Opposite But Identical

Chapter 8: Wheelers in Disney World

"Boys! Get up! We're going to Magic Kingdom today!" Karen Wheeler shook the boys awake.

Richie jumped out of bed. Despite what you might think, he loved Disney World. The Wheelers went to Disney every other summer for a week. Richie yelled, "C'mon, Mike, up, up, up!"

He started doing his British accent. "Young Michael, let's go see the castle!"

Mike buried his head under his pillow and said, "Okay," as he fell back to sleep.

Richie yelled, "Tally-ho!" As he jumped on Mike's back and started slapping him. "GET UP, MIKE! Space Mountain is gonna be packed by the time we get there!"

Little Holly yelled, "Yeah!" And Richie shot her a thumbs up. After about a minute of slapping and British accents, Mike finally got up. Thirty minutes and a monorail ride later, the Wheelers were finally in Magic Kingdom. They went on Peter Pan's Flight, then onto It's a Small World.

After the third time on the ride, Richie became pretty sure that he was never going to get the song out of his head. "Can Mike and I please go?" Richie pleaded. "I wanna ride Space Mountain!"

Mrs. Wheeler sighed. "Yeah, sure. Just meet us for lunch at one."

"Awesome, cool, thanks, Mom!" He jumped out of the boat, pulling Mike with him while Karen, Ted, and Holly got back in line. Nancy didn't end up going on vacation with them, because she was "too old" to like Disney. This deeply offended Richie, who was only four years younger and loved Disney.

On the way to Space Mountain, Mike said, "Richie, I don't like rollercoasters-"

"Look, Mike, if you ride it, I'll buy you a churro."

"Ugh...okay. But we're going on a slower ride after. Carousel of Progress."

"That's the most boring fucking ride I've ever been on."

"It's interesting! It shows the evolution of technology-"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever. We're here. The line is only fifteen minutes. Let's go!"

Mike rolled his eyes and let his twin pull him along. Before they got on, Mike said, "Rich, put your glasses in your pocket. They'll fall off if they're on your face."

"Yeah, no. If I take them off, then I won't be able to see anything."

"Fine, but when your glasses fall off, don't blame me."

"They're not going to fall off, dipshit." Mike rolled his eyes at his brother.

"Whatever you say."

About halfway through the ride, on the big drop, you can guess what happened. Richie's glasses flew straight off his face and tumbled onto the ride track, where they got crushed.

"Shit," Richie mumbled. Mike held back a laugh, trying not to say I told you so. As soon as they got off the ride, Mike pulled a pair of Richie's backup glasses out of a fanny pack and handed it to Richie.

"You brought my backups?" Richie smiled.

"As soon as I heard you talking about Space Mountain, I knew they were getting going to be needed."

"And the fanny pack?"

"Eddie lent it to me. He said I would probably need it if I was spending an extended amount of  time with you."

He grinned. "It's true. I'm a walking disaster."

Later, they went on a few more rides and then stopped in the gift shop after going on Pirates of the Caribbean.