Kneesocks 2018-19

Lazy River Disaster By Mackenzie Majewski 5C

As we step through the doors and into the indoor waterpark at Jay Peak, I feel the humid air swallow my face. I see the blinding bright coloured water slides and hear the screams within them.

“What do you want to go on first?” my mother asks kindly.

“LAZY RIVER!” My brother and I both shout so loud that many people stop and stare at us. My lips curl into a excited smile so wide it hurts.

We snatch tubes off the rack and race towards the man-made river. I see the huge red bucket of water start to fill up again and again after just pouring out above the river. I smell the chlorine rising up into the air. I hop into the tube and slowly start to drift downwards in the bright blue water. I hear the screams, laughter, and splashes of people not too far ahead. I grip the handles of the tube hard in anticipation. Then, I let go and slip out through the hole in the bottom of the tube. I start to swim forward and when I try to resurface, I get tugged back under the water before I can get a breath into my lungs. Only one thought went through my mind, this is a WAVE POOL. I gasp, letting the rest of my air bubble up to the surface. I kick desperately, hoping to get to the top, my lungs burning. I think about the air right above my head taunting me. I kick the hardest kick I can muster, but I’m only on top for just one breath before I get sent cartwheeling under the water. I get to the top again, just as the huge bucket leans over, and pours out. I get a huge mouthful of water and the force of the water pulls me back under. I fold up in a fetal position and plug my nose as the waves spin me around and around, the water gurgling and juggling itself at the back of my throat. I look around the water helplessly, my muscles giving in, the chlorine stinging my eyes, and my screams echoing under water. I spot an unused tube on my left and with the last of my strength, I cling to it so hard I think it might pop. I spit out all the water I have in my mouth and gulp down the glorious air. I never realized how good it felt to have air in your lungs before.

I spot my brother (apparently watching the whole thing) floating by me casually, a smug smile on his face that infuriates me.

“BEST. WIPEOUT. EVER!!!!!!”

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