Personal Narrative Essay: Marching Band In The High School

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Playing the trumpet, cool. But playing the trumpet in the high school marching band, AWESOME! That is what happened to me this summer and trust me, it was surprising! In the beginning of August was when it happened on an ordinary Monday morning. I wasn’t doing much, you know just sitting on the couch watching some television when all of a sudden, My annoying sister, Halle, started to scream. Hold on a minute, pause. So what would you do if you hear your sister screaming your name like Bloody Mary? Resume. So my immediate assumption was that she was in trouble. So, I go halfway up the stairs and yell, “What’s wrong?” And she replies with, “Come here!” Pause. So my next assumption is that I am in some kind of trouble. So, I run up the stairs

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