Morning light filters through hotel curtains. Alexander watching me with soft eyes.

"Ready for our day?"

I sit up. Rub sleep from my face. "The Ferris wheel?"

"And everything else." His smile widens. "Get dressed. We have a lot to do."

*****

The amusement park gates tower before us.

I stop. Can't move.

"Anna?" Alexander touches my shoulder.

"I've never been inside one of these." The words come out quiet. Ashamed. "My family couldn't afford it. ...