Personal Narrative Story In My Life - 968 Words

It was an incredibly normal summer day. The sunlight on my skin was a euphoric distraction from the everyday stress of my life, the sound of the waves coming off Norway Lake a rhythm that nearly had me sleeping. The sand stinging my back and legs was a cruel reminder that the nirvana I was experiencing only came from forgetting what was really going on around me. My best friend Justin was going to be showing up soon. I had to work later that night, and my mother had a court date early in the morning the next day, so I knew that I’d have to wake up early to make breakfast for my family and help my mom get paperwork together. While drying my hair from a cool and refreshing shower at my cousin’s house, my phone began to ring. I threw my towel†¦show more content†¦When we showed up, I was faced with nothing other than pitying looks and whispers about how he was going to be fine. The only peace I found was when Justin’s older brother Cody texted me. He wanted to make sure that I was okay and that I knew what was going on. He told me that Justin would be flown to Milwaukee, due to a ruptured spleen and deflated lung. The doctors said he was okay for now, but they were going to make sure nothing else went wrong. I don’t remember anything else from that day, because after receiving those messages, nothing else served any significance to me. I know that I didn’t sleep that night. The next day I had plans to go shopping in Green Bay with my auntie, two of my cousins, and my friend Briana. My auntie said we could stop at the hospital to visit Justin. The entire ride to Milwaukee was quiet, and I wanted to plan what I would say when I walked into that hospital room, but I couldn’t come up with anything. I was a mess. I had only had about three hours of sleep in the last 48 hours. My hair was a mess, I hadn’t given myself time to do my makeup, and my skin was severely burnt from laying on the beach. 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