Well...Alright | Buddy Holly

Interview (V.H)

BUDDY
(Nods)
Our seatbelt broke while we were going up the biggest drop.

ED
What kind of ride was the Hurricane?

BUDDY
A huge rollercoaster. We were at the very tip top, and all the sudden our belt broke.

VIOLET
(Laughs)
I was so sure I was going to die! I did get free food out of it, though.

July 8th, 1955. 7:44pm, Lubbock County Carnival

"I'm so excited, Buddy!" I bounce up and down. "So excited!"

Buddy grabs my hand. "Me too!"

Adalyn and Bob roll their eyes.

"I'm way scared!" Adalyn's eyes go wide. "It's so high!"

Bob laughs. "Hey, Ada, I'll hold your hand the whole time!"

"You're the best, Bobby!" Adalyn grins.

The worker who runs the ride opens the gate and motions us in. Buddy and I are forced to sit in the very front. Bob and Adalyn are in the seat behind us.

The worker comes around and straps us in a seatbelt and puts down a lap bar.

I place my hands on the lap bar. "OW! The metal is so hot!"

Buddy grabs the bar. "Nah."

"Yeah, okay, Texan."

The coaster lurches forward. I grin.

Buddy grabs my hand. "This is gonna be so fun!"

The coaster does all it's normal maneuvers.

All of the sudden, we're slowly climbing to the very, very tall peak.

"Vi," Buddy mumbles.

"Uh, Vi?" He says again, urgently

"VIOLET?"

My head snaps to him. "What?!"

"I don't think this is quite right!" He holds up the seat belt.

"WHAT? PUT IT BACK IN!"

"It won't go back in! It's broken!"

"Shit. Shit! SHIT!" I scream. "WHAT DO WE DO?"

"I DON'T KNOW!"

I grab onto the lap bar. It's loose.

"Buddy, the lap bar is loose!"

"SHIT!"

"We're going to die!"

"Vi, are y'all okay?" Adalyn asks from behind me.

I shake my head. "Seat belt is busted, lap bar is coming loose."

"SHIT!" Adalyn yells.