Annual passport holder, Ben, could only watch helplessly as cast member, Wally let thirty-two people go ahead of Ben in line, and onto the Tarzan meet and greet stage.

"But, i was in line. Me. That is me. I'm next! Me," said annual passport holder, Ben, who was so upset he barely knew what he was saying.

"I'm sorry, sir, but these people were here first," said cast member, Wally.

"What???," annual passport holder, Ben asked in shock. "But, i've been waiting here for hours. I was standing over there talking to you all night. You know i'm next. For Pete's sake!"

"I'm afraid not, sir," explained cast member, Wally. "You see, sir, five minutes before you arrived to wait in line for Tarzan's autograph, these people were issued parental group passes," said cast member, Wally.

Cast member, Wally held up 33 purple parental group passes.

"These passes entitle said group, or family, of people to wait until one of their party reaches the front of the line, at which point the entire group of people, or family, is allowed an autograph, and group photo opportunity with the disney character, who in this case is Tarzan. I'm sorry, but you'll just have to wait along with everyone else," cast member, Wally said as friendly as he could.

"But, but? I have to meet my sweetest of sweets, Tarzan, and put my arms around him. I even have these flowers i bought just for him," said annual passport holder, Ben.

"Sir, i don't mean to be unfair, but the distribution, and use of purple, parental group passes is company policy, and has been for at least two days," said cast member, Wally.

"Yeah," said a gentleman wearing a Pooh outfit, who was standing about fifteen people behind annual passport holder, Ben in the Tarzan line. "And anyway, i saw you get Tarzan's autograph yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that! Why don't you let someone else get Tarzan's autograph for crying out loud!"

Everyone in the crowd looked angrily at annual passport holder, Ben, and they started shouting rude things at him.

Annual passport holder, Ben looked at the gentleman in the Pooh outfit, and then slowly turned to look at cast member, Wally's stern face. Annual passport holder, Ben, his harmless need for affection having been denied, felt complete rejection. His mind became numb and he could not function. All his years of emotional pain had been accumulating until now annual passport holder, Ben's calloused heart could not protect him from his true inner feelings, anymore. Annual passport holder, Ben looked at Amber, and the thirty-two people in front of him, and he started to cry. "Waaaaaa," he said.

Amber's grand dad hobbled over to the front of the stage, and motioned everyone to get in front of Tarzan. "Now, c'mon everybody," said Amber's grand dad, who also had an annual passport, "it's that moment we've all been waiting for. It's finally time to get our group picture taken with Tarzan."

Amber jumped up next to Tarzan while the other members in her group got up, and down, and moved around, posing for the grand dad's photo.

"Tarzan, would you mind holding my baby, Ariel for the photo," asked Amber. Amber took her 9 month old baby from her mother, and gingerly handed the baby to Tarzan.

"Tarzan love babies. Hi Ariel," said J.J. The voice embellishing unit of the 122 million dollar Tarzan costume changed J.J.'s shrill, high voice into that of a deep basso, body-building Tarzan. The brilliant disney imagineers had also programmed into the voice device tonal qualities known to sooth little children, and babies.

"Goo goo ga ga," said Amber's baby, Ariel, "ga ga gee goo gee gee."

"Ga ga goo gee," said J.J.

"Waaaaa," said annual passport holder, Ben.

Your Pal,
Ed

P.S. Next, Chapter 21, Ben's Lament