Matt, holding onto his feelings, held out a hand reaching for Josh as he saw him turn away before he retracted it, feeling slightly dejected.
"It's fine." Matt said to himself as Josh and Tyler left. "I guess I'm just glad the ride went over well..."
Feeling a little better, Matt followed the two men out and made his way home, hoping tomorrow would go a little better.
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The next day, Matt found himself strapping into the ride first like the day before, hoping that he'd get at least a few more riders on today to compete with Tyler's overwhelming dominance from the day before. Putting on a friendly smile, and looking down at the crowds of tiny people starting to pour into the park, Matt hoped for the best as a dozen or so people made their way up the ride.
"You're good to go!" Matt called with a friendly smile to a mad who made it up first as he slipped down the tube and slide all the way down into the pool to go. "You're up mam'!"
Matt continued to call down a steady stream of people, happy to see more and more people felt comfortable around him. Seemingly like things were already going better, Matt looked over at Tyler as he stood watch at the life guard's station before he noticed...
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