Off With A Great New Adventure

Chapter 2

After, we said our goodbyes and lots of tears were shed. I packed my things in the trunk of Charlie's car and off we went.

Disney Land

Of all places! Why Disney Land? I never knew exactly why I didn't like Disney. I didn't like the movies, I didn't like the musicals based off their movies. I just all around hated Disney.

The Queen Of Hearts

Out of all the flipping characters, why The Queen Of Hearts? I started praying to God this was all a bad dream. I had no intention of ever working at Disney.

Ever.

Hey, what's a little adventure!? Right?

God was I dreading this.

When Charlie pulled into the parking lot, this was the last time we'd see her car for who knows how long. "It's just temporary" I kept telling myself. "It's just temporary". I pulled my bags out of the car and lugged them into the airport.

That was the last time I'd step foot in Maine for a long time.

We checked our bags in at check in and proceeded to security. I never liked security. The guards were never nice. And I hated the metal detector. It kinda freaked me out. As we came towards the metal detector, I took a deep breath. I walked through quickly. Nothing happened. I was good. I gathered my things and waited for Charlie. She got through quickly too. And soon we were off to our gate. We only had an hour until boarding so I used my phone while we waited. Not too long after, our plane started boarding. Charlie and I got on about five minutes after boarding was called. I sat in the window seat, Charlie next to me. I could tell she was really excited. I wasn't. I couldn't get over where I was going.

"Disney Land" I kept thinking. This was going to be a long who knows how long.

When we arrived in Anaheim, we headed straight to our apartment. It wasn't very big. It had a living room, combined with the kitchen. There was one bathroom. And two bed rooms. Mine was the smaller one. I traveled light. Charlie, on the other hand, didn't. Our boxes of furniture were already at the apartment. We just took everything from Charlie's old apartment back in Maine. All I took was my room decor. Posters, a mirror, bed sheets, and some clutter.
After we unpacked everything, I took a shower. The hot water felt so nice after a long day of flying and unpacking. My arms and back were really sore from lifting heavy furniture. When I was done in the shower, I dried my hair and got dressed. "Wanna go to eat?" Charlie asked as I opened the door from my room. She was standing right in the door way. "Sure" I said. "What were you thinking?". "Something in Down Town Disney" she announced.

You have got to be kidding me.

"I heard there's a great restaurant called Storytellers Cafe" she said. "You get to take pictures with the characters!" she added. I rolled my eyes. The last thing I wanted to do was meet characters the day before I went in for Queen of Hearts rehearsals. I saw the pleading look in her eyes. As much as I hated Disney, I loved Charlie. "Fine!" I said letting out a huge breath. She squealed. We grabbed our things and headed out the door. "I am sooo going to regret this" I said as I locked the door.

When we got to Down Town Disney, it took us a few minutes to actually find the restaurant. And when we did, it was a thirty minute wait. "Can't we go somewhere quick? I'm hungry!" I whined. "No" Charlie said, standing her ground. She crossed her arms and made a stern face. I knew I wasn't going to get my way, so I gave up. "You're lucky I love you" I groaned.
A victorious smile spread across her face. "I know" she smirked.
After waiting thirty minutes, we finally got a table. "What can I get you two ladies for drinks?" our server asked. "I'll have water" I said. "I'll have a coke" Charlie said. "I'll put those in for ya" the server said, before walking away. "I can't believe you dragged me here" I sighed. "Brighten up! It's going to be so much fun" Charlie said. I rolled my eyes. I looked down at the menu. There was nothing in here I liked, besides waffles of course. When I looked up from my menu, I saw Pluto walking over to our table. "Oh god" I thought. Charlie stood up and tackled Pluto into a hug.

She's such a child.

Pluto went to me for a hug, but I just held my hand out for a high five. Startled, Pluto stumbled backward and returned my high five. "Can you take a picture of us?" Charlie said, handing me her phone. She posed with Pluto as I snapped the photo. "Thanks" Charlie said, taking her phone. "Thanks Pluto!" she said, giving Pluto one last hug. I high fived him again before he walked over to the next table. "God that was embarrassing" I said, rolling my eyes. "Shut up. Besides! I got an awesome photo. You should be a photographer!" Charlie exclaimed. "I would, but thanks to you I'm stuck as an evil queen" I whisper shouted. "Ah ah ah" Charlie scolded me. "You're not the Evil Queen, you're the Queen of Hearts" she explained. "Potato patato" I said as our waiter set down our drinks. "Thanks" I said before he walked off. "I wonder who's coming next!" Charlie said excitedly. "You're such a baby" I groaned. "Who do you think it's gonna be?" Charlie asked me. I decided to play along "Hmm...Minnie Mouse" I said randomly. And to my dismay, Minnie Mouse was standing at our table. "You've got to be kidding me" I muttered through a fake smile. Charlie got up once more and gave Minnie a hug. I decided to give Minnie a hug. As much as I disliked Disney, everyone LOVES the fashionable Minnie Mouse. "Hi Minnie! I love your dress!" Charlie said. Minnie twirled and gestured to Charlie's shirt, which had Minnie and Daisy on it. Then she gestured to my shirt which was plainly pink. "Yeah, pink's you're favorite color, right?" Charlie said, going along with what Minnie was doing. Minnie nodded her head. Charlie handed me her phone again and I took a picture. "I guess I'll take a picture too" I sighed as I got up and posed with Minnie. Charlie snapped our picture and we said our goodbyes to Minnie Mouse. "I'm so proud of you" Charlie said, shaking my hand that was resting on the table.

After we ordered, Chip, Dale, and Mickey came over to our table. And I actually enjoyed myself. Maybe Disney isn't that bad. But working there, is a whole other thing.