Through a Child's Eyes- Kait's Ferris Wheel Stories
Through my eyes, a ferris wheel use to be just another ride. Now it's a death machine that suspends you in mid air as you hang on for dear life. Whenever I get on a ferris wheel, I'm terrified. My breathing slows down and my heart starts beating fast. I find it hard to focus. Everytime I look down I can't see the bottom. Once I'm on it, there is no way to stop and ask for anyone's aid. I've had a few bad experiences with ferris wheels.
It all started when I was 6 years old. My family took us to an amusement park called the Magic Forest. It was a rainy day, but we still went on the rides and had a lot of fun. My little brother and I begged my mom if we could go on the ferris wheel. She said no and when my dad asked why, she said that cart number 118 would start swinging back and forth. At first we were disappointed that we couldn't go on the ride. Instead we sat back and watched as the wheel circuited around. As I looked up, I could see the rain dripping off from the top of the tree pines. I looked past the ferris wheel into the parking lot and saw a gigantic Uncle Sam statue standing tall and proud. As we watched the wheel descend from the top, to our disbelief cart number 118 start swinging out of control. I could see the rain droplets dashing off the the bottom of the cart. Everyone was in shock. Thankfully, the workers got everyone off and nobody was hurt.
On my 7th grade class trip, my friends and I decided to go on the ferris wheel. As we waited in line, we started joking around saying that we would get stuck at the top. We got into the cart and stopped near the top like it usually does, but with a screeching halt. Hanging in suspense, I looked down to see that 5 people are surrounded at the controls and shout up at us "You'll be down in a few minutes". After 20 minutes went by, we started panicing. One of my friends start screaming at the top of her lungs, "We're gonna die! We're gonna die! We're gonna starve to death!" At that moment, my friend Kelsey revealed some Nutrigrain Bars out of her...