Personal Narrative: Should Juan And I Have Come?

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It was a warm sunny day in the summer of the nineteen nighties nine, at the Jersey Shore. Sally stood outside her grandparents ' house with hesitation. Should Juan and I have come? Sally thinks to herself. Sally then begins to gaze out at the ocean 's shorelines. As if time had stood still and the world faded away. She closed her eyes and took it all in. It made her think of all the wonderful childhood memories that they had achieved there. Sally remembered playing in the sand, swimming in the ocean, the bright sun gazing down upon her and a boy. This place had memories that Sally would never forget and treasure forever, for that kid now a man was always in her heart and her life. Sally and Juan never grew up together, but knew each other …show more content…

It not as though they do not know Juan because they do, but their wishes are that Sally had never dated him, no matter how happy he made her. Because they are old fashioned, they always said “Oh Sally you belong with a white boy Well, here goes nothing Sally says to Juan let us try to enjoy this vacation. As Sally sees her grandparents exiting the beach house, she takes a deep breath! "Grandma, Grandpa you remember Juan, my boyfriend?" Sally 's grandparents roll their eyes and say in a stern voice "YES, we remember HIM. We also remember telling you that none of his kind is allowed in this family." “They are not good people, and whites are only allowed here.” Sally ignores the comment in hopes that they will see what kind of man Juan is. Again, they say, "get him off this property." This time, Sally raises her voice as says, "Juan is the man that I love, and you have to accept …show more content…

Secretly he managed to set up a beautiful date night that evening. He had a white blanket placed on the beach with a basket, wine and flowers. It was a grand gesture after all the bickering of Sally and her grandmother. In that moment all Sally could see was the waves brushing upon the beachfront as if all the color is the world was drain, but for that man standing there in the moonlight. Juan thought what better time than now to add some right to this day. As the sun was setting Sally and Juan got closer to each other, he turned to her and said: "Sally I know what we have is real and we love each other a lot, with that being said would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" Without any hesitation, Sally say’s "YES." At that moment Sally knew everything was going to be ok. They enjoyed the sun setting and continued with their celebration. From that time one, it was as if nothing could stop them and their happiness to be with each other. However, Sally’s stomach was churning, hands shaking by which means she would tell her

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