Personal Narrative: The Event That Changed My Life

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!" my heart pounded. My organ was rapidly beating. My excitement was like a like five year old on a sugar rush from eating too much Halloween candy. I had not played Rock Band in seven depressing years. The game forged a very destructive and negative atmosphere, due to the deafening sounds of the musical instruments and songs. I screamed into the microphone aggressively, attempting to follow the violent lyrics shown on the large television. I was anxiously moving along to the beat of the song, jumping energetically from side to side. My voice started to hurt as I screamed from the top of my lungs, trying to unleash my wrath. It was riveting. The chorus was quickly on its way, progressing faster and faster each time I jumped. …show more content…
Screaming and singing this metal song relieved me of all the stress that was building up inside me for years. My throat began to tighten up, evoking agony and grief. I expressed my deepest and darkest memories, secrets and thoughts from the past through this one particular piece, and it was exhilarating. I got caught up in the moment in a flash. I felt like everything around me was black and white. Nothing but dull colours, and dim lighting. My behaviour from the beginning changed in an instant, affecting my mindset drastically. I was craving pain and anger. It made me have a dark pit feeling in my stomach. All these sorrowful and negative emotions gave me violent intentions making me think like a serial killer and want to murder innocent people. The energy in the room was intensifying, but I soon began to relax and calm down again as if I were at the beach. I was completely immersed in my surroundings. All of my energy was drained out; causing me to feel like my heart got ripped right out of my chest. My voice was extremely hoarse after preventing me from talking normally. However, I cherished this moment because I had never felt so free in my entire