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Benji looked up at the ferris wheel and took a deep breath as they entered the their car

Rachel wondered if he was scared She inched closer to Benji as the ferris wheel began to move

Benji cleared his throat and asked, "Do you want to stay in this town forever?"

Rachel hadn’t given any thought to this She’d only o, and it was too soon for her to kno she felt about it

"I’m not sure," she said "Do you?"

"No," Benji answered

Rachel felt Benji slipping away, as he expressed wanting to leave their town

She was silent

"Do you believe in destiny?" Benji asked

It was another question Rachel hadn’t thought of before She was impressed by these questions, which really ht before

"Yes, I believe that we have a destiny," she replied, "and that we just have to believe in ourselves"

As the ferris wheel began to rise, the cool air breezed through her hair Rachel looked around at the beautiful view She could see forever She felt like she was on top of the world

Rachel waited as Benji looked into her eyes The bright blue of his eyes was piercing She felt as if she could see his soul

Benji looked down and then said, "Would you ever be with someone who is different than you?"

"What do you mean?"

Benji looked back at Rachel and touched her waist She could feel his cold hand through her skirt

"You’re cold," she said

Benji quickly took his hand away and put it into his pocket

She wished she hadn’t said anything She didn’therself up for saying anything She wished he’d put his hand back and kiss her

All of a sudden, the ferris wheel stopped Rachel and Benji were at the very top Rachel leaned over the edge and looked down at the ground below Everything looked so sh up

Rachel heard a snap and she suddenly jolted forward, as their car shook and swayed She reached out and grabbed the metal bar to steady herself Benji stood and looked up at the bolt that was holding their car in place It was slowly sliding, and about to fall off

"Ohto die!" Rachel screa deep into Rachel’s eyes

"HELP! SOMEBODY SAVE US!" Rachel started wailing, and a crowd of screaathered below

Screams rose up from below, as horrified bystanders watched and pointed

"Benji, quick, we have to do so!" Rachel screaain--and then suddenly fell about a foot

Benji reached up and held onto a metal frame, outside of their car

Rachel suddenly heard a SNAP, and the car began to fall

She heard shrieks from below

Suddenly, the car fell out froh the air In that mooing to die

Rachel felt a hand around her waist and felt herself being carried through the air Benji was there, holding her He lifted her up and put her safely into an empty car, behind theirs, and came in beside her

Rachel looked down, and watched as their for down to the earth

Out of breath, stunned, she looked at Benji He had just saved her life

"How did you do that?" she asked, crying and shaky