Personal Narrative: The Roller Coaster Ride

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Have you ever ridden a roller coaster that has made you puke? Want to go again? Maybe even hate the ride and never want to go again? Learn a lesson about life? We had just approached the roller coaster that looked like it would make you extremely sick to your stomach, Lagoon Amusement Park has so far had the scariest rides ever, not including the kids section we walked through. Considering I’m from Wyoming where there are no amusement parks, just carnivals that are in town for at most a week. There are no scary rides at all but let me tell you, these were really scary rides standing in front of me. “Would you girls want to go on that ride,” my dad asked my sisters and me. “Not really, “ Shelbi and Ellie said in unision. “Sure, it looks fun,” I replied not very confident. …show more content…

Well, at least it felt that way because I had the worst butterflies fly around my stomach making me sick, and I was starting to feel a little bit dizzier with every step I took. “You excited?” my dad asked. “Sort of, but really scared. How about you?” I replied with a shaky voice. “Yes! I love this stuff. I am so glad you decided to come with me.” Now I knew there was no turning back because we were already at the gate loading up. The roller coater started the wheels screeching on the tracks, the people around us clutching the handle bar in front of them I could almost hear their sweaty hands, form the hot Utah summer sun, rubbing on the bar. My dad looked over at me and said with one of the biggest smile EVER, “here we go!” The next thing I know we are climbing up the metal ramp straight up and about to nose dive down the front into two upside down loops. So I closed my eyes and screamed like my life depended on it because it did! I felt like I was on top of the world looking down on everyone, the sky as blue as could be, the park looking almost as if it was an ant

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