Personal Narrative Fiction

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I burst through the front door and ran straight to my room, not glancing at anyone or anything, because my eyes were filled with tears. I buried my face in the pillow of my freshly made bed and sobbed, the fabric of the pillowcase soaking up the water like a sponge. It felt as if someone was wiping away my tears, calming me. I heard a soft knocking on my door, closing my eyes, I tried to will the door to stay shut, but it didn’t. The door slowly opened, creaking as it traveled along its path. “Hey, you okay,” Reagan asked, concerned. “What do you think,” I yelled, still crying. “I’ve had a terrible day, everything went wrong.” “I’m sure some things went right, at least you didn’t bomb an assignment.” “Actually, that is exactly what happened.” The lump in my throat grew larger as I spoke the truth aloud. The pillow muffled my voice, making the noise not understandable. …show more content…
I refused to say those words again, scared of the embarrassment that would come with it. I squirmed around, feeling for a new pillow to bury my face in, for my old one was completely drenched. Grabbing my new pillow, I ran for the door. Sadly, I did not take into consideration the fact that my eyes were still filled with tears, and I stopped halfway to my door, realizing I couldn’t see well enough to leave this situation, I went back and sat down on the

Personal Narrative Fiction

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All I could do was grab onto the branches of a giant tree. It wouldn’t help my emotions at all. I could hear the screams become louder and louder. I held on even more tightly, someone was coming. I climbed higher, I hoped nobody would look for me up here. I watched as a man dragged a women to the tree and throw her down violently. I woke up to the sound of myself screaming. “Aleshia! Are you okay!?” It was mom. “Yeah, I guess. I just had a stupid nightmare.” I was lying, mom could tell.…

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The Hollow rattled with the passing of another subway train. The myriad of screens flickered and fussed as the train went by, and the sounds of multiple news screens were muted by its rumbling. It never lasted for more than a minute, though. When the train passed the screens came back in all their vibrance. All of them detailed the same thing, too. Plummeting stocks in commodities, rising stocks in securities, and a near perpetual loop of Bastion falling to the ground. Even the Daily Show had their…

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I walked into a big round room that was completely empty. Except, there was a chair in the center with someone sitting it it. The someone was the creator. The creator was wearing a white skirt that seemed to be way too big for them. The creator had their hair tied up in a messy bun. “ I am surprised that you’ve made it. No one has ever--” “ I know, one has ever made it to the promised-milk-and-honey-land,” I said getting annoyed and wanting them to reveal himself. “ Yes, but now since you have…

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“We must separate,” she mentions, “It’s easier to move alone.” “You don’t understand.” “I can take care of myself.” with conviction she says. “You don’t understand,” holding Nurse Ratched and Killer McCestie “This time I’ve got this baby.” he carefully checks out the area. There is water gushing from the many rooftops like a waterfall crashing to the ground, the countless windows are all shattered, or totally ruined, a recognizable sight seen in all the history books. A dream turned reality, in…

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Carl, the lone carbon, awoke with a thud. His eyes dilated with fear. He gazed at the bone marrow crushing and scraping against a cylindrical shiny object. He got out of his cubby and stared at the chaos beneath him. Everything was collapsing. The bone he was in was in complete entropy. At that moment, Carl knew his whole five years in the deer have come to an end. All he could do was stare at the decomposition of his host, his everything. The shattering of his heart pounded him like bricks as he…

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Flash! Boom! “You added too much sulfur peroxide.” “I realize that now Cindy.” “You should be glad I’m here George. I don’t know how you would survive.” “Ha ha. I’m gonna go clean myself up.” George walked into the bathroom. “Crap, now my hair is green. How long till’ this gets out?” “How did you get in here?” Asked Cindy in the other room. “Who is it?” asked George. George heard a sound, like a little fan. Then he heard it again. “Cindy?” yelled George…

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