Chapter 1: Pizza and Kennywood
The next day, I met up with my best friend, Carly Shay and her parents, Sam and Freddie at Pamela's P&G Diner in Squirrel Hill for breakfast. "Hi, guys!" I greeted everyone. "Hi, Angel!" Carly greeted back. "We're so excited for you to have breakfast with us again," Mrs. Shay told me. "Here at Pamela's P&G Diner," Mr. Benson added. "I always loved to just get breakfast at the Eat n' Park in Natrona Heights when I first met Angel," Carly remembered. "Yeah, that was a good restaurant," I agreed. "The Cafe on Main Street in Sharpsburg is also a good place to get breakfast. Have you guys ever been there?" "No, we haven't," Mr. Benson told me. "What's it like?" "It's a restaurant that I have been to with my mom," I explained. "It serves omelets, just like this place does." "That sounds cool," Mrs. Shay agreed. "Maybe, we can try going there some time instead of coming here." "How about some time later in September?" I offered. "Sure," Mrs. Shay replied. "Will you guys be able to join me, Alex, Justin, and Max at Kennywood tonight?" I asked. "We'll see," Carly replied. I ordered my usual favorite thing to eat at Pamela's P&G Diner: a Western omelet. Later that day, I joined some more of my best friends Alex Russo, Justin Evans, and Max Greenwald at Vincent's Pizza Place in McKeesport, in which we all split a pizza for dinner. "I used to love the Kennywood Night Rider," Alex explained to me. "It was always cheaper to get in the park after 5:00 pm, and there was hardly anybody in line for the rides." "Carly and her parents are supposed to join us tonight, too." "Are they?" Alex asked me. "Justin, don't you remember when Kennywood had their Phantom Fright Nights the same nights that we had our marching band performances at football games?" "I sure do, Alex," Justin replied. "I do too, Alex," Max agreed. "Let's all go on some of Kennywood's nighttime rides, shall we?" I asked. We headed for Kennywood Park, where Carly, Mrs. Shay, and Mr. Benson joined us. We only got to ride on Alex's favorite roller coaster, which was the Thunderbolt, and Alex, of course, rode with me. I learned that Mr. Benson liked the Noah's Ark at Kennywood best, Mrs. Shay's favorite roller coaster was the Jack Rabbit, and Carly's favorite roller coaster was the Racer. We also got treats after the rides. Carly and her parents got hot dogs to eat and sweet tea to drink, Alex got an Italian ice to eat, Justin got grilled corn on the cob to eat, and Max got a caramel apple to eat. Pretty soon, it was time for all of us to leave. "Thanks for a great evening, guys!" I thanked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Alex replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"