Personal Narrative: Car Rides

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Car rides are so boring! We had been driving for so long. I had been riding in the backseat of our car with my brother, Elliot, my mom, and my dad. Elliot is eleven and I’m twelve. My mother had blue eyes and skin that turns red easily if you make her mad. My day got a tad bit better, though, when mom and dad let us ride in the trailer we had been dragging along the entire ride. When we got in the trailer, Elliot and I had a few arm wrestling matches.He had won five two out of threes. When we ht a steep hill, there was a bump and the trailer came unhitched. We started rolling down hill. Luckily, when we stopped, we came to a hard stop but we weren’t hurt. When we established our surroundings, we opened the door and this guy named Buddy greeted

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