The Titanic Slide

My friend, if you have read my previous recollection, then you are quite ready to view these nasty recollections of mine. I'm warning you, it can get pretty nasty. Telephone calls, bed, an aunt, internet and a giant slide are just the few nasty things I'm going to publish in this recollection of mine; but if you are quite bold and valiant, then you can read this.

It was December 17, a cold night because of the winter solstice, I was asking my parents if I could join an outing which I was really craving for. Unfortunately, my mom said a dreaded "no" to me. I was in a state of "paranoia"(*sorry if I aggravated this word*). I asked my dad if I could go yet he was too engrossed with chatting with my aunt abroad(Yahoo! Messenger) using the internet that I thought he was deaf. He did not answer me. While I was under this "state", I contacted a friend of mine with the name of "Eldee" and conversed to him that I could be actually thrown to the plane of inexistence and never reveal myself to the outing which is to be held at a resort in Mactan, particularly in Marigondon with the name of "Blue Reef". I was quite confused of the resort's name because the color of the sea was green and not blue(*being "philosophical"?*). Anyway, as I continue this awful recollection, Eldee urged me to continue my bribing to my father but as I continue a futile bribery to what I think is a solid wall, my father came to his senses and eventually scolded me because I was being too pushy. I surrendered and rendered myself to be thrown off to the nether world. I went directly to my room and lay down to my only comforter, my bed(*..did I just said that?*). There, giant spots of saltwater flowed down from my eyes down to my cheeks. I told you it is as much worse than you've imagined, me, being thrown to an abyss, never to be heard again. As my story progress, one can see that it is going worse. After that horrifying event, I lost my senses and indulged in a deep slumber.

I was awaken by my dad early in the morning, who, yesterday, just ignored my pleas to him on going to the outing. The time was approximately 6:30 AM when I was told that I could go to the outing. Yehey!? Is it a question or an exclamation? I know you don't have an answer so just don't think about it, my friend. I calculated that if I would go to my school, I would be 45 minutes late due to traffic and to the lateness of waking up. So, I weighed the odds then someone called, it was Eldee. I hypothesized that Eldee was calling so as to confirm if I was really going to the outing and I was right. I confirmed to him that my dad allowed me but at the same time, I discussed the pros and cons regarding my appearance in the outing. After discussing with Eldee, I made up my mind that I would not be going to the outing(*I think at this time, I was out of my mind*). After such, I called one of the people closest to my heart, Kim. I conferred to her my decision but to my surprise, she was consistent on urging me to go to the outing. She gave me an option. She said that because I am going to be late if I try to go to the meeting area, which is our school, and because they were to ride in a bus which route is going to the new Mandaue-Mactan bridge, I was to wait there and would ride from there on the bus. I considered this plan and said goodbye to her. I related this to my dad and he gave me another option, that he would lend me a ride to the resort proper because we had once went to that resort. I gladly accepted this notion. I called Eldee this time and chatted about my plans for that day. He agreed to it and I also instructed him to tell Kim that I was going to the resort in noontime. So, it was settled.

It was noon, and I waited for my dad to fetch me to accompany me to the resort. I was in my cousin's house in Mandaue that noon and I also ate my lunch there. Once my dad arrived, we directly went to Mactan with me, carrying my stuff for the resort. I didn't brought food for me but I was blissful that I disregarded that thought. We were in Mactan when we passed a store. At first, I didn't mind going to a merchandise store but when my dad told me to get food and drinks, I was overwhelmed with his kindness. After such, we departed from the store and continued our journey to the resort. When we were near the location, the sea breeze came to my nose and awaken my senses that I became so ecstatic. I arrived at the said resort and paid 30 pesos for the entrance. I was glad when I saw my classmates waving at me when I arrived at our cottages. I looked for Kim and Eldee in the vicinity and after looking vastly into the open sea, I found them. Kim was playing cards with Reniel and Grace, and Eldee was swimming freely. I went to Kim and presented my provisions to them; but in a split second, all my provisions was gone, devoured by not-so-hungry classmates that I thought they were in a state of starvation that time. After such, I went to bathe in the beach with Kim. It was quite fun when I doused myself with seawater but that happiness was extinguished when Kim prompted me to go and have fun on the slide. I looked at the huge slide, looming towards me like a Kraken ready to consume me and relish my flesh. Anyways, I have to face the Kraken, I mean the slide. When we went up to ready ourselves to have "fun" on the slide, I braced myself for my doom. Me, Kim and Eldee readied on the slide and we slid down the disturbing, spiral-like slide. I really shouted as if it was the most horrifying event of my life yet my shouting became a huge whoo. I just enjoyed it! I really went back and forth the slide and I really enjoyed it. After 4 hours of swimming and sliding, my classmates and I have to go home and walk away the from the haven, as I consider it. We waved goodbye to each other and they all rode on a bus except me, Arvin and Razel. Arvin and Razel was to ride on Arvin's car and I had to ride on my professor's car because our house is near their lovely abode. It was such a beautiful experience and it was too bad that I have to only experience 4 hours of fun and not the whole day. Anyways, I never regretted the outing and will ever be grateful to my parents and to those people who organized that outing. That would be all for now. Monsieur Aronnax.