Chapter 3: Sandcastle Water Park
The next day, I met up with Sarah, James, and Henri, as well as my other best friends, Alex Russo, Justin Evans, and Max Greenwald at Sandcastle Water Park in Homestead. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Sarah greeted back. "I can't wait to go on some of the waterslides," Alex stated. "Me too," Sarah agreed. "What do you want to ride on first?" "How about the Blue Tubaluba?" Alex suggested. "That is one of my favorites." "Okay, I love the Blue Tubaluba," Sarah agreed. We got in line and rode down each slide as many times as we could. "Ugh, the hot weather is back," Sarah stated. "It won't be for long, Sarah," I reassured my friend. "I hope not," Sarah agreed. "The earlier start to fall, the better!" "Same with spring," Alex agreed. "El Nino is developing in the Pacific Ocean, and the cool and wet summer pattern will return." "What kind of winter do you think that we will have this year, Angel?" Sarah asked me. "I think it will be a mild winter, especially around Christmastime," I stated. "Speaking of Christmas, do you remember the one year when you, James, Henri, and I opened presents and ate a nice dinner at Christmas?" Sarah asked. "You probably don't know about it, Alex." "Well, Sarah, the only Christmas celebrations I remember are the ones where I was with Angel opening presents and eating Christmas dinner," Alex stated. We only had time to ride the Blue Tubaluba and Thunder Run before it rained a little bit and the slides were temporarily closed. Alex served us cupcakes, since she didn't want any food. She then changed her mind and ordered us food from the All American Grille, which was our favorite restaurant at Sandcastle. I ordered a hot dog with fries and a Dippin' Dots sundae, Sarah got a soft pretzel, James got Potato Patch fries, Henri got nachos, Alex got chicken tenders with fries, Justin got a cheeseburger with fries, and Max got a hot dog with fries, just like I did. "I love Sandcastle, James," Justin stated. "I especially loved coming here my senior year of high school." "I'm sure it was fun, Justin," James agreed. He bit into a Potato Patch fry. "Mmm, these fries are good," James stated. "Would you like to try some?" "Of course," Justin replied. "I want to go on more slides, Henri," Max stated. "Well, we can't, Max," Henri stated. "The slides are closed now." I decided to ride more waterslides with Alex, Justin, and Max, including the Lightning Express, Tubers Tower, Cliffhangers, and Boardwalk Blasters, while Sarah, James, and Henri hung out by the Mon Tsunami Wave Pool, in which we eventually joined them and swam. Pretty soon, it was time for me to leave. "Thanks for a great day, everyone!" I thanked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Sarah replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"
