My Vacation Experience

Most people’s vacation memories are pleasant and exciting, however, that once was not the case for me. During July in 2011, my family decided to go to St. Louis, Missouri for vacation. We had gone to St. Louis before, but this time my family wanted to try something new. We agreed upon going to Six Flags. I was 10 at the time and, not surprisingly, had no previous experience with any other amusement parks. I innocently went along with the idea, figuring “What's the worse that could happen?” However, little did I know that was my first mistake.
I started out wandering aimlessly behind my family. My dad and my sister ran to the nearest roller coasters to fuel their adrenaline while I was stuck around the outskirts of everyone. I would wait for thirty minutes or so at a time, only for them to get off and immediately switch to another ride. For the most part, this is how I spent my time save for one or two stops for food. I had frozen lemonade and lunch which consisted of a small cheese pizza. …show more content…
It was tall and intimidating. Sure, there were plenty of other rides that would tower over this one, but I saw no difference. I don't recall the name; however, I do remember that it was sponsored by Kraft to advertise their new string cheese. There seemed to be an infinite number of twists, turns, and loops, guaranteed to make anyone disoriented. I heard screams and screeches coming from above me, guaranteed to make any 10 year old frightened. Everything was already adding up to be an unpleasant situation. My dad and sister waited in the long, winding line. I made my way to a nearby bench so I could sit and wait until something abruptly stopped me. It was my dad. At first, it was only a suggestion to get on the ride. Then, it transformed into blatant harassment. He tried persuading me and he tried negotiating with me. He put all of his might into convincing me to step into that obvious death