I Can Wait
Chapter 4- Alberquerque
A.N- Don't own Webkinz company, but I do own a few webkinz.
Currently living in Sacremento, California for 2 years.
Summer right before 10th grade.
"Oh my goodness Martha, I soooo want that!" Gabriella said, looking at the arcade prizes. She pointed to a 10 livestrongs that said; Best-Friends-Share-Secrets-Food-Love-Sorrow-Care-Promises-Always. One bracelet said each word. It was a friendship packet of livestrongs.
"I want that!" Martha said, pointing to the new Ipod Shuffle, "But its 25000 points!"
"Well lets get playing then, cause we want our prizes and mine is 3000."
"Lets get going then!"
The two girls went off and started to play A LOT of games.
Gabriella and Martha had saved a fourth of their alowence and money everyweek this summer waiting for this day. Together, they saved up over a 100 dollers and spending it today in the arcades.
Gabriella started off playing a game where there is a dome, and a light that goes around in circles. You have to push the button when it lights up on jackpot. Around jackpot was 10 points, 8 points and so on.
Martha started playing DDR, amazingly, they gave out points for the better score you have.
"Yes!" Gabriella squealed. "I won the jackpot!"
"Wow! That is a lot of tickets!" Martha said, coming towards her, with a handful of tickets.
Ticket by ticket came spurting out of the maching, she had one 387 tickets all together.
"I think this is enough, but I want more!" Gabriella said, realizing she had only spent 50 cents on that game, and already had all those points.
"How did you win that?" Martha questioned.
"I don't know, in Alberquerque, I used to play basketball with my friends, so I guess I have quick reflexes."
"Wow, I guess we both have a game then. You are good at that one and I am good a DDR."
"Yah, c'mon its 3 o'clock, we only have 2 more hours, so lets get playing!"
Gabriella and Martha ran to the the nearest game. The game was in the shape of a jukebox, you put a quarter in it and it would roll down and land in one of the spots, while it played music. The spots were jackpot, 10 points, 16 points, 1 point and 8 points.
Martha put one of her quarters in and it landed in the 16 point holes, 16 tickets came spurting out.
"Nice, my turn." Gabriella said, putting in a quarter.
The two girls watched the quarter roll down and it landed in the 8 point hole.
"Yes, I didn't get one!" Gabriella said collecting her tickets.
"How many tickets do you have now?" Martha asked.
Gabriella counted her tickets, "395 tickets, but remember that each of them is 5 points."
"Oh yah, I have 91 tickets, lets play some more."
The two girls didn't hesitate anymore and ran up to the nearest skiball game. They went side-by-side, putting the 2 quarters in to start the game. The point of the game was to roll the ball into the holes, the harder the holes, the better your score and tickets.
"Oh my goodness, this is fun!" Martha stated.
"I know, but I only have 3 balls left." Gabriella replied, they had started off with 8.
"Remeber that we can play again."
"I know."
Martha left the game with 14 more tickets, and Gabriella left the game with 13.
"Im going to try one of the crane games, you want to too?" Gabriella asked.
"Sure, I think I am going to try one of the webkinz one, I want the german sheperd."
"Yah, they are so cute, I want the seal."
Webkinz are stuffed animals that have special codes that you put on the computer. They are for children but the two didn't care, they had fun and the stuffed animals are cute.
Gabriella went first.
"How about you put in 1 dollar so you get 3 tries, its a better deal." Martha stated.
"Oh, thanks, I didn't see that. Which one should I go for, the seal is in there, but it isn't the easiest." Gabriella asked.
"I think that you should go for the turtle, raccoon, or the horse."
"I'll try the turtle."
Gabriella put in her quarters and moved the crane to the turtle. The crane dropped and picked it up.
"Yay!"
Just as the turtle got to the opening where it drops and you get it, it fell.
"Darn, I almost had it!"
"I know, remember you still have 2 tries left.
"I know."
Gabriella dropped the crane again at the turtle. Since the turtle was closer, it was eaisier to get it.
The two stood there, waiting to see if she earned it or not.
"Yay!" Gabriella squealed as she got the turtle, "Look, my first webkinz!"
"I know, its so cute. We are acting like 7 year olds."
"Oh well, I think it is worth it. And you can have my last try, I already got it."
"Thanks." Martha replied as she moved the crane to the horse.
The crane dropped and picked up the brown horse. It moved slowly to the the point where it drops, and it got there. Martha had got a webkinz too.
"Yes! This crane must be lucky, because we both got one."
"I know, but this is awesome!"
Gabriella and Martha put the stuffed animals in their backpacks, they had brought one to put all of their prizes in.
"What should we do next?"
"I don't know, but I am really determined to get good prizes."
"Ok lets go then." Martha said, following Gabriella back towards the skiball games.
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The girls had just stopped from playing their last game, deal or no deal, and were at the prize station.
The two had handed the people their tickets, so they could count them up. Then they recieved the piece of paper that said how many points they had earned.
"Woah, I got 67,894 points!" Martha said.
"Nice, I got 85,540 points!" Gabriella replied.
"We can get a lot of good stuff."
"Yah I know, lets see what we can get."
After deciding on what they were getting, the two walked out of the arcade, hands full. They might have used up all of their money, but it was worth it.
Martha had gotten the Ipod Video, the german sheperd webkin, and one of the necklaces they had.
Gabriella had gotten the pack of livestrong bracelets with the friend sayings on it, and the new Ipod nano.
"I love our prizes." Gabriella said.
"And they were worth it!"
"I know."
The two walked home, even though they lived about 20 minutes from the boardwalk.
Martha was sleeping over Gabriella's house so they both entered Gabriella's house, surprised that they found both of their moms there.
"Mom." Gabriella started.
"What." Martha added.
"Are." Gabriella said again.
"You." Martha cut in.
"Talking about?" Both of the girls asked.
"We have some news, girls." Martha's mom, Megan, started.
"Well, since Megan and I work together in the same office, our boss wanted us to both move to Alberquerque." Maria said.
"And we are getting a promotion so we will be leaving tomorrow first thing." Megan added.
"Alberquerque." Was all that Gabriella was able to say, before jumping up and down with excitement.