Social Care chapter 15

Ah, chapter 15. This has gone pretty far and I'm not sure when or where it will end. But for now, I'm just gonna write this like I'm supposed to.

Benny: You mean like this?

Yeah. It's good that way.

The large red and white bus was parked right outside the house. As the Eds, Johnny, Ross and Izzy lined up with some of the other kids, they noticed that the bus had the words "Peach Creek City District" on it in white.

Mr. Collins stood in front of the kids, wearing a striped shirt and tie with jeans and a black jacket. He had a small smile on his face, which was pretty unusual for him. Maybe it was because he rarely, if ever, smiled before today.

Eddy asked "Hey, Sockhead. What do you think about the amusement park?"

Double D answered "It seems fine, Eddy. Despite the risk of injury and illness, I find going to the amusement park a good idea."

Johnny smiled and asked "Excuse me, Mr. Collins. Are you smiling?"

Mr. Collins smiled and answered "Yes, Johnny, I am. Even I smile sometimes, you know. OK, all of you get on the bus."

The kids went on the bus and began to find seats. Johnny sat in the middle next to Ross while the Eds all sat near the back. Izzy sat with one of her friends near the front of the bus and most of the kids were engaged in conversation. Eddy was lazily stretching his feet while talking to Ed and Double D. Johnny was playing on his PSP and Ross was curiously looking outside the window of the moving bus.

Eddy asked "What are we going to do first when we get to the park, boys?"

Double D answered "I will probably get something to eat from the confession stand or perhaps go to the arcade."

Ed answered "We should go on Kingda Ka."

Eddy rubbed his chin, as if he was thinking before he replied "Those both sound like good ideas. So let's go to the arcade first, go on the rides and then get something to eat. How is that?"

Ed said "It's a great plan, Eddy."

Double D hesitantly said "That does sound like a good idea, Eddy. But are you sure that we should go on the rides second? Maybe we should hold it off until later?"

Eddy replied "Why not, Sockhead? If we go on the rides before we get something to eat, we have a less likely chance of puking while riding them."

Double D sighed and reluctantly said "Fine, Eddy. We'll go with your compromise."

Meanwhile, further up the bus, Johnny was playing Army Commando 3 on his PSP next to Ross.

Ross asked "Hey Johnny. What rank are you in Army Commando 3?"

Johnny answered "I am going to become Sergeant after this match. Why?"

Ross replied "I was just wondering. I'm a Private First Class in Army Commando 3. Anyway, could I talk to you about something?"

Johnny said "Sure. What is it?"

Ross looked hesitant to answer Johnny's question as if he was nervous. He looked around the bus and sighed.

Ross thought "There are too many people around me for me to ask him right now. Besides, how would he understand it? How would he even react to what I tell him?"

Ross replied "Well, it's nothing."

Johnny raised an eyebrow and asked "Are you sure, Ross? I mean, you're my best friend and if you're having any problems or stuff like that, you know you could just tell me about it, right?"

Ross nodded and answered "Yeah, I do know but I don't have anything to talk about right now. I'm fine, Johnny."

Johnny said "OK, whatever you say, dude." before he reluctantly returned to playing Army Commando 3 on his PSP.

Near the front of the bus, Izzy and her friend Keisha were talking. Keisha had shoulder-length, curly brown hair and green eyes.

Izzy asked "Hey, Keisha. Have you been to Six Flags before?"

Keisha answered "I've been to the park in Canada a few times and I've been to this one a couple of times too. It's nice. Anyway, Madam Smokeza, it sounds like the place for an ideal date between you and Eddy."

Izzy chuckled before she said "Eddy? He's nice and a little cute but he seems a little too tame for Smokeza the Magnificent. Besides, what if I'm interested in somebody else?"

Keisha raised an eyebrow before she replied "So you're saying that after you've kissed him in front of half of the residents, you might not even like him at all? Why did you even kiss him, even?"

Izzy answered "I wanted to do something different instead of what I'm already doing. Staying in a long, predictable pattern seems boring and I just needed a change from it all. Eddy seemed like a change and a nice change at that."

As the bus pulled into the parking lot of Six Flags, the kids began to smile and cheer.

Mr. Collins smirked as he thought "They seem pretty excited. Then again, so was I the first time I was at an amusement park."

