Let's Go for a Ride

Story Submitted by Alfred:

Lila and I had been dating for a month and a half when I took her to an amusement park.  She seemed very excited about being there, and I bought us both tickets.

I asked her, "What would you like to go on?"

She said, "Let's walk around the park first and see what they have."

We did a circuit around, and as as we did, I noted at least a dozen rides into which I wanted to strap myself.

Once we made it back to the entrance, I asked her if she was ready to jump into line somewhere.

"Can we do lunch?" she asked.

Being a connoisseur of fine amusement parks, I knew that one of the cardinal rules of amusement park enjoyment was to not eat very much, as nausea was a terrible encounter on any ride, especially after having recently eaten.

I told Lila this, and she was adamant about lunch, and so I was happy to oblige her.  We sat down to some amusement park food.

We had been there for a couple of hours and hadn't even tried to ride anything yet, and so I asked her, after lunch, if she was ready to stand in line somewhere.

She said that she needed time to digest.  I told her that, as some of the lines looked an hour long at least, that she'd have plenty of time to do that if we hopped on line somewhere.

She said, "I digest better when I'm walking."

We walked around again.  After a bit, I asked her what she wanted to go on.

She said, "I'm not done digesting yet."

I asked her if it would be okay with her if I waited on a line, as I wanted to fit at least three or four rides in that day.

She said, "I'd prefer if you didn't leave me alone."

I asked, "Do you not want to go on anything?  Was me bringing you here a bad idea?"

She flipped out.  "Christ, Alfred!  Fine!  Go on whatever the fuck rides you want!  I'll go wait on that bench!"

She walked over to a nearby bench and I said, "But your digestion!  Don't you have to walk for it to work?"

I wasn't going to let her ruin my day.  I went on five rides, unfortunately based more on how short the line was, rather than the ones I really wanted to go on.  I had paid for a ticket, and I wasn't about to waste it walking around and digesting.

She wasn't at the bench when I finally returned to her, and I called her phone.  She picked up.  I asked her where she was.  She said that she was at home, that she was able to get a ride from a friend.

I said, "I'm glad you at least got one ride in, today."

She hung up.