Roller Coaster-Personal Narrative

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It was a hot, summer Saturday and there, standing in front of the PNE gates, was Jacob Kim and his family. The family had eaten breakfast and driven to the amusement park in Vancouver to have a day full of excitement and fun. They were waiting for the gates to open so that they could go in and ride the exhilarating rollercoasters, play the challenging games, and munch on yummy foods. As soon as the gates opened, everyone that was waiting ran in hoping to be the first in line for their favourite rollercoaster. Jacob and his family entered in a slightly calmer manner and lined up at the mighty wooden rollercoaster. The first ride on the coaster was already in session and as the Kim family waited in line, their excitement grew and grew, anticipating …show more content…
The rollercoaster’s camera had caught a picture as this terrifying event was happening.
“What perfect timing!”
The rollercoaster eventually came to a stop as the ride concluded, and Jacob jumped off as soon as he could. He didn’t want to stay on the ride that had struck him with so much fear. As they were leaving the ride, Jacob’s family stopped by the photo booth to check how they looked in their pictures. The look on Jacob’s face was priceless. The time of the picture couldn’t have been any better. You could clearly see the fright and worry inside of Jacob just by looking at his expression.. He was all hunched up over the safety bar as if he was hanging on for dear life which was sort of what was happening. The whole family burst out in laughter. It was just too good! Jacob and his Family decided buy the picture to cherish that moment forever. When the Kim family got home after a full day of other exciting rides and delicious snacks, they stuck the picture on the fridge to cheer them up whenever they were down. Although Jacob was frightened at the time of the event, as he looks back at the picture on the fridge, he laughs to himself thinking, “Wow, what a funny

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