Personal Narrative: The Last Drop Is Gone

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Allison Hegburg
Prince
5th The Last Drop Is Gone In our world, it is hard to see the sun. Black smoke and haze fill the sky, and people wear masks to try to breathe. All of my classmates and I have heard our parents talk about “the old times” when they could see, smell, and live. Being children, none of us knew what that was like. We have all only lived in a world where most animals are gone, the sky is blocked, and people fight simply for food. Most of us knew that this day was coming, but we were trying to block it out of our minds. We were running out of water, and fast. There were only a few gallons of water left in the world, and none of it was good. People all

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