Personal Narrative: Canby High School

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I walked briskly on a summer morning on the sidewalk to my college campus, Yale! I had been accepted in the middle of my Canby high school days because of my excellent grades, leadership skills, and my confidence in speeches. One other person had been accepted in my grade at that time named Tanya, but rumor has it that her father works in the staff and influenced the principal's decision with some ‘green paper’. Ever since 5th grade, she has taken my ideas into her projects, wowing the teachers and getting perfect grades. One time in middle school I caught her fumbling through my locker searching through my binder to find my lab notes during lunch. Luckily I took a bathroom break, saw her, snuck up behind her, and scared her half to death by yelling, “BOO!” She bailed out saying that one of her credit cards had …show more content…
Ever since that, I have tried to stay out of harms’ way.

As I entered the revolving doors inside of the brick building, I was greeted with sparkly blue tile. Quickly I walked over to my chemistry class upstairs taught by Michael J. McBride, only to be blocked by a pink barrier, Tanya. She reluctantly stared into my baby blue eyes and said,“So did you hear that I am having a party at my house? It’s at 8 pm tonight to whatever time we drop. Daddy says that everyone who comes will get the new iPhone 8 and a small Apple watch in their favorite color. You in!?” I stared at Tanya straight into her narrowed, beady green eyes and looked sideways into her beautiful pink diamond earing and autumn pink glossed lips. Whatever she did she had to go about in pink style, which always complimented her dark hair with blonde highlights on her side bangs.” “M-m-me?”

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