It was my friend’s birthday. She invited me to her birthday party which was in a fairground called ‘Lotte World’. I’m really not a good rider, so I didn’t want to go to her birthday party, but she was my best friend, and I didn’t want disappoint her. We met at the fairground, and I was nervous about the rides. We first decided to go on the ‘Viking’. It was a big boat that went back and forth a few times. The people we saw on the ‘Vikings’ screamed and looked excited and that made me try it. We waited 30 minutes and finally rode it. I sat at the very front seats because I was too scared.

As the ride started, I hold the bar tightly so that I would come out of the seat. In the first few minutes, the ride went back and forth slowly and not high, but as the minutes passed, the ride got higher and faster.  I could feel my heart pumping loudly and I just wanted to get off the ride. My stomach was wobbly and I almost threw up. But when the ride ended, I felt proud of myself that I had ridden the Vikings. After this ride, I think I just walked through the fairground eating some snacks even though all my friends rode other rides. I was too afraid and scared about new rides. Now I know that I am the worst rider ever and I am trying not to go to fair ground anymore.

By Ashley Min