Personal Narrative: What Makes A Leader

I started off friends will everyone in my grade but the second I left, I was surrounded by acquaintances. It all began when I made it to the impromptu speeches for the next round of public speaking.

The topic I was given to talk about was “What makes a leader?” When I heard the teacher said those words, my heartbeat started to race. I began to sweat profusely and my palms felt clammy. I picked up the pencil and tried to rack my brain for ideas but my hands kept shaking. With only two minutes left to write the speech, I came to a dead end, the blank white sheet of paper seemed to mock me. I cursed under my breath and sighed. I muttered words of encouragement as if it was going to magically give me arguments for this topic.
When the timer signaled that my time was up, I walked to the stage as slowly as I possibly can, barely lifting my hand off of the ground. I tried to buy time so I could try and think of any ideas that would save me from embarrassing myself in …show more content…
My jaw dropped as she walked away from me joining the group. She didn’t even say a word when tears started to form . I couldn’t begin to comprehend what just happened. In what universe does your “best friend” talk to you like this? I started to question myself where I went wrong. I knew that that this was the end of our friendship. Although that day was nothing but negative above negative, I got the chance to smile when I realized that one day, karma would come back and ruin her in the same way that she ruined me. I had lost all sense of confidence in myself but in the end, I found myself a group of friends who didn’t find my weaknesses as a flaw. In all honesty, I am glad I lost a friend because then I wouldn’t have been able to meet new people who wouldn't turn their backs on