Personal Narrative: Working In The Military

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When I was 10 to 14 years old I was I lived in a small village called Aldhafra military. Actually, this village only for who work in the military as well as, my father was working in the military. This place was extremely safety and security. My home was very quiet and comfortable. In this house I have best bedroom. My bedroom has every things color pink, like the wall, the cover of my bed, some of my clothes, brush hair and tooth brush. Me and my little sister we were sharing the same room. The room was big enough for me and my sister, but we are fighting too much about the color she did not like the pink color. Also, we were fighting me about the light I like the dark she did not like the dark. Actually, we were fighting too much because

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