Amusement Park
Percy had finally convinced me to go to his "favourite place on Earth". Coney Island. I myself have never been to Coney Island, mostly because I always find some excuse not to go when Susan asked me if I wanted to. Anyways, Percy had finally done the impossible. Convinced me to go to an amusement park. Bah. The reason why I always hated amusement parks was because of one thing. Roller coasters.
Those things freak the living hell out of me.
It's not even funny. Once, when I was about seven, I went to Disneyland with my dad. He took me on this roller coaster called 'California Scream'. It literally made me scream a bit too much. I was pretty much a bunch of nerves and tears after the ride was over. The funny thing is that after the ride, I threw up on the poor old lady who was sitting next to me.
I have sworn off roller coasters ever since.
But apparently Percy had other ideas.
"Hey Annabeth, let's go on 'The Cyclone'," he said to me excitedly, pointing to the ride. I looked and my grey eyes widened in fear.
It was a roller coaster. Quickly, I scuttled backwards, my face going as pale as a ghost's.
"No!" I practically screamed. Percy grabbed my wrist and stared at me in concern.
"What's wrong Annabeth?" he asked, his voice full of worry. I shuddered and closed my eyes, taking in a shaky breath.
"You're going to laugh at me," I muttered. He shook his head and pulled me a bit closer to him.
"I'm not," he said. "I swear." I opened my eyes and they quickly shifted to the floor.
"I...have an irrational fear of...roller coasters," I told him. I then shut my eyes quickly, I couldn't bear to look at him. My head hung in shame. Here I was, Annabeth Chase, the girl with a brain worth of Einstein, scared of one mother firetrucking roller coaster. I felt two fingers under my chin, lifting my head up.
"Hey," Percy murmured. "Look at me." I slowly opened my eyes. His sea-green ones bore into mine. "I'll help you through this okay?" I nodded. Slowly, he dragged me to the roller coaster known as 'The Cyclone'. The name already sent shudders up my spine. I dug my feet into the ground, all braveness leaving my body.
"I can't do this," I whimpered. Percy looked at me and grabbed my shoulders.
"Of course you can," he reassured me. "You're Annabeth Chase, you can do anything." With a small nod, I walked into the ride with him. I started hyperventilating when the attendant started pushing the bars down.
"You'll be fine," Percy said to me. I just grabbed his hand.
"Everybody, the ride will start in 3...2...1..."
My eyes squeezed shut.
Long story short, I ran to the bathroom right after that. Pretty much everything that I ate in the past two days made a reappearance. I could tell Percy felt bad. There was a slightly guilty look in his eyes that made me want to tell him that it wasn't his fault. But then again, if I said that, I'd be lying. With a groan, I tumbled out of the ladies washroom. Percy was waiting just outside for me.
"How are you feeling?" he asked me. I just answered with a little moan. "Do you want anything? Cotton candy?" I just shook my head weakly.
"If I eat anything, it'll just come back." Percy had a look of disgust on his face.
"Um...ew. I didn't need to know that," he muttered. I just shot him a quick glare, silently cursing him in my mind. That moron made me go on that damn roller coaster when I didn't want to! I hated him...
"Let's go on an easier ride," he suggested. I shrugged.
"Bumper cars?" I shook my head. Too bumpy. "Carousel?" I gave him a look.
"Do I look like I'm five to you?" I asked sarcastically.
"I hope not," he flirted. I rolled my eyes. He really was a Seaweed Brain sometimes, wasn't he?
"Anyways, ferris wheel?" he asked. I looked at it and shrugged.
"Sure, why not?" I agreed.
We were now slowly making our way to the top, and I was seriously reconsidering the carousel. I mean, the horses might eventually go faster than 0.256 miles per six hours. I sighed and rolled my eyes at the couple in the car below us. They were sucking each others face off. Haven't people learned about PRIVATE displays of affection? We were now at the top, and then something awful happened. The wheel stopped. I started panicking on the inside. Eyes wide, I stared at Percy. He looked a bit calmer than I did. Granted, I probably looked like Medusa right now.
"Oh my god, this is not happening to me!" I groaned. Percy just leaned back.
"It'll be fine," he reassured me. "This happens all the time." I groaned. Then I remembered something that happened while I was visiting Disneyland. Two people, a boy and a girl, were stuck at the top of a ferris wheel. Then suddenly, the boy and girl kissed. I had asked my dad about it, and he told me that it was a tradition.
I looked at Percy, and I saw that he was leaning a bit closer to me than usual.
Oh my god, he's going to kiss me.
Then, his head tilted a bit sideways.
Yup. DEFINETLY going to kiss me. Shouldn't I be stopping him?
His eyes drooped to a close.
WTF? WTF? WTF? Annabeth Chase you push him away right now!
Then my eyes started closing too and I leaned a bit...
You are so screwed.
"Sorry ladies and gentlemen, the problem has now been fixed," a voice said over the PA. Percy and I jumped back to our normal seats as our 'car' started inching towards the ground.
Well...that was awkward...
A/N
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