Wendy has more important things to worry about than some embarrassing video. Could death be stalking her?
Wendy's memory was a blank, like she blacked out for a full 10 minutes. She wasn't sure why Jason and Kevin wanted to go on a rollercoaster, nothing about it seemed that fun to her. The giant devil statue wasn't helping her fears either.
"YOU CAN RUN! BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE!" The demon's voice cackled. "IT'S THE END OF THE LINE!"
"What's wrong?" Jason asked.
"Um. I was having that feeling like Deja Vu. You know, except for, something that hasn't happened yet."
"Jay. Come on man let's go!" Kevin and Carrie were headed to the lineup.
"Yeah yeah. Hold on," he tried hid best to assure his girlfriend that everything would be fine, "Hey look I know you. And I'm thinking that maybe you're nervous about this roller coaster because they say that the real fear with these rides, is the feeling of having no control. Everyone imagines stuff when they get scared. But it never turns out to be the way they imagined. Never."
Wendy wanted that to be true. "Okay."
She let Jason lead the way. Erin watched as she walked up to the roller coaster with Ian. She couldn't wait to make that tape public, everyone would see Wendy the way she did. Frankie was of course still hounding Ashley and Ashlyn; Erin wanted to yell at him to pocket his camera before somebody took it and smashed it, there was no way he was getting on holding that.
"YOU'LL NEVER RETURN FROM DEVIL'S FLIGHT!" The voice coming from the demon called as Wendy passed the turnstile.
Her nerves were shook as she saw the seats everyone would be strapped in as they shot off on the track. Everyone but her wanted to sit up front but she didn't like that idea because she wanted to see the track, at least she would know everything was safe. It was decided that Kevin would sit in back with her because Jason opposed the idea of her being by herself.
Frankie sat behind Ashley and Ashlyn but hid his camera when the ride attendant came around to their cart. Wendy had a bad feeling but was sure it would pass, she was locked in and it wasn't like she could fall off.
The young man manning the control panel hit the big red start button and the teens were slowly making their way to the top of track. It wouldn't be long until they'd be plummeting down the other side and doing loops. Wendy braced herself. "It's fine," Kevin told her but even he was scared when they finally did pick up speed.
Everyone started screaming as they were hurled around, wind blowing through their hair. Wendy was petrified but there was no going back now, she was there until the end. As they went further to the end the track seemed to rock back and forth and there was a sound like something was loose and rusty.
Frankie tried taking out his camera once more to record but Ashlyn pushed it away when he got too close. His camera along with the footage of Wendy was gone and Erin was going to kill him for sure. Something happened after Frankie 's camcorder fell. Sparks started to fly and the sound of what could've been an explosion.
The next thing the cart behind Wendy and Kevin ran off the tracks with the four people on it. It was complete chaos. Their restraints unlocked and they tried desperately to hold them down but it was no use. One by one everyone was hurdles violently from their seat. Wendy was the last one and she was about to meet the ground.
In a flash, Wendy came to with tears streaming down her face. She was back in her seat next to Kevin. Everyone was fine. The only thing was the was the start of the ride and not the end. It donned on Wendy quickly that she saw what could actually be their fate. She started screaming, "I want to get off! I have to get off!" Despite Kevin trying to calm her she still was hysterical. The restraints were unlocked with a push of a button but not everyone's.
Security came up to see what was going on and Wendy tried to explain but she was impossible to make out. Lewis, the captain of the football team was irritated and wanted to know why they couldn't just go on without her. "That bitch needs to chill out!" He said.
Jason and Carrie were among those who couldn't get out of their seats. As much as Jason begged to get off to see his girlfriend there was nothing anyone could do. A fight broke out between Lewis and Kevin resulting in security kicking them out along with Wendy. Erin was angry that Ian too got them kicked out because he wanted to break up the fight. Frankie followed Ashley and Ashlyn who couldn't deal with any drama.
Erin caught up with Frankie and hit him in the shoulder. "I can't believe you were going to go up there with that!"
"Hey! Ow! Why you hat'n? It's perfectly fine in my hands."
She held out her hand, "Give it to me!"
"What? No way, I gotta put it on my computer it's a very delicate process."
"Fuck you!"
The coaster started up but Wendy couldn't let it go on, she tried yelling about the tracks to the guys running the controls but she was escorted outside. She knew it was going to happen and there was nothing more she could do. Everyone watched in horror as the train went off the track and came apart, falling down below...
Frankie was at his apartment when he got a call from Erin. It had been weeks since the accident. "What the fuck? Is it ready or isn't it?"
