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Drive To School-Personal Narrative

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I wanted to drive to school the next day so bad, but by the time we negotiated a price it was too late to make it legal. My dad did such a great job on the price I had leftover for gas for at least six months. During my third class, I got called to the office. My mom was waiting for me there so we could sign the parking agreement. I glanced that thing over, scribbled my name on the student signature line, and waited for the pass. Then my mom hugged me bye and handed me a map of the parking lot where my car—MY CAR—would be waiting for me at the end of the day. Rhonda and Alex were waiting for me outside at lunch. “Why are you late?” Rhonda asked. “I’ll tell you after school.” Alex eyed me. “No, tell us what’s going on.” “No, just wait until after school. It will …show more content…

My lungs burned as the snake kept tightening each time I took a breath. “Yeah, Mom, everything’s fine. Just moving some stuff around real quick,” I strangled out. As I turned over onto my back, I palmed Cat and used the larger end as a club and beat it in the head. My strength was sapped and I was sure that if I kept making noise my parents were going to bust through the door at any minute. My next swing needed to count big. I rolled to the right to give my arm the widest swing possible. I hoped the momentum would help me hit the snake hard enough to kill it. It went up in ash, and I flopped onto to my stomach gasping. I turned on my side and pulled my knees into my chest. My mom wiggled the knob again, “Mackenzie, unlock the door, please. You know the rules about this.” Closing my eyes, I concentrated on regulating my breathing and used the edge of my bed to pull myself up off the floor. I slowly walked over to the door, unlocked it, and stood face to face with my mom. She craned her neck to look into my room. “Nothing looks moved Mackenzie,” she said and frowned. “Why was the door locked and why do you look so

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