I am a little sad that this is the last Monday Morning Warm-up. Thank you for your wonderful prompts, Jo! I apologize if my scene is too long!
Slowly, the ferris wheel lifted them higher. Nina grasped the thin metal bar in front of her, her heart beating double-time. But, oh, what a view! The dazzling rainbow of carnival lights spread out below her and colorful striped tents dotted the field. Warm smells of popcorn, hot dogs, and sticky, sweet cotton candy wafted upward to envelope her in comforting arms. The music of voices and bells filled the air. Ignoring her fear, Nina leaned forward ever so slightly to look out past the crowd meandering in and around the booths to the grassy area, trying to spot her parents and grandmother as she and Brian hung, for just a second, at the zenith of the wheel. Suddenly they were rushing down, the wind whipping Nina’s hair across her face, obscuring the sights. Her white-knuckled grasp tightened, then loosened as Nina released herself to the pure exhilaration of the motion. It was at that precise moment she felt a drop hit her squarely on the nose, followed almost immediately by another and another.
“It’s raining!” she laughed.
“I know! Isn’t it amazing?” Brian asked.
“That’s exactly what it is! Woo hoo!” Nina cried.
“Woo hoo!” Brian echoed.
Around and around they went, rising, falling, and rising up again, their carefree laughter ringing out into the night.
Slowly, the ferris wheel lifted them higher. Nina grasped the thin metal bar in front of her, her heart beating double-time. But, oh, what a view! The dazzling rainbow of carnival lights spread out below her and colorful striped tents dotted the field. Warm smells of popcorn, hot dogs, and sticky, sweet cotton candy wafted upward to envelope her in comforting arms. The music of voices and bells filled the air. Ignoring her fear, Nina leaned forward ever so slightly to look out past the crowd meandering in and around the booths to the grassy area, trying to spot her parents and grandmother as she and Brian hung, for just a second, at the zenith of the wheel. Suddenly they were rushing down, the wind whipping Nina’s hair across her face, obscuring the sights. Her white-knuckled grasp tightened, then loosened as Nina released herself to the pure exhilaration of the motion. It was at that precise moment she felt a drop hit her squarely on the nose, followed almost immediately by another and another.
“It’s raining!” she laughed.
“I know! Isn’t it amazing?” Brian asked.
“That’s exactly what it is! Woo hoo!” Nina cried.
“Woo hoo!” Brian echoed.
Around and around they went, rising, falling, and rising up again, their carefree laughter ringing out into the night.
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