Hurricane Andres-Personal Narrative

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I left on a stormy night in the middle of my summer 2006. My mom was practically screaming at me saying things like “Malcolm hurry up.” and “Malcolm only the important things!!!” While trying to focus on my mom’s voice I overheard the radio it was talking about how Flordian’s should evacuate immediately or take shelter even though we all know the shelters had been closed by now but I guess it was just a precaution. I kept thinking to myself this Category 4 hurricane Andres was really going to dismantle everything in its path destroying all the bits and pieces of my childhood everything i’ve ever known. I wanted reassurance I craved it I needed it I was so scared I wanted to curl up in my mom’s lap and have her tell me everythings going to …show more content…
The pilot told everybody it was going to be a bumpy ride with a lot of turbulence malcolm was careless to listen to all the safety because all he wanted to do was to calm down. The plane was about to take off to leave the state “The plane is ready to take off” Said the pilot. He glanced out of the window to see the slight glare of the sun peeking out of the clouds almost saying goodbye he thought. He tried getting comfortable in his seat but he couldn't. The plane took off and they were in the air in seconds and the hurricane came the wind was so strong. Malcolm called out “are we going to be okay?”. The plane was shaking now and he was scared he was inside the eye of the hurricane and one of the wings was ripped off on the side he was on malcolm knew the plane was going down. Malcolm was scared for his life.The plane went down and crashed into a big lake. He saw the plane slowly sinking and the water seeping in there was about a foot of water on the ground malcolm was glad he didn't die but the scary ride wasn't over yet. He opened the door not having a clue where his parents were he grabbed his seat and used it as a raft and he saw his parents he was filled with joy. They luckily weren't that far from land and they swam to land. Malcolm survived this natural

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