Personal Narrative: Growing Stronger Day By Day

Growing Stronger Day by Day One average June day, my family and I excitedly prepared for another summer camping trip. My dad decided to forge ahead to the river where he would wait for us to arrive. I could not imagine that anything spectacular would happen, but I was most definitely mistaken. My life would change forever in what seemed a blink of an eye. That day would test my moral character, for that day my parents gave me a scar that forever changed my life. As a young boy, my life was full of fun and excitement. Summertime called for camping, boating, and riding the wooded trails on our four-wheelers. On a regular basis, our backyard hummed with friends and family barbeques. My father and I developed a passion for arrowhead hunting, of which I have fond memories. Snowball fights, snowman building, and bike riding on the snow and ice filled our winter days. Even though it seemed as if I had the perfect childhood, my …show more content…
My mom gasped with shock and my brother and I froze in our tracks. Suddenly, we found assault rifles pointed at us. I screeched in a horrifying voice, “Mom! What is going on?” I do not remember if she answered me, for my heart raced in fear as a buzzing sound engulfed my ears. I knew that I was about to lose consciousness. At that moment, I felt a police officer grab my arm as another officer grabbed my brother. I screamed for my aunt and uncle, who lived just behind us, to come to get us, but they could not hear us. As the police handcuffed my mom, the officers let my brother and me free. We scrambled to my aunt and uncle’s house, while they put Mom in the back of the police car and began searching our house. Soon my grandmother came to the scene, got our clothes, and took us to her