Rough Draft #1

I was scared out of my mind. I wanted to turn around...

No. You can't turn back now, I thought to myself as I waited in the hot, boring, never-ending line.

I know this might sound pretty lame, but I was in line for a roller coaster at Legoland. It was Spring 2007. I don't usually like roller coasters; I have motion sickness, so even I was amazed that my sisters convinced me to give one a try. As the cars from the ride previous to the one I was about to board screeched to a sudden stop and the passengers clambered out, I was giving myself a pep talk. "All right, now is the time. You can do this. Little kids can and have survived this ride. So can you," I muttered to myself while wringing my shaking hands.

With a quick squeeze of my mom's hand, everybody scurried to their seats. My older sister Rachel and I found some free seats (which were right next to each other) and strapped ourselves in. The green cars that were supposed to resemble a dragon pulled out of the gate and quickly began to pick up speed.

The cold air slapped at my face and flowed through my hair while people screamed their hearts out. We went up; we went down; we went all the way to the left and to the right (so far that my sides were paralell to the ground). Adrenaline rushed through me so abruptly it was hard to figure out when it began to flood through me. I sure was screaming! The roller coaster ride seemed to last at least 5 minutes, when in reality it was only around 2 minutes at the most.

When the ride stopped at last, I was somewhat dizzy and stumbled around for about 10 minutes. As soon as I was completely back to normal, I realized that the roller coaster was actually pretty fun! Wow, I thought, I was really overreacting before the ride! I didn't think I would enjoy riding this roller coaster, but I did!

As I strolled out of Legoland California that day, a rush of pride swept through me. "I did it!" I shouted out the window of my car while my mom pulled out of the huge parking lot.

Even though that was over a year ago, I can still feel the same excitement and pride as I did that day, today, and I wouldn't be surprised if I do forever.