Field Trip

chapter 4:him

Emily checked her watch. 11:45 it read.

'Alright, I got plenty of time. If anything I'll meet the girls up for lunch' she thought. Then she pulled out her phone. No new messages.

Looking up, she filled with excitement. 'I think I'll have some fun while I'm here' she thought to herself, standing in front of Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

Walking right in, she noticed the amusing talking parrot, which made it clear his name was Polly. "Ahoy there, maties!"it shrieked. "Yo ho, yo ho a pirates life for me!"That made her laugh.

As she entered the queue, she noticed it got very cold, very quickly. Goosebumps started appearing on her arms. "¡Hay que frio!"she said out loud. Then she noticed the eerie music playing through the halls.

The decorations surrounding her made her feel she was really at the time where pirates where running about. Canons waiting to be lit, fire crackling in the distance, the prisoners behind the bars, the dim lighting, and stained walls. She was amazed at all the detail Imagineers put into this.

Then she had a flashback. She was with her family. Her mom, her dad, her 2 year old brother and a 6 year old Emily. She was waiting outside of this very ride with her mom while her dad and brother were inside riding. After eating a whole bucket of popcorn, she quickly started to fall asleep on her mothers lap. The reason her and her mom were waiting outside was because Emily absolutely hated this ride. She hated it because it had a little drop. All she remembered was going to sleep, outside, laying on a bench, next to her mother. Then she wakes up. She was perched on her dads' shoulder. Facing the concrete, she pulled her head up and saw a bunch of people standing behind her. That's when she noticed the eerie music, the decorations, and the coldness. Instantly, she knew where she was. Her dad had picked her up while she was sleeping and took her in line to ride Pirates of the Caribbean. Then she started kicking and screaming. "No Papà!!!" She yelled. "No no no!!! I hate this ride!!" Then she started to cry. "¡Càlmaté, hija!!! We're going to be fine, watch." "I don't wanna watch! I wanna get out RIGHT NOW!!" she argued. But she was too late. They were already in line to board the boats. And soon after that, they jumped in a boat. Her father set her down next to him. "Listen, chína. You know I would never anything to hurt you. But don't worry, you'll be safe, right here with Papà. I promise." He then opened his arm and she positioned herself to make herself comfy. "You promise?" "I promise." Throughout the ride, she felt safe with Papà's arm over her. He gave her a little squeeze. "I'm so proud of you mama. Your a big girl now!" That gained a smile. "I love you, Papà." "I love you too sweetheart."

"All aboard!!" interrupted her lovely daydream. "How many?"the lady in a pirates uniform asked. "Oh, just one."Emily answered. "Ok, right this way!"the lady motioned her to row 3.

While waiting for the next boat, she thought about her parents and how much she missed them.

'I never thought I would say this, but I miss Mom and Papà. Disney is a place to spend time and make memories with your family. Some of my happiest memories are here, and they all involve my family. It's not as magical without them.' she thought.

Then the next boat arrived and the gates opened. Her row was waiting for her. She stepped inside. 'Dang, I feel like a loner right now' she thought. But that changed when a boy about her age jumped in right before the gates closed.

"Do you mind if I join you?"he asked "Oh, not at all," Emily said.

Then the boat took off. He turned towards her.

The boy was gorgeous, with brown hair and a beautiful tan, and a pair of glowing hazel eyes

"The name is Flynn, by the way. Flynn Daniels. And you?" He stuck out his hand. "Emily, Emily Bueno"she answered, shaking his hand. "Well, nice to meet you, Ms. Bueno." "And you too Mr. Daniels." They both laughed. She noticed how cute his laugh was.

"So what brings you here? Are you alone?" he asked. Emily only heard the " are you

alone" part, because she was lost in his beautiful, green eyes. "Me? Nah. Just lost my friends in that crazy crowd out there"

"Oh I see. So, what brings you here?"he asked a second time.

Emily told him the whole story about her, her friends, and Mrs. Naheks.

"And what about you? What brings you here? she asked him. "Actually, I'm here for an audition. I want to audition to be a part of the parade"

"Oh wow that's so cool! I wish I could, but I live in Miami." "Aw that sucks. We could've been, um, I don't know. Peter Pan and Wendy maybe?" Instantly she started blushing. "That would be amazing."

The boat came up to a cloud of fog with a projection of Davie Jones, and passed right through it. "Well, that's new"she said. "No it's not." "It's not?" "Nope. It's been there for quite some time. I take it you haven't been here lately."

"Unfortunately not. Not in this part anyway" "Well maybe I could show you around sometime?" She smiled."That would be lovely, thanks." "No problem."

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Dead men, tell no tales..' started playing in the background. They reached the beached skeletons scene. One skeleton was standing upright against a tree with a sword through its chest. "Freaky," Emily said to herself.

Then they dropped. After that was the fighting scene with the Black Pearl shooting canons at the guests. She forgot how loud the canons were and jumped a bit. Then they made their way through a burning city scene, with pirates selling wives, people chasing the buckineers with pans, and chickens flying all over the place.

"This looks like one of my family reunions,"she said. He laughed. That precious laugh. Oh how she loved to hear it.

"So tell me about this parade thing,"she told him,"how does it work? Like, how much do you get paid?"

"I don't know. But I'm not here for the money. I'm here because I like to make people happy. Hey, this is the happiest place on earth, right? So it's a good place to start. And the really cool thing is that I get to come here when there's no more people in the park. Most practices take place in the middle of the night. It's kinda interesting if you think about it."

"Sounds a bit creepy, tho." He laughed that beautiful laugh again.

"Yeah I guess."he flipped his dark hair with his head. His eyes shone. She could've sworn there was a tiny twinkle in his eye.

They soon reached the exit. "You're pretty chill, how 'bout we meet up later. What do ya say?"he said standing up. "I would love to!"she said it more loudly then she imagined.

"Cool. I could introduce you to my soon-to-be boss. I think he'll like you." "Well, who doesn't like me?" Another gorgeous laugh. "Ok, so maybe around 5:30, 6:00 sound good?"

"Sounds perfect." "Alright, see ya then!" "Bye!" She turned away. He turned away. 'Did I just get asked on a date?!?'she wondered. "Did I just ask her on a date?!?' he wondered.

"Wait!"Emily yelled. He turned around. She mouthed the word 'where?'. "Ice cream shop on Mainstreet," he hollered. They waved bye. "Wait till the girls hear about this!!"she said to herself.