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The Book of Zen
Chapter 48: The Horror Show Begins
Zenzeroni had survived to senior year somehow. He truly had no idea how but it seemed his whole life had turned around after the death of his closest friend. He was now entering his fourth and final year at Spaghetti School and he couldn’t be happier to be nearing the end. The classes while easy, were a drag and the football seasons while fun were also miserable to play in.
He got plenty of action on the football field mainly with punting duties as the beginning of his senior season started off much like how his junior season went. The team was as bad as ever but Zenzeroni had learned to appreciate his team and especially his coach who despite being a stickler for the rules was a good coach and Zenzeroni had come to appreciate his direct and blunt approach to coaching and giving advice. He was a well rounded coach and seemed to know the ins and outs of the game able to give advice to any and all players no matter the position they were playing in.
Meanwhile, Zenzeroni was attending classes just to attend classes at this point. He was only in it for the certificate at the end of the year as he had already decided on what he wanted to do post graduation. He was going to open a new one of a kind pizzeria place which would capitalize on his secret sauce recipe that had never before been seen by the general public. He would need money and he didn’t know where he would find that lying around but that was a problem for a later date. For now, it was time to go to HOL 411 “Holiday Food Making”. It was a course that Zenzeroni found interesting if a bit dull. The head chef would drone on and on reading from slides and didn’t ask for any participation from the rest of the class which made it the perfect class for Zenzeroni. However, at the end of this class, Chef Frank Stein assigned the big project for the semester.
“-- And as you all know there is a big holiday coming up and considering this is a HOLIDAY foods class I thought it would be an excellent time to assign the major project for the semester. So, with that being said, Your project is to head to Janewood and try all of the food items they have on sale throughout the park. I want a report on your findings as to the major ingredients that are used for Halloween and why that may be. You have until November 1st to get the project done so that should give you plenty of time. Have a good rest of your day and remember–” There is a long pause as everyone waits to see what he will say “Um, I forgot what I was going to say. Anyway, see you next class.”
Zenzeroni had heard about Janewood but had never actually been inside. Linguine had first brought it up at the freshmen get together where, had Zenzeroni not passed out, they would have been able to get in free for the day. But apparently, and according to legend, Spaghetti School’s founder had stolen the park from the original owner, a football legend by the name of Venus Powers who had built the park where she had played the majority of her games in the ISFL over in Honolulu. The details on how he had moved the entire park over to New Zealand are scarce but is beside the point. It is alleged that Venus Powers’ spirit haunts the grounds of Janewood as it fights to bring the park back home to Honolulu. This rumor is one Zenzeroni has a hard time believing considering Venus Powers was still very much alive but that is also beside the point. It was October 1st so Zenzeroni wasn’t too concerned about making the trip over to Janewood but it was a minor inconvenience as he had begun to make a habit out of sitting in his room all day binging movies and tv shows. Nonetheless, all things considered, this project didn’t seem like it was going to be all that hard which Zenzeroni appreciated.
Fast forward to the end of the month and he had completely forgotten the project. He wasn’t known to procrastinate but this project just didn’t interest him in the slightest. And with a new season of Bondi Beach to binge it had left Zenzeroni occupied. But it was now October 31st which meant whether he wanted to or not he had to make the trip over to Janewood and suffer through what the park had to offer.
By the time Zenzeroni dragged himself out of bed and to the park night had already fallen and the festivities were in full swing. Zenzeroni looked up at the giant Janewood sign over the main entrance and thought it peculiar it was named Janewood and not Venuswood or something related to the Venus Powers name. He made a note in his head to ask why it was named that way but he had bigger fish to fry. Zenzeroni hated being scared. Whether it be due to childhood trauma, pirate battles, or the recent death of his friend Zenzeroni liked predictability. Unfortunately for him, Janewood, much like many other amusement parks, participated in horror nights with haunted houses, scare actors, and more throughout the park. Zenzeroni had no interest in all of that and wanted to go in, get the food, and get out.
“Yo yo yo if it ain’t my old friend Zenzo! What up home slice?” Fro Yo walks up with a gaggle of friends behind him. Fro Yo has fully embraced the Halloween vibe and was wearing a Fro Yo cup costume for the occasion.
“Oh hey Fro Yo, you going to the park I assume?”
“Zenzo……” Fro Yo quickly pulls out a camera from inside his Fro Yo costume “WE ARE PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK IN AN AMUSEMENT PARK. SIX HIDERS. ONE SEEKER. 1 MILLION DOLLARS ON THE LINE. YOU’VE GOT 1 MINUTE TO HIDE LAST HIDER STANDING WINS! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO” Fro Yo screams into the camera.
“Wait what?” Zenzeroni asks confused as his buddies all take off toward the park entrance.
“Do you want the milly or not? I thought I’d invite my old roommate in on the action 'cause you seem like a dip and dottin kind of guy!”
“Is that a compliment? Um, well are you serious about the million dollars?”
“Uh yeah, My dad owns Fro Yo why do you think I’m named Fro Yo? I’m the best marketing idea he’s ever had. If you want in you better hurry you’ve only got 30 seconds left!”
“Okay, okay! I’m in!” Zenzeroni says as he takes off and joins the rest of the crowd making their way into Halloween Nights at Janewood.
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