Chapter 23

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There were many rides. We were excited. I said, “Let's try every ride one by one.” Julia said, “Alright, let's start with the ferris wheel.”  We ran towards it and purchased tickets for us. We had to wait for some time in line. 

Finally, we sat in the Ferris wheel. It was a wonderful experience. I could see everything from it. Everything looked very tiny. Then we dropped it and went towards the rollercoaster. We took a ride. It was very fast. I had fun riding it. 

Then we went towards the spinning rides. We had fun riding and playing with it. We were hungry as it was lunch time. Julia said, “I am hungry. Let's eat something.” Chris said, “Yes. Let's go.” So we had lunch and walked for some time, exploring the amusement park. 

  I was very excited as I had never come here. Then we spotted a bench and sat over there. We rest for a few minutes. Then Julia said, “Someone wants ice-cream.”  Chris and I said yes. Julia went forward to buy ice-cream for us. 

She was very excited to buy ice-cream. A guy from nowhere came near her and said, “You look like you could use some company.” Julia was clearly uncomfortable and said, “No, I don't.” 

   “Come on, why not give me a chance?” The guy said smiling. Julia’s heart started to race. Julia was moving forward. The guy started to followed her.“I am just trying to be friendly.” the guy said grabbing Julia’s hand and pulling her towards him.

   “No, I don't want to talk to you.” She said firmly and moved forward. But the man didn't back off. Instead, he moved closer to her. “Leave me alone.” Julia said as her heart was racing.

  The man tried to move his hand towards Julia’s hand. “Don't touch me.” Julia yelled and pushed the man away. “Come on. Don't be like that. I am just trying to be friendly.” The man said coming towards Julia. Julia lifted her foot and kicked him hard in his knee. 

The man staggered back with pain. She wasted no time running away from him. She could hear him shouting something but she didn't looked back. Julia’s heart still racing as she is trying to calm down. She finally reached towards us breathing heavily. “What happened?” Chris asked Julia.

Julia said, “Some man came towards me and make me uncomfortable.” I said, “Are you okay?” She said, “Yes. I kicked in his knee and ran away.” Chris said, “Maybe we should return home now. It's already evening and we had fun.” 

   I agreed. We went towards Josh’s car and sat on the seat. It was a good experience. We came back to our apartment.

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