Personal Narrative Essay: Hayley's Life On The Road

Life on the road was not easy. Hayley realized all of the dangers the first night she began traveling from Oklahoma to the northern part of Texas. Strangers would watch you as you went along and sometimes they would have strange expressions on their face. Hayley felt like she had to watch over her shoulder every so often. Watching the scenery from the window bus had put her to sleep since there was nothing but brown flat land majority of the time. She moved from town to town staying briefly hoping to find a place that felt right to her and settle down.
Hayley’s luck ran out as she arrived in Dumas Texas, which appeared to be a small town with a few buildings here and there. Counting her money, Hayley noticed that she had less money than she realized. Although hoping she still had enough, she tried to check into a motel although it was hard when the staff told her that she did not have enough to rent a room. Even with bargaining that she was a decent person and would come back with the promised money to cover the rest of the amount owed was not accepted. Hayley was looking at a night in the streets for the first time if she didn’t find a way to earn money to have a roof over her head for at least a night. …show more content…
Observing to the right and left she had stopped by a small plaza with various small businesses right next to each other. There was a clothing store, a tool store and a small café. At the last second she stopped a flower shop at the end. Hayley thought it would be ideal if the flower shop was in need of assistance. Thinking back to her flowers she considered herself having a green thumb, she would take a chance and ask for a job. She had nothing to lose and the worst they could say was that they had no