Chapter 3: Sandcastle Water Park
The next day, I met my childhood friends Sarah, James, and Henri at Sandcastle Water Park in Homestead, along with some of my other friends Alex Russo, Justin Evans, and Max Greenwald. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Sarah greeted back. "It turned into a nice day to go to Sandcastle," Alex stated. "We got the Flash Flood Sale tickets," James told us. "We didn't know about those," Justin stated. "Sorry!" "What do you think we should ride first, Max?" Henri asked. "How about some waterslides?" Max suggested. "I think we should start off with the Blue Tubaluba," I told my friends. "Is that your favorite waterslide?" Sarah asked. "It's one of my favorites, yes," I replied. "It's one of mine, too," Alex agreed. "I'm sad that summer is almost over," I told my friends. "I'm not," Sarah disagreed. "I am looking forward to fall." "I like spring best," Alex stated. "The only really good thing about winter that I like is Christmas," I stated. "You, James, Henri, and I had a really nice Christmas together one year, Sarah." "Yes, we opened presents and had a very yummy Christmas dinner," Sarah agreed. "You should have been there, Alex." "Well, Angel and I did all that stuff for Christmas too, Sarah," Alex stated. We then took our turns riding down the Blue Tubaluba and other waterslides such as the Thunder Run, Tubers Tower, Cliffhangers, and Boardwalk Blasters, which was a body slide that Sarah lost her hair tie on. When the slides were closed temporarily for inclement weather, we all got some food to eat. I got a cobb salad, Sarah got a soft pretzel, James got Potato Patch fries, Henri got nachos, Alex got chicken tenders with Potato Patch fries, Justin got a cheeseburger with Potato Patch fries, and Max got a hot dog with Potato Patch fries. "I remember coming here during my senior year of high school, James," Justin remembered. "Was it fun?" James asked. "I don't even care that the Potato Patch restaurant is closed because we were able to get these fries at the All American Grille." "You like Potato Patch fries too?" Justin asked. "Of course, Justin," James replied. "Heck, I enjoyed coming here when I first met Angel!" The boys enjoyed all the waterslides just as much as we did. We also got Dippin' Dots to eat for dessert before taking a dip in the Mon Tsunami Wave Pool. When the waves came on, I always shouted "Ricola!" Nobody understood what it meant but me. When the Wave Pool shut down, Sarah, Alex, and I rode all the waterslides twice except for the Boardwalk Blasters, which Sarah did not want to ride again. As a result, Alex loaned Sarah one of her hair ties. Pretty soon, it was getting late so it would be time for us to go. "Thanks for a great day, guys!" I thanked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Sarah replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"