Someone lightly pushed me up the stairs. I was immediately blinded by the night light that shone on the stage.

“No 27 please move to the center of the stage!”. The host announced. I slowly made my place in the center of the stage where the light shone so bright.

I try to take in the audience and to my surprise, they are all wearing masks over their faces. The only people whose faces are bare are the waiters serving the masked people.

What is this? Some type of masked gathering? I ...