Frankie hadn't touched he footage since that night, everything just seemed so unreal after the roller coaster. "I don't know...I mean...it seems kind of soon after Erin's boyfriend..."
"Jason's dead. She never really loved him anyway! She's a selfish bitch!"
Frankie wasn't sure what to do so he relented, "Fine, I'll have it for you tonight."
"You better I swear to God!" She was outside the school with most of the students from the accident. Everyone was still mourning over the losses. Wendy had been extremely reclusive and hardly said a word to anyone. It was raining hard out. She was going to her car when she passed the group, only giving the a glance.
Ashley and Ashlyn hurried up to her. "Hey, Wen! We were go tanning and you are more than welcome to come with," said Ashley hesitantly, "Here's my cell. I have yours."
Wendy looked down at the purple post-it note before crumpling it up in her coat pocket. "Yeah, I'll...let you know..."
She was like a zombie, numb and just going through the motions. Kevin caught up before she started her car. He banged on her window. "Wendy, hey!"
"I don't have time, Kevin! Get away from my car, please!"
"Wendy, listen to me! I was doing some research and what happened to us...I think it happened before! A kid on a plane to Paris claimed he had a premonition that the plane was going to blow up. It did but months later the survivors...they all started getting killed in the order they were supposed to on that plane..."
Wendy paused and shook her head, "Fuck off!" she peeled out of there, leaving Kevin and everyone behind. She just wanted to be left alone, she didn't even plan on attending the graduation ceremony. What was the point? In her room she looked over old photos. Everything she saw only made her sadder. When she got to the ones she took the night the roller coaster went off the tracks however she noticed something. Something about each photo, then she remembered what Kevin said. It was insane, that premonition, she tried to pretend it never happened, it couldn't have been real, no one could ever predict something like that. But she just couldn't shake this feeling.
Julie entered the house and was a little on edge, she knew very well that Wendy was still suffering but she still had her own stuff she had to deal with. She noticed something of hers on the bathroom sink and knew right away that Wendy must've taken it from her room. "This is mine! This is my good luck bracelet that Grandma left to me in her will!" when Wendy didn't say anything she was ready to storm out.
"Julie? I need, I need help. I have such guilt over Jason. I should never have let that ride go. You know usually I'm such a control freak but I didn't do enough to stop it, I should have done everything I could to stop it. And I wish I could have another chance, but I never can. I don't wanna someday feel that way about you, Julie. Y'know I can't talk to Mom and Dad. You're all I have left. You think when I get a place you could come stay with me for while?
Julie faced her sister and sighed, "You know I will! You take this, and I'll come get it when I visit you" she handed her the old bracelet, "And hey, on your end, do you mind if I borrow the school camera for graduation tonight?"
"Ah, sure, as long as you promise to bring it back to school on Monday."
"Done!"
"Oh, the battery is pretty low, so why don't you go get ready and I'll charge it up a bit for you."
"Cool."
Ashley and Ashlyn were waiting impatiently at the tanning salon while the owner stepped out to take a call. They couldn't wait any longer so they helped themselves to the tanning beds. The setup was fairly simple for their tan and all they needed was 15 minutes at the most. An old stereo with even older music. Ashyln found the song Love Rollercoaster which neither girl saw as a little morbid given how their classmates died horribly. They were completely oblivious to what was happening outside of their tanning beds. Ashley had carelessly set her slushy just above where the beds were plugged in, it started to melt fairly quickly and the water was causing the power to short circuit.
Wendy looked at Ashley and Ashlyn's photo she took of them and noticed that it kind of looked like they were on fire. The desk lamp started to flicker, something wasn't right. She remembered the invite to the tanning salon. She had to call to be sure, see if maybe this was all just in her head. She let the phone ring and ring until she got the voicebox. The whole thing had to be in her head, she had to be seeing things and just jumping to her own conclusions.
"Hey, is the camera ready?" Julie was insistent, she was ready to head over to the ceremony.
"Jul...," Wendy began.
Julie snapped her fingers and Wendy stopped herself short. She was in a trance again, all of her cares seemed to melt away. The she saw the photo of the two hot chicks, it was all coming back to her. She licked her lips and smiled. Julie watched as she stood up as if she were a robot and not human. She walked over to her not seeming herself at all. "Sorry, sis, I've gotta go! I've got some hot bitches I've gotta go save!" Julie was at a complete loss, "Don't worry. I'll be back for you." She puckered up and kissed Julie right there on the lips and walked out the door. Julie was left in awe and shock. Weirder, it seemed very familiar to her.
Things heat up in the next chapter! Until next time!
