Personal Narrative: My Life

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On June 27th, 2015, my entire life flashed before my eyes. I never could have anticipated what that particular day had in store for me and my best friend, Virginia. It was the day after my birthday and I felt the excitement built up in my chest as we drove to Charleston, South Carolina to celebrate on the beach. It was our last summer together before we both headed off to college and all I hoped for were a few last joyful moments spent soaking up the sun before we had to part ways. I thought the trip would be unforgettable, and I was right. It was humid out and I could see the steam escaping from the pavement after the storm that morning. This was typical weather for Atlanta in the summer and we could not be more thrilled to be a few short …show more content…

Her anxiety was shot through the roof. When I looked at her, I noticed the seats were filled with glass and the back door was smushed inward. “Is everyone okay?” I exclaimed in panic. Virginia replied, “I’m fine, I’m fine, are you okay?” “Yes, I’m completely fine.” We were all in disbelief that we had just slide across four lanes and back on a highway with cars surrounding us. I don’t know if we were more surprised that this had just happened or that we had survived. Nothing about it seemed real. Several kind families who had watched it all happen came rushing over to help. My car was still stuck in the trees and we were unable to open the doors. About a half hour of clearing branches, we vacated the car and a charming southern woman hugged Virginia and I tenderly. She consoled us and sympathized, “If it were my daughter I’d want someone to stop and help. Y’all are some of the luckiest little girls I’ve ever seen. Y’all must have an angel watchin’ over you.” After another half hour passed, two police cars pulled up to get an accident report and the southern lady took us to the hospital to check for injuries. Virginia and I had a few scratches from the glass and Wanda had minor whiplash, but we couldn’t have been more

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