a bumpy ride

A Bumpy Ride

A Choose Your Own Adventure Story

After visiting your grandmother in California, you're on a plane going back to New York City, where your parents are waiting for you.

You are reading a book and drinking soda when all of a sudden, the plane starts shaking. You …

Ask the flight attendantwhat is going on.

Wait for the pilot's instructions.

You let the flight attendant know you are worried. She assures you that nothing is wrong. The plane is just going through a patch of bad weather.

Suddenly, everyone lunges forward in their seats.

The woman next to you starts to choke on her hotdog and can't breathe or talk! You …

Help her!Perform the

Heimlich Maneuver.Do nothing.

After waiting for 3 minutes through the bumpy ride, you start to feel sick. You think you might throw up.

“This is Captains Winters, pilot of Flight 184 to New York City. The ride is pretty bumpy right now because we are experiencing some mild turbulence. We are in the middle of some storm clouds. Please wait a few more minutes, and all will be well.”

You …

Continue reading your book.

Decide to go to the bathroom because

you're going to be sick.

You wrap your arms around the woman’s waist, pushing just above her belly button with your fist.

A piece of hot dog comes out of her mouth, hitting a man in the back of the head. She can breathe again!

The woman, Ms. Connelly, is so grateful to be alive. She asks, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

“I want to be a doctor,”you say.

“I want to be a gamedesigner,” you say.

Ms. Connelly says that you would make a fine doctor. She writes you a check for $500, and tells you to put it in your college fund. You are so excited, and thank her.

After the plane lands, you tell your parents about what happened. They praise you for being such a good person, and tell you how much it means to them that you are so honest and helpful. They keep the money until you graduate from high school and enter college, at the age of eighteen.

Go back to the beginningand start the story again

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Ms. Connelly thinks you would be a great game designer because of you are so good at problem solving. She writes you a check for $500 for college expenses.

But you don't tell your parents anything. You keep the money to buy something for yourself.

A few days later, with $500 in your wallet, you go to the GameStop in the mall. You pick up 3 games for the Xbox 360, including Halo 3, Ninja Gaiden 2, and Fallout. When you get to the counter to pay, you find out that Ms. Connelly works at that store. You are surprised when she tells you she's the manager.

Who cares what she thinks?

You buy the videogames.

You change your mindand put the video games

back on the shelf.

The plane is shaking so badly that the flight attendants have a problem getting help for the woman. By the

time they get to her, she is unconscious. She dies a few minutes later.

You go home feeling sad. You wish you could have done something for her, but it is too late.


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Before you know it, the plane has stopped shaking. You breathe a sigh of relief.

In 30 minutes, the plane lands. You get to see your parents again! They are waiting for you at the

airport with a cold drink and a sandwich. You don't tell them about the close call you just had.

You wouldn’t want them to be worried! They are happy to see you, and drive you home.


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You run to the lavatory as fast

as you can. Unfortunately, the sign says “occupied,”

You can’t get in!!

You bang on the door.You wait another minute for the bathroom door

to open.

“Please,” you say desperately, as you bang your fist on the door. “I feel really sick. I need to go to the

bathroom now!” A woman opens the door, with a concerned look on her face. You quickly go inside and lock the door,

puking your guts out.Now you feel so much better. You clean yourself up,

and sit back down in your seat. The pilot announces that the bumpy ride is over, and now

you can enjoy your book.


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You throw up all over a businessman's laptop. He gets angry at you and starts yelling. You feel embarrassed,

but your stomach feels 100 percent better. Unfortunately, the man's computer is broken, and since he did not back up his important files, he sues you and

your family.Your parents are forced to pay $1,000, and you are grounded for six weeks because of the accident.

Go back to the beginning

You pay for the games.“Thanks for buying from GameStop,”

says Ms. Connelly. “Please come again.” Afterward, you go home and play

alone for 10 hours. The next day when you go to school

with $100 in your pocket, you lose it to some bully kids at lunch.


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“I'm sorry, I can't do this, Ms. Connelly. I know you gave me that money to save for college. But I went to buy video games with it instead.”

“I appreciate your honesty,” Ms. Connelly said. “If that's what you want to do, go ahead and buy the games, and don't feel guilty. You did save my life after all.”

You buy the video games and play all day with your friends. You have fun, and think of how kind the woman was. Perhaps she saved your life with her compassion and understanding.

You save $200 for your college fund.Go back to the beginningand start the story again

for another ending.

a bumpy ride

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