Personal Narrative: Skid

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Skid
My heart suddenly started racing when I watched the driver in front of us drive off of the hill, into the tree, and then in the creek. It felt unreal, as if I were in a movie. Then I knew just one of many consequences of drunk driving, your own life. My six year old brother was freaking out and was completely clueless of what was going on. My dad couldn’t believe it either. Without thinking twice, he parked to the side of the road and jumped into the creek to save him before going away forever. We were finally finished with my brothers soccer practice after dreading in the sun for two hours. We were exhausted. We were ready to have a soothing drive back to Angels Camp. Then, BAM! Dust filled the air as it happened. The driver in front

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