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FOUR DAYS TO LIVE IT UP! Alisha Sood Ring! Ring! Ring! “Mom! The phones ringing, are you going to pick it up? Mom! Where are you? Never mind, I got.” I screeched from my bedroom. Darting into my bedroom, searching all over for the phone, usually finding something in my room is as stress-free as finding a giant hiding behind under you bed. On top of my bed were my clothes and papers and my folder with more papers escaping away. On the floor of my room were pillows and more papers and some hangers. Trying to clean out my drawers just made a bigger mess. Once you stand back and take a look, it looks as if a tornado had just zoomed by. My room is always organized and spotless. Making my bed and cleaning my room is the 1st thing I do when I wake up in the morning, but that day, I had so much more on my mind. Where is that phone, I know the phone couldn’t just grow two feet over night and walk out the door. Beep, beep, beep! “Anchal, your alarm is ringing.” I shrieked to my sister. Most of the things my mom tells my goes through one ear and out the other but these two noises were like a song stuck in my head. At last, I got the phone, “hello, hello” it was my aunt and our conversation went like this… Me: Hi aunty, how are you doing? AUNT: Hi Alisha, I am fine. What about you? Me: I am fine, would you like to talk to my mom? AUNT: I would love to and I have some good news but first let me talk to your mother. Me: Ok “Alisha, were you calling me?” my mom questioned. “Actually, yes, and it is auntie” I answered back. “Hello, oh really, when? Where? California?” my mother chattered away on the phone. Since I wasn’t able to understand what they were chatting about or get in on the whole entire conversation I had to pose that we were going to California, but still I didn’t know for what reason. Uncertainly, a train of assumptions rolled into my mind. Acknowledging that the other day my cousin was tossing around the words about getting married but I never knew it was going to be finalized this soon. We had also went to his engagement but I thought the wedding wouldn’t be finalized this soon as I had stated before. “Alisha, you cousin is getting married and in California, and we will be leaving in a couple of weeks. I am going to go tell your father.” My mom had spoken. Finally, my mom can buy that dress I have been yearning for since about a while. Purple, with silver sparkles from top to bottom with a white and silver flower broach. White and silver petals and a purple center, whole broach sprinkled with purple sparkles. Chasing after my mom, to tell her about the dress. Walking home from the bus stop and into my house I notice my mom standing in the kitchen. “I called your school today and asked for one week off so we could go to California, for your cousins wedding, and they said that you can only take four days off from school because remember in the begging of the year when you took about two weeks off from school.” My mom told me. Having a flash back I do remember. I had a pizza for lunch at school one day and then when I came home I wasn’t feeling well and skipped school for three or four days. Subsequently, I had atrocious stomach ache so then around 10:00 at night I went to the hospital and found out I had a stomach virus and was absent from school for about a week and a half. Back to the kitchen, my mom said that I cannot take many days off from school so she would take my sister and take the morning flight and my dad and I would take a flight when I came back from school.      2 weeks later At last we had reached at our destination. Our entire family was standing at the doors awaiting our arrival. Exhausted and sleepy we all went to the hotel and slept but since one of my cousins lived in California she went to her house and met up with her the next day. The next morning my uncle rented a van and we all had decided to go to Disney land as our first destination. An hour and a half of a ride was pretty tiring since I was awake all night on the plane because I just can never ever fall asleep on the plane. When we reached at Disney land we first unloaded any belongs we had from the van. Hot, sunny, crowded, and mostly loud was the first feelings I had of Disney land. Glaring at all of the characters dressed up: Mickey and Minnie, Donald the Duck, the Princesses, and goofy. Glaring at all of the roller coasters I knew I would never be able to stand and chant that I will go on that roller coaster, I will. Being afraid of heights isn’t my problem; my fears are pulling me back. What if the roller coaster stops in the middle of the ride? What if I fall off? What if the seat buckle opens? Even knowing these fears are not so realistic, I am still tense. To even gaze at some roller-coasters: like the one at Six Flags named KING-DA-KONG makes my heart beat, thump! Thump! Thump! as fast as the roller coaster cart. If it were to beat any harder my heart would shatter. Therefore I say it is better for my feet to stay on the floor. Though, there was one ride that was very exhilarating, according to me. Nervously, I sat in between my sister and my cousin, Thump! Thump! Thump! What could that be, was it the roar of the building or could it possibly my heart beating again? I wasn’t experiencing a roller coaster, it was my heart. If my heart was beating it will lead to something unexpected and if it led to something unexpected… Suddenly the lights went out. Grabbing my sister by her arm marking a rose bush behind and staying seated close by to my cousin I could only face my fear and watch to what was going to happen next. Muhahahaha! Sounds entering from all sides of the microscopic hall. Why is the seat moving? Why do I feel like I am going upwards? I grabbed my cousins’ arm as well in a little shock and shut my eyes real tight, chanting “please finish, please finish.” Hiss I peeked open my eyes just a smudge and experience a rubber bat fly from the ceiling. My fingers squeezed together so I tight as if I will not be able to open them. Shooting noises, goblins, witches, and even skeletons, what more could I experience. The next moment the hall became brighter. Opening my eyes, hoping for the best (the ride to be over) I witness that I have been right back from I began with. Apparently only the cart moved side to side and went forward. Boy was I petrified.      When we were about to leave the parade it had pulled us back and prepared us for the astonishing sights. Waving happily up from the floats were all of the Walt Disney characters, not even one missing. Donald the Duck, Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, Snow White, the 7 dwarves, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and the list continue. Like a family reunion. Leading them down the road were Marching bands, and daisy dancers, and numerous other performers. Snatched the camera from my sisters’ hand, not thinking once I snapped photos to keep in my memory photo album and in the most delightful places; your mind and of course your heart. All the smiles on everyone’s faces just made me brighten up a little more and share the laughter and joy. We could have stayed longer and glare at the colorful fireworks but we had to go back to the hotel and prepare for tomorrow night: My cousins wedding!      DAY TWO “Alisha, wake up, you need to brush your teeth and meet us at room 346 (Aunts Room) for breakfast. Here is the key. I am leaving” as my sister walked out the brown hotel door. Exhausted from walking all day throughout Disney land I didn’t feel like getting up but I did. Wondering what we are having for breakfast just made me even hungrier!