Personal Narrative Essay

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Pages: 8

Instincts I looked down at my speedometer: 57 mph. I was speeding, but my thoughts were distracting me, so I didn’t realize right away. I set my eyes back on the road, and wiped an angry tear from my cheek, which had made a black streak down my face from my mascara. The past couple of week’s events started replaying in my head again, and that was not what I needed at the moment. I didn’t know where I was driving to; all I knew was I had to get away from Liam. I turned up the radio a few notches to drown out my thoughts. Our wedding song happened to be playing on “97.7 Mix FM,” and I almost swerved off the road. I knew at this moment recovery was going to take a long time. How could I have been so stupid? Everything played back again in my mind… My …show more content…
Deciding it would take too long to wait for the elevator, I half walked/half jogged to the stairway at the end of the hallway. After stumbling down five flights of stairs and into the parking ramp, I sped down the busy streets of Auburn, New York. The Children’s Hospital was just down the road, and I was proudly the head receptionist. I pulled into my parking spot, and got to work just in time. I rushed to the front desk, and took my place next to my co-worker friends. Business was especially slow that day, so we spent most of our time talking about typical girl things: our love lives, the latest gossip, and the season premiere of Orange Is The New Black. After an uneventful shift, I packed up and drove home at about 5:00. I couldn’t wait to get home, maybe throw a pizza in the oven, and spend the rest of the night with Liam. I made my way up to our apartment (taking the elevator this time), and took out my key to open the door. The door swung open before I even touched the handle, and my startled husband stood in front of me. “Uhh.. hey babe! How was your day?” he asked with wide