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Personal Narrative On The White Van

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John Gardiner
LA period 4
10/24/14
The white van

Have you ever thought what it might be liked to be kidnapped? What would you do? How would you escape? My friend, Bobby, and I were walking home from the Maine South game. Maine South had won 37- 21. “It was a great game, wasn’t it?” Bobby said. “It was, especially the blocked punt!” As we walked home, Bobby and I eventually had to split up to get to our houses. Bobby asked “Are you cutting through the graveyard? I said “Yes”. Bobby said “watch out for ghosts”! We both laughed and said goodbye.
The rusty gates into the graveyard were locked so I hopped the fence and kept walking home. The graveyard was so spooky. There were big spider webs everywhere that seemed to glisten in the dark. Bats were flying around, and the bushes kept rattling. I kept walking even though I am afraid of spiders and bats. About halfway through I saw a white van pull into the graveyard. Three tall men with black masks on jumped out, started talking, then started digging fast. I wanted to know what they were digging for so I got a little closer and watched. I was crouched behind a tombstone about 10 yards from where they were digging. They couldn’t see me because it was dark. They stopped digging and I could feel …show more content…

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