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ALL ALONE IN A GREAT BIG WATER PARK
by Alan

I woke up eager for King's island, and thought in extreme depth. I had never been there before! My cousin was always talking about the Vortex. But, I personally thought it was way too fast for my taste. I wanted to go to the wave pool so bad, because my friend told me there were sirens and then the waves came in.

After my daydreaming was done, I smelled the aroma of scrumptious golden brown pancakes smothered in luscious syrup. Even while I ate them I queried, "When are we leaving?"

"As soon as I lay out some ground rules," ferociously snapped mom.

"Don't go any place without us knowing where you are!" announced dad.

Finally, we were on our epic journey. I was in my car for what felt like eons; the car was scorching hot as the sun glared in my big eyes through open window.

My sister was singing off key to I00 bottles or juice on the wall. I was irritated by the constant chant. Finally, we arrived at the kingdom of water and roller coaster rides. The people looked like a swarm of ants scurrying away from a magnifying glass.

On our way in, I skipped ahead of the group but then my older sister quickly snatched me, she was 6 at the time. I could barely wait to rampage around the famous wave pool!

We charged through people in the scariest part of the park (or so I thought) at least 2 times before locating the entranceway to the best part of the park. Next to the entrance was a jingling crescendo as the tremendous trolley trotted along side us.

Then we all jolted over to the odor of a chlorine infested water park (of doom); and before we knew it we were in the middle of a coliseum looking dome. We all were jogging; the thought of swimming took over my mind. We soon sited a pool that we all could agree on; it had a wooden structure that sailed the 7 seas, in the center a watchtower rested. Out of the cannons flowed a constant stream of freezing cold water. We all started running into the pool and frantically splashing each other. Then, My eyes gazed upon an ocean looking pool, my friend immediately popped into my head as his voice echoed in my 4 year old mind.

I wanted to go to that pool so bad I mumbled because the thought of swimming in it made me go brain dead, "Mom, can I go over to the wave pool?"

But with out waiting for a response, I just started sprinting over to that wonderful pool.

Soon, I was in water with at least 250 people recklessly splashing about.

I swam until my toes couldn't touch any more. But without a warning I heard a siren glaring out in the deep side of the pool.

Then the waves were crashing down on my tiny head nearly drowning me. Gasping for life, I felt like my lungs were out of oxygen; I felt like I was a fish with no gills. I flailed to the diagonal surface and I got out of that death pool. I coughed out at least 2cups of chlorine-contaminated water. For the first time ever I realized that my mom wasn't by my side; I was terrified.

After all that I started perspirating, F ran away from the weird lifeguard chasing me. In the distance I saw a lady crying. I examined her more closely and realized it was my mom. She was far away.

I ran to her and then we both were crying. Relief flooded me as I dug my face in her shoulder and just let it all out. My mom said it was going to be a long time until we went to Kings Island again. I was so happy to see my mom; I really didn't have a care in the world.