The Rush of The Seadoo. By Lily Cavanaugh, 6th grade "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!" I was on the Seadoo with my uncle Mike behind me, and I was clinging to the sides with my knees.”Wow this is fast!” Uncle Mike is really fun. He likes to spend time with his nieces and nephews. (Us!) He is bald and has a camouflage hat that he always wears. Just because he is bald doesn’t mean he is old. Uncle Mike is only 36. I like him a lot. Now back to the story: The wind was rushing past me and my hair was whipping his face. I was driving my grandpa›s purple, two seat-er Seadoo out on the lake, and it felt amazing! The sky was blue with lots of white, fluffy clouds. The surface of the dark blue lake was thrashing around from boat motors stirring it all up. The air was fresh, and the trees were green. July was the best. Especially where we were in Muskegon, Michigan. "You can go full throttle!" yelled uncle Mike over the loudness of the engine. "Ok!" I yelled back. I squeezed harder on the accelerator and we sped up. Whoah. We came to some waves while I was going so fast. We smashed straight into some of them. I had no idea what to do and my hand didn’t seem to be able to slow us down. Without thinking, I completely let go of the throttle and a big, warm, wave washed over us. "Whoah!” Uncle Mike said. "Wow that was scary" I said with relief. But it was actually kind of fun. I thought. We took a breather for a moment. “You wanna keep going?” asked Uncle Mike. I paused. “Ok I think I’m ready.” I said. I started us up again. Suddenly, I was back to the same sensation. Speed, the wind on my face, and the tiny droplets of water flying towards me at 40 miles per hour. I turned around the corner and slowed down to let Uncle Mike come sit in front of me. We drove the next 30 seconds to my Grandparents cottage and Uncle Mike docked the Seadoo. I got off and joined my cousins in eating a Popsicle, while I told my cousin Nat the whole story. My Uncle Mike came up to me. “Good job Lily, you sure gave me a fun ride.” “Thanks!” I said. “I had fun too. Thanks for going with me!” I know that sometimes, a wave to the face can be bad. But today it was a good thing. It helped me discover something I didn’t know about myself. Some people would NEVER want to go on that ride again! But I wanted to get back on.
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