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Angelica’s Fifth Fourth ~ Chapter Six
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“You can trade the tickets for prizes,” Tina explained.
“Ooo. Later?”
“Later.”
Angelica became completely focused, counting as each was expelled from the machine. The volume of tickets spit out soon exceeded the numbers whose names Angelica knew. Tina helped.
“Twenty three.”
“Twenty-twee”
“Twenty-four.”
“Twenty-four.”
Angelica tired again.
“Bette, let’s play something else.”
“Hmmm,” was the distracted reply.
“Babe!”
“Hmm. Oh. Just let me finish this one.”
Bette did and joined Tina and Angelica at a different game. Angelica sat on a padded circular stool in front of a different type of ramp. It was wide and had a glass cover near its beginning. The goal was to gently roll balls towards the back of the ramp, where there were multiple rows of six holes, in order to make the balls land into a pattern. The ball was smaller and the game was better suited to Angelica. She formed some simple patterns and won a few tickets.
“Mama, may we go get prizes?” Angelica asked.
“Bette?”
She nodded and handed her fistfuls of tickets won at Skee-ball to Angelica.
They headed to the glass case where the prizes were on display.
“Angie. Let the man count the tickets.”
The total was 115. Tina now guided Angelica though her selections, explaining how many tickets were needed and, as some were used, how many remained.
“Angelica, see the deck of cards?”
She nodded.
“If you get the Go Fish deck of cards, Mama B will teach you how to play and would love to play with you.”
Tina smiled evilly at Bette. Bette raised one eyebrow, recognizing Tina’s fun.
“You still have 65.”
“What can I get?”
“There are water balloon. You fill them up with water and then drop them for a big splash. Mama B loves water balloons.”
Tina’s evil grin grew wider, while Bette’s expression made it clear that she was pledging to return the favor to Tina.
Tina continued, “Angelica, would you like to get something for Aunt Grace?”
Bette’s eyes flew open in shock. She cringed at the contents of the glass case and made a rough estimate of how many tickets remained. Bette made note that Tina had stepped into an entirely different stratosphere. It would take great imagination and planning for Bette to even the score.
“How about that one, Boo.”
The little girl nodded excitedly.
“What color?”
“Sparkly!!!” Angelica exclaimed with glee as she picked the plastic backscratcher for her.Aunt Grace.
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“T, I want to get a candy apple before we leave.”
Tina watched Bette head to the concession stand and thought of Bette’s arcade skills. She shook her head. “12 years and you can still surprise me.”
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i had a boring childhood LOL…..angie is too cute and very talented
Excellent chapter! I spent too much of my youth playing all those arcade games on too many beach boardwalks in the summer and your descriptions are perfect. Thanks for this story!
I was grinning the entire time I read this. A parent reliving happy memories from childhood and sharing them with her child and wife. The other parent seeing something new, even after 12 years. Angie’s first experience of this type and having both her moms there. This reminds me of vacations at a small family beach in NC and going to Myrtle Beach for a night of rides and the arcade. Thanks for a great read tonight, Spumoni!
I confess: I was a skeeball addict. Thanks for the memories.
that is supposed to be “and an excellent proofreader” but not an excellent typist! Sorry
This chapter was so much fun to read, as well as bringing back memories of going to the county fair. Always have had an inner ear problem and could not ride, would be deathly ill. But all the other things were there and we had a lot of fun. Enjoyed this chapter. PPS
I wonder how much money they spent on the games. Chucky E. Cheese has games like that and I have had the pleasure of joining my nieces and nephews. I have never been to a beach boardwalk like that but I have been to a number of county fairs that evoke the same feeling. I have a mole that is driving me insane. Will you please send Angelica my way. She can whack the mole all she wants and I will not feel real bad for it.
Poor, poor moly.
Now Spumoni, don’t make me have to call the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Moles! while I know arcades and such are primarily for children, adults can have fun too, and it was nice to see Bette enjoying playing the games she had played as a child. I kind of wished they would have let her just enjoy herself a bit…instead of having to always make it about Angelica. I think it would have been so cool to have been able to do those kinds of things, I too had a boring childhood! I have to tell you, Spumoni, esp in this chapter, there are moments when I forget I am reading an L word fic, I am wafted away to place and time…Your writing is that good. Hey I am offering my services ans an excellent proofreader if it would deliver you from being ensnared in endless rewriting!! Anytime.
Skeeball is da bomb!
i remember those horse carousels, they were the best. that was a really fun experience for ange and nice that bette can still surprize tina. great writing.
that was so cure! love that!!:)) PPS
I played those same games at Salem Willows in Massachusetts. I got the urge to return there while reading your story. Thanks
your description is perfect, love the arcade games skeeball is so addictive! nice to see bette being playful and showing angie everything!:)PPS