Lost

In my family, we have a tradition of getting lost. We always tease each other about our crazy adventures. However, the day that my sister took us to Six Flags was by far the most memorable time I have had. That morning, my older sister woke up and decided to take my siblings and me to Six Flags in Houston, Texas. My family and I had never been to the Six Flags in Texas before so we were exited. All six of us piled into my sister’s car and headed off. The trip took about an hour and a half but we finally arrived. We walked into the theme park and immediately were hit with the screams of terror, aroma of delicious foods, and shops full of little trinkets. We went on every ride imaginable. Several hours later, when our throats were sore from screaming and our sides bruised from being thrown, slammed, and flipped in every direction, we decided to leave.

My siblings and I dragged our weary bodies into the car and got ready for the ride home. My sister, Rosanna, was the one driving and she realized that she forgot to print out the directions on Map Quest for the way home. I assured that we could just reverse the directions and we would be fine. She looked skeptical at first but then we started on our way. About an hour later, the kids are asleep and I was singing along to a song when I noticed a huge roller coaster on my left. I did a double take and then busted out laughing. We had been driving for an hour in a complete circle for we were now passing Six Flags again on our left. Rosanna decided she must have missed our exit, so we shared a good laugh and then continued in the same direction.

Another hour later, we were still driving and came to a dark road. I had no idea where we were but Rosanna thought the way home was on that road so we took it. All of a sudden, Rosanna and I noticed this huge building surrounded with barbed wire fence and security guards everywhere. I thought we should turn around but Rosanna had no idea where to go so we went toward the facility. We drove straight toward the security guard to ask him for directions. When we reached the guard, he gave us a look that made me want to scrunch down in my seat and hide. He barks out, “Ladies, this is a restricted area! What are you doing here?”

Rosanna gave me a sideward glance and then explained that we were utterly and completely lost. The guard informed us that the fastest way was through the facility and gave us directions from there. He wrote us a pass to drive through meanwhile he told us to be more careful when we are lost. A guard then escorted us through the premises to the other side. Rosanna and I sat silently in the car as the guard opened the gate for us. Rosanna smiled and thanked him but she received an intimidating look in return. I figured these guys don’t get our much because their people skills definitely needed some work.

After leaving the restricted area I let out the laugher I had been holding in the entire time. Rosanna, however, did not seem to find the situation as amusing as I did, probably because she was the one driving. Finally, around 1:00 in the morning we arrived at our house. We had been driving for about four hours and the house never looked so welcoming. Everyone went to bed, exhausted. It had been one long day. After all, its not often when one gets to see Six Flags twice in one day and be escorted out of a restricted area. It was quite an adventure that has left me with only one conclusion: Always make sure you print out both sets of directions from Map Quest…the way there and the way back.