Imagine by Christiane Shoenhair, Liam McEvilly Page A

diffusing the situation. I stop at a Mediterranean booth, displaying pictures of one of my favorite foods, Gyros. I buy a Donner meat gyro, oozing with delicious Tzatziki sauce and fresh salad. Chelsey buys a funnel cake, a carnival favorite. Eddie and Keagan each buy a cheeseburger. 
    We all head towards an empty table set near the stage, a band is playing, I sing along with ‘Old Time Rock and Roll’, one of my Mom’s favorites. It has the crowd singing and dancing. Looking around everyone is just having such a great time.
    Keagan sits next to me and throws his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close to his side. Chelsey and Eddie sit on the opposite side of the table, I reach over and steal a piece of Chelsey’s funnel cake. She tries to slap my fi ngers away, I’m too quick for her though and I pop the piece into my mouth.
    “Mmm…so good.” I tell her while smacking my lips. She playfully glares at me and completely messes up the annoyed look by wiggling her eyebrows.
    I take a bite of my pita, the cucumber and yoghurt sauce drips down my hand so I lick it off. The meat melts in my mouth , it’s so tender. We all joke around and sing along to the music while we eat. The boys have even gone so far as to throw fries at each other. You can tell how close they are, what a great friendship they must have.  
    Next up is the fairground rides,  I pick bumper cars first and each of us takes a different car. Mine is a bright green, with the number eleven on the side in yellow. I wait in anticipation for the ride to begin, the countdown begins and the loud horn signals the start of the mayhem. I immediately slam into Keagan’s blue car, then turn and rush towards Eddie. He has a huge smile on his face when he notices me heading in his direction. The impact shoots through my body when I hit him head on, then again when I am taken by surprise by Chelsey, whose grin is splitting her face from side to side until Keagan surprises her, crashing into her side. We continue terrorizing each other until the horn sounds again, signaling the end.
    Chelsey spots a huge yellow rollercoaster and ushers us towards it. I’ve never been on a rollercoaster but decide to give it a try, closing my eyes and clinging on to Keagan for dear life the entire time.
    He is so sweet, holding me close with his arm around my shoulder. When the ride reaches its end I can barely wait for the safety bar to be released so that I can jump out of this death trap. Keagan looks at me with concern as we climb out. “Are you alright? You are really pale.”
    “I did not like that at all.” I put on a brave smile and grab his hand. Che lsey and Eddie meet us at the exit.
    “That was so much fun, I love rollercoasters.” Squeals Chelsey.
    “Hey guys, I think I’m going to take Trish on something a little calmer. See you in thirty minutes by the car for the fireworks?”
    “Sure thing buddy, enjoy.” Replies Eddie with a wink as he takes Che lsey, hand in hand, towards the vortex ride. Keagan takes my hand too and leads me away.
    We chat about the best rides we have been on, Keagan is amazed that that was my first rollercoaster. Assuring me they are safe. He leads me over to the Ferris wheel. I love going on them? Looking at the scenery from up high. The sun is setting now too, how did he know? We give our tickets to the guy manning the gate and climb into our basket. The setting sun is illuminating everything in a soft orange glow, including Keagan, who is sitting on the outside of the basket. I look past him to admire our surroundings.
    “Wow , it’s so beautiful.” I say in awe. The hills make a perfect backdrop to the bright lights of the fairground. Keagan turns and looks at me. “Yes, yes you are!”
    I smile at him and feel myself blush.
    “Thank y….”
    I am caught completely off guard as he leans in, takes my face in his hands and kisses me. His lips are so soft. It is ever ything I could have ever imagined my first kiss to be, and then