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The three of us were full of adrenaline after this, and we decided to go to a nearby amusement

park. It was incredible - the rides were unlike anything I had ever seen! It was crazy! There
was a cool Pirates of the Caribbean ride and a fantastic Transformers 8D experience ride. After

this, we went to Hard Rock Cafe, and I gobbled up a double cheeseburger, fries, and a Coke.
Eating them lit up a craving I had had for so long I didn’t even realise how much I was craving

it.

Then, Kevin and Mark took me to this ice cream place and golly! They had flavours that evoked
emotions! I had the ‘When your phone is fully charged’ flavour, and its taste gave me the

satisfaction, which is just like the satisfaction one gets from having a fully charged phone. I

can’t wait to bring Tia, Joanna and Louise here one day.

After such an eventful day, I made my way back home. I got back home and saw a box of
DiGiorno’s pizza on the ground, and Tia, Joanna, and Louise asleep on the couch, while my

parents were having a chat. They called me over and started talking to me, asking me about my
day and friends. I told them all about the day and then was about to go upstairs when our

doorbell rang, a sound that I had not heard in such a long time; I was taken aback. My dad
answered the door, and to my astonishment, it was Kevin, Mark, and Kevin’s girlfriend, Maria.

They had a private conversation with my parents, after which my parents grinned at me and

said “Get outta here”. I was so confused! Apparently, Maria had suggested that we make a road
trip tonight down to a nearby cliff, where we could see Halley’s Comet, which was supposed

to pass over that cliff tonight as it does once every 76 years.

As we were going, I was reminded of all the high school experiences I had missed - prom,
homecoming, learning to drive, getting a job to make a little bit of money. However, I didn’t

have too much time to think about it, because Maria had started blasting songs from the 2000s.
We were singing at the top of our lungs to songs from Phineas and Ferb, High School Musical,

and we were having a great time. I felt free for the first time in ages - uncontained, and it felt

like anything was possible. After five years of being cooped up in the same box, it was
overwhelming to be so unrestricted.

We reached the cliff and sat there for two hours - just us and the vast sky and stars. It felt like
something that you’d read in a story book but never think you’d be able to experience. It was

nearly 12am, and I was hanging out with my friends on a cliff, waiting to see a comet that

comes around once every 76 years. The comet was absolutely breathtaking. The stream of light

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