Spectator Sport- An Amusement Park

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           The car pulls to a stop and I wake up from the uneasy sleep during the ride to see what’s waiting for me outside the window. I spot people, people, and people. I open the car door and step out lightly. I can feel the hot, burning sun on my face. I walk toward the flamboyant blue castle gate, like I’ve seen in movies. I see lines of people, crowds of people. Their faces are lit up with expectations and excitements that wait for them behind that blue gate. I, too, walk toward one of the small entrances where people are lining up. The lines are so long, I already am sweating so heavy from the heat around me- the people, the sun, the anticipation. It’s finally my turn to step into the gate, to see the wonderful things that’ll be waiting for me right there, for some fun.

            Red, yellow, blue colored balloons float in the air. I see happy couples with their couple t-shirts, kids running around with pink and white cotton candies. In the air I smell buttered popcorns, sweetness of cotton candies. All around me I hear strident screams, shouting, high-pitched shrills from the rides that look so much fun. People line up orderly and patiently for their rides but they can’t hide the fact that the air seems to be burning around them. Fanning each other, sipping on drinks, sweat running down their cheeks. I buy myself a cup of ice-cold coke. It’s there in my hands and I can feel the coolness it gives to my warm hand. Within seconds my hands turn cold, I bring up them to my neck and the coolness again spreads to my body, freeing me from the heat, satiating my dreaded thirst. I walk around a little bit more, until I come across this ride that catches my attention.





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            Lining up for 30 minutes under the blazing sun with all those people around you feeling packed and hot isn’t an easy thing. But patiently I do, and it’s finally my turn to step on to the roller coaster. One step at a time dubiously, I put my feet closer to the coaster. As I slowly get closer to the roller coaster I feel my heart beating fast. I choose my seat, put down the safety belt, “Click.” The operator checks on every lock, making sure it’s tight. I feel apprehensive and my heart starts beating faster and faster every second. “Cluck. Dr-rrr-rr-rrr.”  It starts to rise, I feel my heart stop, I hold on to the handle so tight. It continues to rise and it stops for a second, together with my heart. I close my eyes. Then down it goes. I hear screams from my mouth, person next to me, from every side. I let it all out, the stresses, worries, all those heavy burdens I have been keeping to myself. I can feel the air rushing up on my face, I feel so pressed down on to the chair. Left, right, down, up, in circles it goes. And when I open my eyes again, I realize I am still, we all are. I lift up the belt that was on me, and step out of the ride feeling really light.