Lucky

The Demon Roller coaster comes to an end.
"OMG that was so much fun!" we shout to our best friends waiting in line to go onto the ride.
"We will watch and wait for your outside"
"Okay!"
My best friend Ruhi and I go out to rest in the shady patch of grass just outside of the Demon ride.
But something doesnt seem right.
I cant hear constant screaming of the constant roller coasters racing down the tracks.
Something must be up.
I tell my friend but she just brushes it off.
But I knew something was wrong.
Then all of a sudden, we see a few park security guys walk towards the ride.
Then a flood of visitors waiting in line come pouring out of the queue.
Something has to be up.
We knew that our 2 friends were on that ride when we last saw them.
We run towards the exit of the ride but no one knew what was going on.
We saw a roller coaster car sitting on the tracks empty.
Something bad just happened.
Ruhi and I run frantically all around the coaster to see where the missing coaster went.
But we couldnt find them.
Worst of all, we were going to be on that car. Only if we went with them.

Due to the confusions of the lines, we couldnt ride the same ride as them.

I felt like it was my fault. I would have been on that roller coaster. I should be stuck there right now.
And worse, our friend Katie, who was scared of roller coasters, was on this particular one.
My heart beats faster and faster.
It feels like it was going to jump out of my chest.
Both of my friends who I consider my brother and sister was on that ride.
I felt like I was going to die.
Hearing all the spectators saying "the ride is stuck", "the car went missing", "it stopped" just made my fears worsen.
I thought that the worst has happened to them.

What if they are stuck for hours?

What if they are upside down for a long time?

What if the tracks broke and they are injured?

What if they died?

Tear felt like they were going to pour out but they never came.

I couldnt feel my legs.
5 minutes later, we hear a scream and tracks racing by.
Those short 5 minutes seemed to slow down and feel like 5 hours.
I was relieved but worried at the same time.
Ruhi and I dash to the tracks to find the passengers trembling yet happy.
Then we spot our friends.
We run towards them, right into their arms.
After everything settled, we asked what happened.
They told us that they were stuck but it could have be worse.

Then I realized.
How lucky they were.
How lucky I was. That my friends are unharmed.
I thought that the worse thing had happened to them
But luckily it was only a minor problem.

I hear all these amusement park accident stories and I never really thought about it.

"Oh, its another park story of someone getting injured"

But this incident really made me realize.
It could happen to any of us, any where, any time.
It was so scary.

So I just feel so lucky that my friends walked away from that ride without an injury but with a memory :)