Hey guys and gals
I'm back with another chapter.
Last chapter
When I walked into the house, the lights in the living room turned on.
"I thought we had a deal about leaving notes?" Alvin said. "Checking in?"
"My mom and I do."
"You worried her. Again." He said. "I told her, I'd wait up for you."
"Well I'm here." I said about to walk up the stairs.
"Hey, Ulrich?" Alvin asked. "I'm not interested in talking to the back of your head." He said. "If we're going to make this work, then there has to be trust and respect. Am I right?" He said. "I think that's something we both want."
"Fine."
"There you go, buddy."
SOF/L Chapter 6
The next day, I went straight to the Water Park. I was now sitting on a picnic table. I then saw Jim walking towards me
"I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to leave." He said.
"What?" I said.
"Yeah, you're gonna have to take off, I'm getting complaints." Jim said. "You're having way to much fun. It's making everyone uncomfortable."
"Ok." I said getting up.
"Hey, hey, whoa, whoa." He said. "I'm just kidding." He said. "That wasn't even my best stuff." Jim said with a laugh. "Are you for real?" he said. "I can tell you're in complete awe of our picnic tables." he said pointing to the one I was just sitting at. "It is one-of-a-kind, except for the 200 other ones here that are exactly like it." He said. "But there's more to the park to be seen." He then gestured for me to follow him. "1st things 1st," he started. "as much as I'm a fan of "The Red Hot Chili Peppers," we've got to get you a swim suit." He said. "Seriously, when's the last time you bought jeans?"
"My mom buys my jeans."
"Good, always take things literally." He said. "How's that working out for you? Does that get you laid?" he said. "C'mon."
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I followed Jim all the way until we got to a swimsuit rental booth.
"Lewis, hook up my man Ulrich here with one of our finest rentals, would you?" Jim asked. I looked up and saw a bald headed man with glasses eating ramen noodles.
"Some kid threw up near Crazy Tubes." Lewis said.
"Sexy. Let's try not to impress him all at ounce. Huh?"
"That will be not a challenge." Lewis said getting up.
"Lewis is kinda over this place."
"I told you, I'm not long for here." Lewis said.
"No, I remember that conversation." Said Jim taking the cup of noodles. "In 2003, 5, 11, April." He said eating a fork full of noodles. "Yesterday." Lewis then took the cup back.
"I can't eat that now. Your dirty mouth's been on it."
"Germaphobe." Jim informed me.
"I've just told you, there are things I want to do."
"Prove it, without thinking, rattle off 3, go."
"See New Mexico, invent something, and become a storm chaser."
"I think you've gotta go to school for that."
"Hey look, there's storm, let's got get it, got it."
Jim then turned back to me. "It's true, He's been studying meteorology since pre-school" He said. "Don't let the Dahmer glasses fool you."
I looked and saw Lewis handing me a swimsuit.
"These don't have any mesh, so you're basically going commando." Lewis said. "Watch sitting or you're junk'll fall out." He said. "Found that out the hard way at a birthday party."
"And just like that, you're impressed and grossed out." Jim said. "Bye Lewis."
"Bye."
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After getting my swimsuit, Jim started showing me around the park.
"Water Wiz Water Park, built in the summer of 83', is the last bastion of everything that time period stood for." Jim said. "In fact, it was decreed by its creator that this place shall never age." He said. "On his deathbed, he said, I don't want this place re-painted or updated. I don't even want it brought up to code" He started. "The minute someone tries, it needs to be destroyed." He finished. "We actually have a nuclear bomb for just such an occasion." He said. "Bought it off the Russians." He said. "Really? Still good with all that? Even the Russian thing?" He asked. "That's Cold War. It's kinda outdated." He said. "K, thanks. That was a waste of a bit."
"Hey." Said. Yolanda walking up to us.
"Hey."
"Some kid threw up near Crazy Tube."
"What?" Jim screamed. "Why is this the first I'm hearing of this? Damn it, woman!" He said. "Yolanda, Ulrich, Jim, Mary Beth."
"HI, Ulrich?" Yolanda said. "Also, I need you to reorder some more mats"
"Did it." Jim said putting his chin on her shoulder.
"Finish the work order for next week."
"Did it."
"Change all the filters."
"Done."
"You know I'm gonna check all those things, right?"
"Then, in that case, I didn't do any of that."
