights on both sides, took off his shoes comfortably, and lay on the bed greedily, waiting for the next show.

"This is NCB Studios in Gotham City, bringing you The Murray Franklin Show. Tonight Murray's guests are Sandra Wenle, comedian Skip Byron and Arden and Shante. Paul’s piano playing, and Murray’s old friends, Ellis Derrain and his jazz band! Well, let’s get down to business, here’s Murray Franklin!”

On the TV, under the flickering lights, the rainbow-colored canvas slowly opened, and a plump-looking old man walked out of it. He was wearing a crisp expensive suit, and his white hair was combed extremely neatly with hairspray. Walking out of the screen, he was full of confidence.

He walked in a skilled step and turned around twice proudly. He waited for the music to stop suddenly, and then he spoke skillfully to the video recorder:

"Thank you, thank you everyone. Everyone in the audience today is very beautiful. Well, it seems that everyone has heard that there are super rats in Gotham City recently. Today, the mayor finally came up with a way to solve the problem of super rats. mouse."

"Do you know what it is? Super big cat."

"Hahahahahahahaha" the whole audience roared with laughter, but within this burst of laughter, there were bursts of long and sharp laughter.

"No, this is serious, these guys..." Before Murray could finish speaking, he heard a voice from the audience interrupting him.

"I love you, Murray!" The whole audience burst into laughter.

Murray smiled and replied: "I love you too!" At this time, Murray could no longer tell the joke. He suddenly thought of something and said to the side:

"Bobby, can you turn on the light?" The light was like daylight, reflected in the audience. Murray saw the boy with long hair and shawl sitting in the middle at a glance, pointed at him with a smile and said: "Who shouted just now? , is that you? Can you please stand up?"

"Wow..." Everyone was looking for this lucky guy, and the light finally shone on this guy. He was wearing a brand new black sweater, and his skin was pale. He stood up shyly, and he was very shy. confidence.

"What's your name?" Murray asked.

"Hello, Murray, my name is Arthur." He said extremely confidently at this moment.

"Okay, there's something special about you, Arthur." Murray smiled and continued to ask: "Arthur, where do you live?"

"I live in this city, uh...live with my mother..." Before Arthur could finish his words, the audience started to laugh.

"Okay, don't laugh. There's nothing funny about this, everyone." Murray glanced at everyone and continued: "Before I became famous, I lived with my mother, just the two of us. That's how I am. There was a boy whose father went out to buy a pack of cigarettes and never came back." Mo Li said with a vicissitudes of life.

Arthur in the audience continued what Murray said and continued: "I know this feeling, Murray. From the moment I can remember, I have been the only breadwinner in this family. I have taken good care of my mother!" Se looked at everyone around him at this moment and said with an affirmative and firm tone.

The applause thundered instantly.Murray on the stage smiled and said: "Since you have paid so much for her, she must love you very much."

Arthur nodded and continued: "She always asked me to keep smiling and put on a smiling face. She always said that I was born to spread laughter."

The applause rang out again, and Murray seemed to have discovered something and said: "I like this statement, I like it very much. Please come to the stage and perform! Come on! Come on!"

Applause and cheers began to ring out from the entire audience. Accompanied by the melodious music, Arthur walked onto the stage with a smile and gave Murray a deep hug.

"Okay, everyone, there will be a good show tonight. Remember not to change the channel. You will be back soon." Murray ended the performance with a smile.

He turned sideways, looked at Arthur in front of him, and said kindly: "You were really great just now, Arthur, thank you. I like to hear you tell your own story. I am very happy."

"Thank you, Murray." Arthur looked at Murray confidently. From just now to now, he has not ruined the performance because of his laughter syndrome. Arthur is very happy.

"Have you seen these lights, performances, and audiences? As long as I can have a child like you, I will give up all of this without hesitation." Murray looked at Arthur and said seriously.

Arthur looked at Murray with tears streaming down his shoulders.

As soon as the words fell, the two of them hugged each other deeply...

"Do you know what it is? Super big cat...hahahahahahaha" Murray's voice came from the TV again.

Arthur's eyes were wandering, as if he had thought of something happy. He just sat there, motionless, with tears in the corners of his eyes and a happy smile on his face. Murray's program had been played twice. Penny had already slept on the side, leaving only the still noisy sound of the TV and a figure sitting stiffly.