Chapter 15: KerstinKerstin had fully expected Sara to back out at the last minute, but she got on with Kerstin next to her. Unlike the ones Kerstin knew from Germany, this roller coaster had no enclosed wagons. Rather, it was rows of four seats without a floor, leaving your legs hanging free. Instinctively she checked to make sure her tennis shoes were still laced tightly. Moments later the heavy bars closed them in securely. All around them the air buzzed with excitement. Next to her, Kerstin felt Sara tremble, no, quiver with anxiety and her own neck hairs prickled in response.
The Great White took off slowly, its gears almost hypnotizing Kerstin with their clicking. Higher and higher they climbed, meter by laborious meter, Kerstin’s legs dangling unfettered underneath her along with th
