Personal Narrative: The Last Day In Middle School

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“Quiet! Quiet down class!” Mr. Driscoll shouted at his loud last hour eighth grade language arts class. All his students were happy as if was Christmas and they were opening presents. they were actually opening up a new chapter in life. It was the last day of school, their last day in middle school and as eighth graders.
They finally quieted down. “Well kids, or should I say young adults?” Mr. Driscoll said, laughing. The class joined him in a choir of laughter. Except for Jonah. Mr. Driscoll had only seen him smile when he was with his friend Andrew or Anna. Other than that he hadn’t.
“Today we're going to bandy fear. Fear: An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight. Fear: Something all of you …show more content…
It’s I have balls.” replied Mr. Driscoll. Suddenly the whole class burst out in sounds of joy and pleasure.
“Again, fear. Fear is everyones worst enemy. Fear can come to you as a person, a place or a thing. Just remember me, Mr. Driscoll and the last thing he told you.” Ding ding ding!
Jonah thought that this entire discussion happened to be iniquitous and strange. Mr. Driscoll stared straight at Jonah right as the thought formed in his head with a look of rancor. That thought went into oblivion when he thought What is this freak looking at? They made eye contact and stared intently at a one another. Gazing as if they were trying to decode each others mind frame. Eventually, Anna grabbed his arm with her soft hands. She then pulled him out of the trance he was bewitched in, “Come on Jonah lets go.” she insisted.
Jonah was with his best friends Maverick and Anna when he called him. He knew it was Andrew before he looked at his phone by the ringtone he had set for him, Vibrations by Alex Wiley. His favorite song. Jonah answered wondering what he had to say. " Yea?" He spoke in a wandering

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