Blue Horizons Show Narrative

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I fidgeted uncomfortably on the hard, green plastic seats around the stage and semi-circle shaped pool, resting my arms on the sides of the seats. I grimaced at the sight of bird poop on the armrests and quickly removed my elbows off them, placing them on my lap after checking for scat on my sleeves.
It was a long wait before the Blue Horizons show started at Seaworld, San Diego , and all I could do was stare at the oddly shaped plastic waves on the stage, and the rainbow balloon-like “bubbles” on them, and listen to my brother whine about how he was hungry, and beg my dad for more beef jerky.My dad adamantly refused to give my brother any, saying that the show would start soon. I had to watch a tug-of-war with the beef jerky package while
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My parents politely refused while my brother complained that he wanted some. I didn’t want anything, and the only thing I wanted was to go back to our hotel.
Finally the salespeople retreated back into their booths outside, and all was quiet except for the chatter of the people, and the children running around, screaming and playing. It seemed that the show would never start.
Soon enough, my wish for the show someone to come out of the bubbly arch came true and a bearded man came out, holding a ukulele and dressed in a cowboy costume, telling us the show would start soon and that the whales and dolphins were preparing for to show us a great performance.
Yeah, Right… I thought angrily. Wait… Did he just say DOLPHINS and WHALES?! My attitude changed completely as I daydreamed about my favorite animal: the smooth skin adorning a slender body, a playful smile lingering on its face, and I only heard a bits of what the cowboy said. It was only until my brother prodded me with his finger that I knew I was supposed to stand up and sing a weird song with the rest of the audience. I made a face and grudgingly stood up, though I had no desire to sing, and instead wondered about what the dolphins would

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