Where Dreams Come True (On Hold)

Chapter 12: Roller Coasters & Unbirthdays

1.19.16

Here's a new update, finally. (sort of) In honor of me reaching 100 followers. (I also just felt bad, and wanted to get a new chapter up.) I'm not sure if all of them read this, but my deepest gratitude to all my followers (and of course readers ;) ). Thanks for staying with me, RL has been difficult lately, but I finally have something I'm satisfied with, and let me tell you, I, at one point, got to a point where reaching my 4500 word minimum seemed miles away. But I got it, and I think I like it :)

Our first two cameos show up in this chapter! (don't worry, everyone who wanted to be in the story will get in).

Lastly, I'm sorry if you don't agree with how I handled some things in this chapter.

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Anticipation and adrenaline rush through me as we make our way through the line. Owen, Kota, and Victor had decided to sit this one out, for which the other boys ribbed them mercilessly. The three denied any dislike or fear of roller coasters, but the other six wouldn't let up. Boys.

"I knew I shouldn't have given her ice cream," I hear North grumble. "Too much sugar."

"Naw, she's just excited!" Sean counters, while pinching my cheeks. It's true. I'm just excited.

"It's just a damn roller coaster, nothing to be excited about." Is he ever excited about anything? Come on dude, live a little. You have relationship with a girl who is also in a relationship with your brothers on a mutual agreement. Your life is nothing but excitement. Now act like it.

Look at me, I could be a motivational speaker.

"North! It's my first roller coaster!" I enthuse. "I've been waiting 800 years for this moment!"  He playfully rolls his eyes at my exaggeration. I just grin.

The line starts to move forward again, as I assume they let a new group of people on the ride.

I'm a little bummed that I left my camera behind with those who weren't riding, as it would be useful to pass the time, but their reasoning in doing so made sense. Wouldn't want to lose or damage anything.

"Are you ready for this, Aggele?" Silas asks, wrapping his arm around my waist and placing a kiss to the top of my head. Wasn't he listening?

"Duh! Did you hear me say how long I've been waiting for this?? Eight. Hundred. Years!"

He chuckles. "That's an awfully long time, to wait." I huff. "I'm not sure roller coasters have even existed that long," he teases. I stick my tongue out at him and he kisses it. "Careful with that, Aggele. You might get me in trouble," he husks.

"Oy! She is trouble! Why doesn't anyone listen to me? It's been years, and still no one listens to Gabriel." His voice lowers to a mutter as he ends his mini rant. "Nate, let's play something!" He turns around not waiting for an answer.

The queue area for this ride has activities, and for the next hour and a half that's what most of my boys do when they have the chance. North mostly watches them, grunting every now and then, and ribbing them when one of them has trouble with a particular task.

We eventually make it near the front of the line, and when it's our turn, I'm sat between Silas and North, I'm sure there's some of their strange alpha male logic behind this.

I get settled in my seat, and I start to feel a little bit of nervous anticipation, a funny feeling in my stomach. I move a little in my seat to release the nervous tension.

"You ready, Aggele?" Silas asks from behind me, excitedly. I let out a nervous giggle and nod my head, emphatically.

There's an announcement over head and then we're moving. Suddenly, I don't want to be on this ride any more. The panic sets so fast, I don't have time to accept it. The ride is fast, dark, and it has abrupt twists and turns. It also has an unstable sensation. I don't like it.