Joy ride
My first trip to six flags was very scary. It was in 2011 when my brothers and I went the year before but I was too scared to go because I heard of 13 year old girl who died on the superman a couple of years earlier. It was in Kentucky and the girls feet were cut off at the ankle. The girl was taken to a hospital, but her name was not released and her condition was unavailable Friday morning. That story really opened my eyes to how dangerous six flags is. I swore I would never go but my friends told me that there were more rides and I didn’t have to go on the superman. So I decided I would go. Two months later, my brothers got me a ticket and told me we were going the following week. I was terrified but I knew I couldn’t hide from it my whole life, yet that didn’t stop me from thinking about it all week. So Saturday came around and my brothers and I went to six flags. I remember walking in, feeling my heart beating fast; I didn’t know what to expect. I couldn’t get the thought of the lady out of my head.
We walked in and the first ride I saw was the scissor ride. I was stood there and watched it to make sure it was safe for me to get on. After about 15 people rode it I final get on. I sat down in-between brothers. Of Course they were not scared like me. The man who worked there came to check if we can tie our seat belts right. When the worker came to check, me being my scary cat self, I asked him if he could check again. He smiled and said sure, in my head I was still scared but it was too late to back down. The ride started to move and at first it wasn’t that bad. About thirty seconds later the ride started to get higher; I started to get scared. Thirty seconds later I was screaming at the top of my lungs; we were completely upside down. At that time I just wanted to get off but now it was way too late. The ride does about 3 more flips and finally it stopped. I undid my seat belt and I was so proud of myself.
My brother looked over and said “Was that so bad you cry baby.”
“Shut up loser.” I say back at him.
Next we went to the Mr. Freeze. The Mr. Freeze is the fastest ride it also goes backwards. At the time I didn’t know that but by the time my brothers told me we had been standing in the line to long and to be honest I wasn’t as scared as I was in the being. We finally get to the front of the line. There is only to seats in a row on the ride so one person had to sit alone. My older brother said he wants to sit alone so I had to sit with my other brother, thank god because I was scared to ride it alone. I sit in my seat the person comes to cheek my seat belt again, this time I didn’t make him re cheek it. Before I knew it the ride was over.
“Wow that was to fast I want to…”
My brother rudely cuts me of “…You want to what?”
“Never mind, let’s go to the next ride.” Secretly I wanted to say I want to ride it again but I didn’t what my brothers to think I liked it. After we got off the Mr. Freeze I was starving. I decided to walk to subway because the prices at six flags are ridiculous. When we walked back to six flags I was stuffed. I didn’t ride any rides because I thought it was a bad idea to be upside down on a full stomach.

I see the superman right in front of my face! This whole time I have been trying to avoid it. I guess I haven’t been doing a good job. I feel my palms drenched with sweat. All I see is the superman my mind blocks all the people in line and all the people walking right in front of me. For a second I even forget my brothers until Ali said “let’s get on it”. I couldn’t even move I was just standing there as if I had forgotten how to walk. All I wanted to do was go home I wanted the night to be over.
“Hello? Earth to Sarah”Ali said.
“ I—I—can’t get on its just too much” I said. As I was saying this Ali was already getting in line.
There were some benches right across the superman, since there was no way in hell I was going to ride it I went to sit down but right when I was walking to the bench my brother grabbed my hand and said “come on what’s the worst that can happen?”
“I CAN GET KILLED?!” I shouted not knowing that I was loud enough to alarm everyone. I am not getting on and that is final I swung my arm and continued walking on.
As I was watching as my brothers were on this death machine. I was thinking to myself what if they get there leg cut of or worst? I couldn’t live with my self-knowing that I let them get on and didn’t at least try to stop them. I sat there and I prayed that they would not get hurt I sat there with my eyes closed the whole time.
Before I knew it I feel a tap on my shoulder. IT’S ALI! I couldn’t help myself I hugged him and I realized that Mohammed wasn’t with him. “Um where is Mohammed” I said.
“I don’t know I thought he was with u?” Great we had just lost him and he was the one telling us to all stay together so we don’t lose each other. We tried to call him but he didn’t answer. When I turn around I see him with a snow cone. I run to him and ask him where he was and why he left without telling us. I was so worried.
I could tell he was hiding something “what’s wrong?” I asked.
“Nothing I just didn’t want to ride it” he was lying I could tell by the way he was eating his snow cone he was all nervous and he was eating it so fast which is what he did when he was nervous.
“Liar you know you can’t lie to me just say it”
“o-okay you caught me I was—am scared to ride it”. He was so ashamed of it like it was something bad. Turns out he was scared too! I was so happy it made me feel like I wasn’t alone.
“Okay if you ride it I will” I said.
“Okay “Mohammed said. We got in line and stood there in what seemed to be forever. I am getting really nervous we are in the front of the line. I’m shaking I don’t know what has gotten into me am I really about to go through with this? I want to turn and run the other was. When I buckle my belt I was crying thinking I was about to die. The ride starts it’s so beautiful in the sky I could see everything. That was the fun part but it would drop down so fast. I just wanted to be back on the floor. When we get back to the bottom I feel so accomplished as if I had just won a thousand dollars! I realized that I had just conquered my biggest fear. Many people don’t have the courage to face their fear. My advice is that if your scared to do something just do it. It’s worth it because then you don’t have to live with the fear of whatever it is.