Mr. Collins stood up and said "OK, all of you line up in front of the bus. No pushing, no punching and no shouting. That means you, Eddy." as the kids began to get off the bus.

Soon, the PCH residents were lined up in front of the bus as Mr. Collins began to talk.

Mr. Collins said "Here's our plan for the day. Right now, it's 10 am. You kids have free reign to do what as you want- as long as it's legal and not life-threatening- but you have to be back here at 12:45 pm for lunch. After that, you get a couple more hours of free time and we'll meet back here at the bus at 3 pm. Does everyone understand that?"

He was met with a chorus of both nods and "Yes, Mr. Collins."

Mr. Collins said "Well, that's it. Enjoy the park." as the kids began to separate into groups and head into the park.

The Eds headed to the arcade while Johnny and Ross went to El Toro. Johnny smiled as he noticed that the line was somewhat shorter that morning than usual because he knew it would mean a shorter wait for him and Ross.

Ed and Double D went to play skee ball while Eddy began to wander around the arcade on his own. He felt calm and confident as he began to play some arcade games. After an hour and a half of playing some fighting games, Eddy felt somewhat bored. He yawned and then noticed a small crowd surrounding a DDR machine.

Eddy thought "That's a decent crowd over there. Maybe there's something interesting going on that I should check out." as he headed over to the crowd.

Meanwhile, Johnny and Ross were riding El Toro. Johnny was excited but Ross felt nervous. Ross couldn't tell if he was nervous because of the ride's altitude or because of what he wanted to tell Johnny.

Ross sighed as he thought "I can't tell him. I should just wait another time where I would feel more comfortable. But then how would he deal with it?"

Johnny turned to Ross and said "Nervous?"

Ross weakly laughed before he replied "Uh, a little…this ride is going pretty steep."

Johnny shrugged and said "That does happen on fast rides like this. Sometimes you get nervous, sometimes you don't. It really depends on your mood." as the car stopped at the top of the rollercoaster.

Ross replied "I guess you're right." right before the car went quickly downhill.

Eddy was near the back of the crowd around the DDR machine and was shocked to hear the person people were cheering on: Izzy! She and a curly-haired girl were doing very well at the game and some people were even clapping in time with the beat and Izzy's moves.

Eddy thought "Wow, she's pretty good at this. Maybe Crazy Girl has some talent under all that insanity." as he watched Izzy play.

Izzy was playing DDR with Keisha at the arcade who was paying little, if any, attention to the crowd behind her. Izzy was the opposite. She was still getting "Good" and "Perfect" while encouraging the crowd to cheer her on. As she was doing one move, she noticed Eddy near the back of the crowd. Izzy winked at Eddy before she blew him a kiss.

Eddy felt good right now. Izzy was noticing him, he got to play some decent games and he had a lot of money in the commissionary. This trip seemed to be going well so far. As if some deity had read his mind, Double D came up to Eddy.

Double D said "Eddy, we have a bit of a problem."

Eddy replied "What is it, Double D?"

Double D answered "Ed and I were playing skee ball and Ed ended up shoving four quarters into the skee ball machine. We're not sure if we're in any trouble but as they say, better safe than sorry." as he walked away to another section of the arcade.

Eddy looked back to the DDR machine and Izzy before he followed Double D. Izzy looked on at Eddy with some curiosity, worry and disappointment.

Eddy and Double D were now at the skee ball machines as the operator allowed Ed to play skee ball despite the incident with the quarters. Ed was doing decently, having gotten 100 points.

Double D was somewhat struggling more than Ed, but he had 80 points so far. Eddy had 130 points so far but he didn't really want to brag. Maybe it was because he was having a good day. Maybe it was because he didn't want to seem like a jerk or it could have simply because Ed and Double D were his friends.

Eddy smirked and said "Come on, guys. I excepted more of a game from you two."

After 20 minutes playing skee ball, Eddy asked Double D the time.

Double D answered "It's almost noon. We have an hour and ten minutes before we have to go to eat."

Eddy smiled and said "What are we waiting for, then? We have enough time to go on at least one ride before lunch."

That seems good enough to end. So now we're in the first part of the amusement park segment. This was actually a good chapter.

Benny: If you call it a good chapter.

Merry Christmas, readers! Enjoy the holidays!

Benny: *blows a party horn while wearing a Christmas hat*