Personal Narrative: My Favorite Mistake

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My favorite mistake would have to be when I totaled my car. Sometimes you think that this is the worst day of my life. You make such a big mistake, and think my life is over. That was me 9 years ago. I had the day off of work. It was the 4th of July. My friend and I were driving down the road, heading back to his house to bring him home. We were driving on a county road, listening to music, with the cruise control on. I reached back to grab my cd case (At the time I told my parents I swerved to miss a rabbit). What a mistake that was. When I turned around again, my friend said watch out you’re going to hit the mailbox. Of course being 17 and in a suv, I over corrected. Next thing I knew I was feeling like someone was hugging me, protecting

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