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“Come on, Sir Kalix!” I didn’t let him finish what he was saying, as if something crushed my heart when I saw the unusual sadness in his eyes.

“Where? I thought we were going to wait?” he said, looking confused.

“Yes, but look, it’s already five thirty. I overheard one of the students at the barbecue stand saying there will be fireworks at nine. We should ride everything before nine!”

“What?! Are you crazy?! All of it? Do you even know how many rides there are?”

“Huh? No, just whatever we can do in the time we have! Let’s go!” I pulled him along, starting with the octopus ride, of course, as a warm-up.

Sir didn’t speak throughout the entire ride. “Are you okay, Sir?” He just nodded but didn’t look at me. I just walked on until we reached the caterpillar ride. It was full of kids, but I still wanted to try it.

“What’s this ride? Is it similar to the first one we rode?” Sir whispered as we got on. I was about to answer, but I noticed that his seatbelt wasn’t properly fastened. Even thou