E for Exhilarate
"Come on, Sam! It would be so fun! Just one more time, please?" Danny pouted as them finished the roller coaster ride on Diamondback, for the sixth time.
"No way Phantom, I can't stand anymore more of that insane 230 feet drop, it's practically plunging into your death at 80 miles per hour. Not everyone can fly, you know?" Sam said as she walked out wobbly, grabbing her bag. "Why don't you just fly yourself around? The thing can't go as fast as you can fly anyways."
They both walked into the booth, trying to find their picture while relishing the cool air. Thinking back, they could never understand why they chose to go to the amusement park—King's Island on such a hot day. It was over a hundred degrees!
"Well, for once, I'm not the pilot, the machine is. It's nice to know that I'm not always the one who is responsible for everything, you know? Having control over everything is not always the best feeling." Danny said, running a hand through his hair.
"What? What do you mean by that? There are wars only because people want power, land and money. Are you telling me that you don't want to be the one in power?"
"No, actually… Yes, um. What I mean is that sometimes-heavy responsibility comes with the power. It's just that when you mess up, you risk so much more than just blame or two. You risk lives, people's lives, and if I mess up, I can't bear knowing that I could have prevented it if I just tried harder…" Danny looked at Sam, blue eyes urging her to understand.
Sam raised her eyebrow and nodded, almost admiringly, "well, Danny, if everyone in the world understands that, there wouldn't really be any problems left."
"Heh," Danny rubbed behind his neck with his hand, embarrassed that he suddenly revealed a part of himself that nobody knows to Sam. "So… Can we go for another ride on the Diamondback?"
"Oh Danny, of course we can." Sam said, pushing Danny to the never-ending line. And that's why I love you.