Chapter 1: Arrivals and attraction
I turned up the volume of my music, attempting to block out the voices of those around me. I know it was very antisocial of me, but when woken up early I tend to be a bit of a bitch. So I decided to do the others a favour and take a short nap in the car before we reached our destination. Jess and Daphnee thought it would be an excellent idea to check out the new theme park that had opened up last week, not only was it a theme park though, it was also a retreat (and of course they booked us the weekend there). Still being a new attraction I knew it was going to be busy. The car ride would take about 1 hour to get down there, then another hour waiting in line at the gates. I closed my eyes and let the music sooth my mind. I had the sweet sounds of Pierce the Veil ringing through my ears as I lay my head on the side window. I lay there for about 10 minutes before I slowly fall asleep…
“Hey? Wake up, dude! Where here!” I hear an excited Jess squeal. I open my eyes and am instantly blinded by the sun. As my eyes adjust I see the big, black, gothic styled gates at the entrance. I put my phone away in the front pocket of my black, skinny jeans and step out of the car. An usher was waiting for us on our arrival. He took our bags and popped them on a mini cart which was already stacked with other bags. Even though we were weekend guests, we still have to line up at the gates for the theme park. We all make our way over to the gates and stand in line. The line is too long for comfort and there’s so many screaming little kids running amuck. I look around at all the different people and families standing and waiting for their time to get in. I notice a fairly attractive boy standing in line with his headphones on over his head. He turns slightly, letting me get a good glimpse of his eyes, Holy shit. Could they anymore gorgeous? I mean he’s wearing glasses but oh my god. Green. I’m a massive sucker for guys that possess green eyes. Not only that, he also had a very good fashion sense. His jeans really brought out his fit ass. The things I would do to cop a feel. I noticed him reaching in and getting his phone out of his pocket. As he looked down, his glasses fall slightly forward and so does the front of his hair. He pushes his glasses back in place and flicks his head so his curls go back to the way they were. I giggle quietly and his cuteness. Well, so I thought. I notice multiple people turn around and look at me, including Mr.Attractive. Shit. I quickly look away in the opposite direction and pretend like nothing happened. Idiot.
It turns out that we weren’t waiting an hour in line. More like 30 minutes I’m pretty sure. We all purchased our tickets and walked inside the gates and into the park. As we walked in, we were all given a small pamphlet which folded out into a map of the park. It was huge. There was so much do to and to see. It was going to be a long day.
The first thing we decided to do was go and check out our rooms and get settled in. Jess opened her map and led us to where we were staying. There were multiple places to stay around the park, but we all agreed on the East side house. As we walked along the cobblestone path we got a sneak peak at all the attractions. The place wasn’t just rides and sideshows it was also filled with miniature parks, restaurants and bars. It truly was an exciting place. Our surroundings started getting less ‘amusement park’ as we got closer to the accommodation. We came to a forestry bit with pine trees and rocks. There was a paved driveway leading up to what seemed like a mansion. I think everyone’s jaw almost dropped at the sight of the magnificent place. We started to follow down the paved driveway until we reached the bottom of the stairs. There was an usher standing at the stairs waiting for us (the same one who took our bags). “Jessica Milford?” He said look at a piece of paper in his hands. “Uh, yes that is me.” Jess replies smiling at the young man. He nods his head and shoves the paper into the inside of his navy blue blazer. “I guess I should show you to your room.” He says, signalling for us to follow him. There were four different suits within the complex, two of which were up stairs and the others below. We didn’t get a say in which suit we would be staying in, we just booked and payed our money and were given our place. The usher led us upstairs to the suit on the left. As we reached the top of the stairs, we came to a small undercover balcony area. It was paved and was decorated with potted plants and had a singular bench on the back wall. On either side of the wall there were two white doors with numbers. One of them had a 1 and the other, 2. The young man made his way over to the door which had the 2 on it and pulled a key from his pocket. He slid the key into the lock and turned it, unlocking it and opening it up. We all rushed towards the opened door to peep inside. I think we all let a tiny squeal as we took a good long look inside our room. It was absolutely stunning. The carpet was light cashmere which blended well with the cream painted walls. There were 2 deep red couches in the middle of the room, surrounding a stone fire place. We all walked in one by one and saw the modernized French kitchen in the corner. Our luggage was sitting in a pile near the glass dining table. As I made my over to get my luggage I noticed a bunch of white roses sitting on the table with a note saying ‘enjoy your stay’. I smiled at the cute gesture of the staff and continued to collect my luggage. I picked up my bags and went through the first door that I saw. I walked into a small hallway, where I saw 4 doors. I really wasn’t sure which one to look into first, so I went to the last door on the right and opened up into a bedroom. I drop my bags instantly and run and dive straight onto the queen sized bed. I feel the cushiony covers mold to my body as I fall face down into the middle of the bed. The covers a warm pearly colour a black embellishment near the bottom.
