Personal Narrative: Defining Moments In My Life

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I’m sitting on a hard plastic chair waiting for the doctor to come and speak to us. The smell of antiseptic filled the air so strong I could taste it. I’m on the other side of the door, staring into the room that held my grandfather who moments ago passed away. As I stared at the door, so hard I could burn a hole through it, and watched everyone around me cry and fill with sadness. Before this moment I have never lost anyone in my life or experienced any type of hardship. This moment became my defining moment, the moment I decided to change the person I was to the person I aspired to be. This is the end of my story and in order to truly understand it, we must go to the beginning of my story where this all started. It was a typical day, third period was boring, so I decided this was going to be the end of my day. I went to the bathroom and texted my friend to pick me up. As I waited for the reply to let me know she was here I decided this was the perfect time to light up. Give myself a little stress release from being locked up in this school. Before the BIC Lighter ever left my backpack I got a text message from my mom. …show more content…
My fear subsided as there was a chance for redemption and time. I left the hospital and headed to my friends’ house. Pulling the cigarette out of my back pocket I lit up. Feeling the smoke fill my lungs and slow, steady release I felt center. After all, there was time to change and be better but not today not right now. My friend and I sat in front of her television watching shows and drinking vodka and soda so as to conceal in case anyone were to walk in. I was laughing at something on television when another message popped on my iPhone “I’m coming to get you be outside”. Something was wrong thinking maybe my mom found my cigarettes that I kept hidden or maybe something happened at the house. I drained my glass and headed for the