Roller Coaster Problems
By Michael
“ Look, the new roller coaster is finished, maybe we should go on it,” my brother suggested while pointing.
“Well, you know-,”
“ Come on, just do it Jack, I know you’re scared,”
The one thing I hate more than my brother pressuring me, is roller coasters. They. Are. Terrifying. The only time I have ever been on a roller coaster, I cried until I thought I was going to shrivel up because of all the water that I lost.
“Fine,” I sighed. I only agreed because I knew my brother would bother me about it for the rest of my life. I walked reluctantly up to the roller coaster that I swear could have been a skyscraper. The ride was just ending for a different group of people. When everyone got off I thought, “ Please break down, please break down.” It didn’t break down. We walked into the cart that would hold us throughout the ride.
“No turning back now,” I thought. My brother seemed to read my mind.
“We can’t leave now,” he said.
“I wish we could, I already feel sick.”
“Oh, don’t be a baby.”
The rest of the ride was pure silence until-
I tried to scream, but no words came out. Down
down
down we went.
My stomach bounced as we landed. The splash of the water at the bottom sounded like a million people landing in the water at the same time. I felt like I had jumped into a pool. My clothes were drenched and my hair was wet. It seemed much better than I expected it to be!
“Are you happy it’s over?” my brother asked.
“No, it was actually kind of fun.”
He looked down at me, and smiled.
“Yes, it was.”
“The greatest test of courage on Earth is to bear defeat without losing heart”- Robert Ingersoll
By Michael
“ Look, the new roller coaster is finished, maybe we should go on it,” my brother suggested while pointing.
“Well, you know-,”
“ Come on, just do it Jack, I know you’re scared,”
The one thing I hate more than my brother pressuring me, is roller coasters. They. Are. Terrifying. The only time I have ever been on a roller coaster, I cried until I thought I was going to shrivel up because of all the water that I lost.
“Fine,” I sighed. I only agreed because I knew my brother would bother me about it for the rest of my life. I walked reluctantly up to the roller coaster that I swear could have been a skyscraper. The ride was just ending for a different group of people. When everyone got off I thought, “ Please break down, please break down.” It didn’t break down. We walked into the cart that would hold us throughout the ride.
“No turning back now,” I thought. My brother seemed to read my mind.
“We can’t leave now,” he said.
“I wish we could, I already feel sick.”
“Oh, don’t be a baby.”
The rest of the ride was pure silence until-
I tried to scream, but no words came out. Down
down
down we went.
My stomach bounced as we landed. The splash of the water at the bottom sounded like a million people landing in the water at the same time. I felt like I had jumped into a pool. My clothes were drenched and my hair was wet. It seemed much better than I expected it to be!
“Are you happy it’s over?” my brother asked.
“No, it was actually kind of fun.”
He looked down at me, and smiled.
“Yes, it was.”
“The greatest test of courage on Earth is to bear defeat without losing heart”- Robert Ingersoll