"Right, So I'm doing it." Yolanda said walking away.
"It's called delegation, baby. I read about it in a book." He said. "See her?" Jim said pointing at Yolanda. "That's the one you wait for, my man." I looked up and saw Yolanda turn back around. "Yeah, I know she likes me since she looked back."
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I followed Jim all the way until we got to one of the nearby water slides.
"This is Devil's Peak. The largest waterslide in a 50-mile radius." Jim said. "Stretch out the tube, end to end. 13 football fields
"Cool." Three kids then walked up to us.
"Jim, settle a debate for us." Said one of them.
"Hello boys." Jim said. "Ulrich, this is Vladimir, Ishmael, and Ming Lee."
"Those aren't our names."
"Those are the names I'm giving you, Vlady." He said. "These are my illegitimate sons. They all have different mothers." He said. "I'm trying to be a positive influence." He said. "Take them to little league, Boys Club, raising pandas to fight."
"Shut up, jackass." Said Vlaimir. "Neil says that years ago, some kid figured out how to pass someone on the water slide. Is that true?"
"He did." Said Neil.
"It's physically impossible, Neil." Vlad said as we followed Jim up the stairs. "You can't catch up to someone and pass them."
"Actually, Ming Lee's right." Jim said.
"See." Said Neil.
"I was there when it happened."
"So how did he do it?"
"It happened inside the tube, so no one really knows." Jim said. "Only the kid, the person passed, and Jesus Christ." Jim said. "But's he's a little hard to get a hold of." Jim said. "He won't return any of my calls. We wore the same shirt to a party and it got a little weird."
"Be serious." Said Neil.
"Don't interrupt him, Neil." Said Vlad.
"Guys, what happens in the tube stays in the tube." Jim said.
"Bullshit, we'll just ask the kid how he did it." Said Neil.
"Be my guest, if you can find him." Jim said. "Last I heard, he fell into a deep depression. The fame was too much." He said. "Turned to cocaine to escape the limelight and eventually a life of male prostitution." Jim said. "Oh look, there he is." He said pointing to a random kid. "You got sober, looking good."
"Screw you, Jim." Said Vlad.
"Yeah, screw you." Said Neil.
"I just said the, Neil."
"I was being supportive." The three kids then walked away.
"Actually, that crack kettled man whore was me?" Jim said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Wow." He said. "Do you get comedy?" Jim then continued up the stairs.
"So did he pass him by sliding up the side of the tube?"
"Not telling you?"
"But I wanna know."
"That's a good thing. Don't die wondering."
I followed him all the way until we got to the top of the slide. He then handed me a pad to slide on.
"Hot Rod, what's happening!" Jim said talking to the slide instructor.
"Some kid threw up near Crazy Tubes."
"Wow, word travels fast." Jim said. "Can I get a special ride "with benefits" for my man, Ulrich?"
"Yeah, hold on." He said. He then saw that a little kid was about to go down the slide. "You know what, this slide's out of order."
"Watch this." Jim said.
"Yeah, you gotta use the other one." A hot girl then walked up. "Actually, you know what? I think it's back in order." He said. "Come on, step up please."
"This guy's a professional." Jim said.
"Alright, just hold there." He said. "hold." When he said this, he got her to turn in such a way for us to get a perfect shot of her butt. "And you're holding." He said. "Still holding." He said. "And I think we're all set to hold a little bit longer." He said. "And go." She then put her mat down and went down the slide. Jim then started clapping.
"Thank you, thank you." Hot rod said bowing.
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"Happy Fourth of July, everyone." Said the announcer. "In honor of America's birthday, the park will be closing early, but our doors reopen at 10:00 am tomorrow morning, everyone have a save and fun holiday"
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After the park closed, I went back to where my bike was. I was about to unhook when I heard someone pull up behind me.
"What's up cowboy." Jim said. "You wanna ride."
"No thanks, I've got my bike."
"Where're you staying?"
"Over by the beach on Hampton."
"That's far. And people drive like idiots on the 4th." He said. "Just throw your bike in the back."
"Naw, you don't have to."
"Come on."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"Ok." I said. I then picked the bike and put it the back of the car."
"Careful. This car's just the right amount of shitty." Once the bike was in the back seat, I got in the passenger seat.
Alright guys and gals
That's it for this chapter
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