Personal Narrative: A Family Road Trip

My hands gripped the steering wheel, and began to tremble. The humming of my tires came to a complete halt. Hesitant, I glanced out the rain speckled mirror. . Few, I thought as I watched a cat scurry up the dull green embankment, leading way to a small housing development. That was a close call. I had just woke to the sun breaking through the deep morning fog, rays from the sun fell slanted through the evenly distributed bedroom windows, leaving a refreshing feeling of peace. Ahhhh, I thought, what a beautiful start to the day, and the perfect day for a family road trip. ( need to add a paragraph about packing up the car etc, and our drive to Boston here ) Shortly after checking into the hotel in Boston, I received a tex from my neighbor Mike. “Hey, did you know that you hit my …show more content…
Mike, I am so sorry that I ran over your fathers cat. I stopped. My thoughts overtook my mind, and my hand stop typing. I had so much to say and didn 't know how to say it, let alone send a condolence through a tex message. I closed my eyes and thought back to the movie we watched in my english composition class, Finding Forester. Suddenly, I recalled a quote from the film that reassured me I can do this. “No thinking – that comes later. You must write your first draft with your heart. You rewrite with your head. The first key to writing is... to write, not think! (Sean Connery) My thoughts became clearer. I picked up my phone and began to type. Mike, words can not even express the heartache this has caused me, I am so sorry. Your fathers cat ran out in front of me, it all happened so fast. When I looked back in my side view mirror, I saw her running up the road and onto the small hill towards your house. After I pulled in my driveway Caleb and I went looking for her. Unfortunately we couldn 't find her. I assumed that she was scared and hiding. If there is anything I can do for your father or you, please don 't hesitate to