PUZZLE PIECE 17 DAD’S RIDE – THE ROLLERCOASTER Time’s merry-go-round, The rollercoaster breaks earth, Such pained suffering, Can Amelina survive? Life’s eerie, blissful playground. The grasshopper opened his belly to take out a rusty key encrusted with debris and dirt. He lifted a square carpet of grass before turning the key in the earth’s lock. “Watch out, hell’s coming!” he yelled. Amelina dropped her easel and rushed towards me. The blast was immediate and deafening. A sudden explosion of air lifted us up high and I hit the ground hard, Amelina landing some distance away from me. Shocked and confused, I stumbled to my feet, checking that Amelina was with me before running for safety. The sickening ride appeared out of the ground with a deafening thunder, as it ripped through

