Chapter 8

Wally couldn't wait to ride the Cyclone! It would be the most extreme rollercoaster he's ever been on. Sure, it wasn't as fast as those other rollercoasters at Six Flags or Great Adventure, but this had something those others didn't have, age. This rollercoaster had been here for a hundred years now. Who knows what could happen on a rickety ride like that. He just loves the excitement and rush that comes with it. Others had all these safety precautions, in here; you had to cling for your life. Too bad everyone else couldn't come. Who knew they would all be a bunch of wimps. Peter and Doug I would understand, but even Jake, Josh, Tony, and Steve all chickened out. Whatever, this kinda felt good, Wally, "the kid that does nothing", riding a little rollercoaster that all the big boys couldn't handle. He couldn't hide a smile at that. When he got on line he saw that it wasn't so bad. Just a few people and he'd be able to ride the Cyclone! He then, felt someone behind him. Probably another tourist or something, though he felt a little strange about this. "Wally?" the person behind him asked.
'Oh know', he thought. He knew that girlish voice anywhere voice anywhere. He turned and saw what he expected. "Caroline!" he shouted in surprise, though he didn't know why since he already knew it was her. "What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Hey Wally!" she said happily. "My family and I came here about twenty minutes ago. I heard about this ride and I really wanted to go on. I asked Eddie and Beth if they wanted to go with me but they were kinda scared, you know, since this rollercoaster is, like, a hundred years old? Well, anyways, they told me that they were gonna ride some rides and they would meet with me when I was done with this."

"Oh. Huh. I always thought that you were scared with this kind of stuff. You never seem like you actually rode and enjoyed rollercoasters."

"Are you kidding? I absolutely LOVE rollercoasters! I just love the rush and excitement. All those other rollercoasters have all these safety precautions, in here; you have to literally cling onto your life. What about you? I always thought you were one of those quiet guys who liked to think a lot?"

"I am, most of the time. Everyone needs a secret identity, don't they?" He said with a smile.

"Hmmm… Looks like your turning into an actor. Ehhh Wally? I knew I would rub of you."

"Yeah, get real, Caroline" he exclaimed. "I would have said that you girls thought we were your heroes or something, the way you kept on following us around everywhere."

"Well, I admit that you guys were fun to be around, but that doesn't mean that you were our whole lives. Besides, I heard from a little bird named Peter saying that you guys really missed us when we moved."

"Ummm, where'd you hear that?" he asked feeling embarrassed.

"Peter e-mailed it to me two weeks after we moved back to Ohio."

'Crap! I'm gonna kill him when I get back', he thought. "Oh, ummm, well, you see…" trying to think of an excuse, "Oh look, we're next". He said glad he has an excuse to get out of this conversation.

Caroline turned, "Yay! I've been waiting all week!"

When they got on, it soon followed with a bunch of fast twists, turns, and screams.

After the ride they headed for the exit. "Whoa! That was so awesome! Everything was such a blur! I thought me head was gonna pop off." Caroline said excitedly.

"I know! I thought I was going to puke, or that the 'coaster was going to fast that it was going to go forward in time!" Wally almost shouted.

"This was fun, spending time with you that is." Caroline said when they were back on the sidewalk. "We should do it again sometime, liiiiiike say on Saturday?"

"Definitely!" Wally agreed. "I'll pick you up. Where are you staying?"

"Here's my address." Caroline said writing it on a piece of paper. "So, see you Saturday?" she asked.

"See you Saturday." Wally agreed and Caroline left to go find her parents.

'Wait.' He thought. 'Did she just ask me on a date? Are we going on a DATE!'