Project #134

CHAPTER 3

Aron had a strange dream that night. It was more of a flashback to when he was a kid. He was a child in Wisconsin Dells again. His family was at the entrance of Noah's Ark Waterpark and Aron was anxiously waiting to get in. After his family got their tickets and went in. Aron went running ahead of the pack.

"Aron, come back!" yelled his mom.

"Arrrrronn!" yelled his sister.

"Aron!" his dad shouted.

What happened next, though, didn't historically happen when he was a kid.

Clouds covered the sunshine. All the other visitors disappeared. Aron looked around at the empty waterpark and became scared.

"Mommy, Daddy! Where did you go?" Aron shouted.

A tidal wave of water came rushing towards him. He started to run to the exit. "Mommy, Daddy!"

"Aron! Get over here!" said his dad in the family car.

Aron was less than 50 feet from the car, when it took off on him.

"Don't leave me here!" he shouted as he started to cry.

He turned around only to see the tidal wave right in front of him. He shielded himself and closed his eyes. He peeked one eye open just to see the water a moment before trampling him to death.

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Aron opened his eyes to find himself in the hotel room. He took a deep sigh and glanced over at the clock. It was 7:30 in the morning. He figured he might as well get up. He stretched, got on some light clothing, and headed down to the lobby for their free complimentary breakfast.

He grabbed a bowl of oatmeal, a toaster pastry, an apple, and some orange juice. He sat down at an empty table with a TV just above him. A sports-talk show was on, thank goodness on his behalf, talking about the football games that had been played the previous day. He had started eating his oatmeal overhearing that the Chicago Bears defeated the Atlanta Falcons 27-10 yesterday. He then moved onto his toaster pastry while the show focused on the Cincinnati Bengals win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Aron took a drink of his orange juice,and then picked up the apple. Right before he bit into it, he over heard two strangers talking at another table.

"Did you hear they never found any remains of that poor girl?" one of them had said. Aron looked over with an annoyed look.

"I did" the other one had started. "You know, with all of these missing people in the past few years,I ... really just don't feel safe in this area anymore. Maria and I are looking to move to out of state."

"Really?" the first stranger responded with surprise.

"Unfortunately, yes. The issue hit a little too close to Maria when her cousin was abducted last year."the second stranger replied as he cut into his waffle. "Same story with her too... no traces, no remains, nothing was found. Maria really hasn't been the same since it happened."

"I understand." the first stranger responded.

At that point, Aron decided to finish breakfast back in his hotel room. He walked up the stairway with his apple and orange juice, being careful not to drop or spill any of it. He opened his room door and sat down at the table near his window. He then proceeded to finish his breakfast in peace.

After breakfast, he decided to get ready for a day he had been looking forward to for a long time. He brushed his teeth, got in the shower, and got dressed. It was supposed to be a cool day weather-wise, so he wore a black fleece with jeans. He texted his mom that his big day was about to begin,to which she wished him a day full of fun.