by Sas Freeman

Created on: August 29, 2011

She crept higher and higher.  The sun beamed in her face.  The anticipation built.  Someone screamed.  All of a sudden ... down, up and around, loop, twist, fall, right, another loop, bank hard and suddenly creeping along.  The roller coaster had come to an end.  Sandy wanted to go again.  She looked down at her watch.  3:15.  She still had time.  She had until 4:00pm.  This was the best roller coaster she had ever been on.

The line moved slowly.  Finally. She waited and anticipated.  She crept to the top again.  That was awesome.. Again. 

Once off the roller coaster, she looked around for classmates.  None, how odd?!  The park seemed almost empty.  She looked at her watch again.  3:15.  Sandy thought her heart had stopped for a second.  How could it still be 3:15?  She had a frozen watch. What time was it really?

"What time is it?" she asked the nearest person.  5:30.  Oh, no!  How could they possibly have left and not noticed her gone?  Didn't they do roll call on the bus?  Sandy ran for the information desk near the front of the park.  No one had asked about a missing student.  She asked to use the phone and called home.  No answered.  The park was closing at 6pm today.  She had to think.  What was she supposed to do now?  Time ticked by.  She looked at her watch again.

3:15.  'Duh!' she thought, 'Still not going to work'.  The speakers announced closing time.  A park attendant saw her and told her she must leave.  She told him of her situation, but he did not care.  He started nudging her toward the park exit.  She walked out and watched all of the cars leave.  She was the only one left; standing in the middle of a big empty parking lot.  Her heart raced. 

All of a sudden, she awoke to the alarm beeping.  It was time to get up and get ready for the field trip to the amusement park. 

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