A Day at The
Maritime
Aquarium
"Finally!"
I called out, as we left the IMAX theater. “I don't see what was so bad about
the movie on sharks?" my mom said.
I looked
at her like she was crazy. "It was just boring!" I exclaimed.
"Let’s
just keep on exploring the aquarium," said my brother. So that is what we did. Our cousins, who were
also there, followed along with their parents.
As we
walked around, we saw many different fish such as jellyfish, puffer fish, giant
sea turtles, eels and a bunch of other weird types of fish. But those were nothing compared to what we
saw next! "Guys come over
here!" my brother called out.
Everyone came rushing over. I
looked to where he was pointing. There
was a tank full of sharks, and, here is the thing, people were touching them!
"Are
you insane!" I asked, as my mom went to touch one.
"Don't
worry," she said. "These are
sand sharks. They are harmless to
humans." Then I remembered how the
IMAX movie had informed us about that.
"Stupid
movie," I mumbled under my breath. Even though I knew they were harmless,
I still didn’t want to touch the sharks. Neither did my brother. He just held
my mom’s iPhone so it didn’t get soaked while she touched the surface of the
shark’s body.
At last we
walked away from the shark tank and onto an elevator. There was classical music playing inside. "Ding!" The elevator door opened. I stumbled out, tripping over a hole. When I managed to regain my balance, I
glanced around the room. It was filled
with lizards, frogs, and snakes! "Awesome…"
my words drifted away. The rest of my
group and I ran along throughout the room looking at each animal
carefully. One of the most interesting
animals I saw was a tomato frog. It was a reddish brown color and it was about
half the size of a bullfrog. We couldn’t hear any of the sounds it was making
since it was behind the glass of its exhibit. After exploring all of the
reptiles, we exited the amazing room.
We next
entered into a gigantic room of handcrafted boats inside bottles! Wishing to be able to touch them, my brother
and I examined them. Our cousins on the
other hand seemed more interested in the playroom next door!
After
exploring the aquarium a little bit more, the clock struck two and everyone was
hungry! Luckily, we already knew where
we were going to eat!
We rushed
out of the aquarium and onto the busy city street. We ran about a mile until we reached our
destination. There we stood in front of
a giant restaurant. We looked at it for
a couple seconds until… "It’s
closed," my mom gasped. I almost
fainted, along with everyone else.
"You have got to be kidding me," I said weakly. So we turned around to head back to the
aquarium. We ran the mile back.
We re-entered
the aquarium. "So where are we
going to eat now?" my brother demanded.
My mom then pointed. It turned
out there was a cafe inside the aquarium.
We went to the counter, and all we had to do was to pay the guy - all of
the food was hot and ready! We all took
what we wanted and sat down. We had been
standing all day. I almost forgot how it
felt to sit down! The best part about
the cafe was not that the food was freshly made, but that it tasted amazing!
Later,
after we finished our meal, we went into the aquarium's gift shop! We did not get anything there. We just looked. Because of this horrific tragedy, we went to
the one and the only "Toys R Us" on our way home!
We walked
in. I was happy to get something out of
this long boring day. I gazed
around. My mom had told me that I could
get one thing and that thing could be anything that I wanted… as long as it was
under fifty bucks. Still, I was happy as
can be! I gazed around to look at the
assortment of toys. This was the bright
light of my day. Watching that boring
IMAX movie was so worth it now, I thought.
I ran over
to the video game section. I
stopped. Then I turned my attention to
Mario Cart 7. After picking it up, I did
a one-eighty to face my mom. Holding it
out, I asked, "Can I get this?"
"Sure!" she said to me.
"Yes!" I thought. I ran
over to the check-out counter, handed the cashier $24.00, and dashed out.
I was like
a lightning bolt in a glass jar. I was
super anxious to get home to play it!
Screech….!!!! Sparks burst from
under my shoes as I skidded across the ground trying to stop. In the blink of an eye, I came to a
halt. I tugged at the car door, waiting
for my mom to open it. (Click!) The door swung open. I was a blur as I hopped in, put down my new
video game, slammed the door, and buckled up.
Slowly we pulled out and sped down the road in our white Subaru.
Beep,
Beep! My mom was honking her horn at
this psycho driver who almost rammed into our car! "That was close!" my mom said
loudly, over the roar of the beaten up car in front of us. We turned, not because it smelled, but
because we were at an intersection. That
car looked like it was going to break down.
Soon,
(Screech!!!!) we pulled into my driveway.
The second my mom unlocked the door of the house, I was gone. I slid across the room, did a ninety degree
turn to the staircase that led to my room, and dashed up the stairs. Sitting at my desk with my new video game, I
took out a pair of scissors and cut the plastic coating off. (Snip!
Snap!) I cracked the case open
and took out the cartridge. Finally, I
got my brother's 3DS and plugged in the cartridge. "Beep" it turned
on, and I began to play.
When I
finished playing it for the day, it was dinner time. I ran down the stairs and sat at the dinner
table. I ate everything on my plate.
After dinner, we had vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream, also known as
“Neopolitan.” When I finished, I went
upstairs to watch television! Since it
was a Saturday night, there was nothing good on, so I went to my room to go to
sleep!! As I drifted off to sleep, I reflected that even though the aquarium
was boring, at least I got to spend time with my family and cousins.
