Helter Skelter

Demystified by Demystified

Jan 27, 202138:39Society & Culture

When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide. For those who don't know what it is, a Helter Skelter is a theme-park ride, a massive tower where you go up, and then slide down, then climb back up again ad in...

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