Personal Narrative

An immense blue wall was blocking my view of the breathtaking sunset. The air was moist. I was in Maui, Hawaii. Everyone was yelling, screaming, hollering and having fun. Kids were flying their kites. People were eating pizza and icecream. Then suddenly, everything became quiet. Everyone was looking at me. The wave broke the silence as it jumped on me like a tackle in football. I felt like I had the ball because I kept getting tackled by the water!

I was wobbling in the water and trying to find a way to get out. I was a squirmy little guy without a life saver. The worst possible thing that could happen to an eight year old.“Oh no, I thought. Will I ever get out? What if I don’t get out? What if I drown and never find my family again? What about the five dollars I forgot to give my brother the other day because he bought pizza for me? What if a shark eats me? A million possibilities of death were going through my mind. swoosh! Before I could continue, A big gust of water went through my nose and my mouth. I turned upside down. The current was too strong for me to overcome. I heard the lifeguard coming to save me, but by the time that happened I would live no longer. …show more content…
I screeched. I wasn’t able to breathe. I thought about my family. I thought about my friends. All that I would miss after this tragedy. A drop of water joined the rest of the trillions of drops of water in the ocean. My life flashed before my eyes. Goodbye cruel