Personal Narrative: The Controversy Over Dinner

Finally, the evening came. It was a chilly, dark night in November. I invited my nine friends over for dinner to dine with a famous Mayan scholar, Ixchel. She is an extraterrestrial human and plans to return to her home planet in a few days, but first, she will share her findings with the group over dinner. I chose to plan an elaborate dinner for such a special occasion. I hired a chef to prepare a five course meal. For the first course there is grilled shrimp cocktail, second course is a light soup, third course is a house salad, main course is a roasted chicken breast with mashed potatoes, and finally, for desert there is a delicious chocolate éclair. It was safe to say I went above and beyond to make sure this evening goes as planned and …show more content…
I also met her in college, and we became close friends. She is a very entertaining person, who can keep people captivated for hours with her anecdotes. She also enjoys journaling, and she could keep a detailed account of our six weeks in the shelter. It could be like Anne Frank’s diary, and we could all become famous! Nevertheless, I could retell the story anyways without needing her. While she would be an interesting and amusing person for the bunch, I just don’t think she brings anything vital to the table. I’m counting her out in my list of people to join in the shelter.
Jacob is a big, strong, husky wrestler. He could easily fight back or be a protective person if something were to happen. While he is huge and strong, he is also aggressive. He already started a fistfight with Freddie before dinner. With the two of them in the bomb shelter, some problems could arise. However, I would rather have a protective and strong bodyguard over someone who is weak and sensitive. He will be able to protect against any threat that comes our way. I’m deciding to add him to the list as …show more content…
She designates certain sleeping corners, a place to use the bathroom, a place to eat, and an area to gather. We all mindlessly follow her rules; no one is opposed to her. She gathers the food and starts to divide it up to ration it. Ixchel wanders around the small bomb shelter and finds a bookcase with old survival books and begins to read them. Freddie and Jacob are tense at first, due to the altercation earlier, but eventually warm up into a friendly conversation. Everyone seems to ease in so comfortably, it’s like an alien invasion isn’t even happening. I wander to a box in the corner, and pull out a dusty blanket. I lay it down on the cold cement floor, and fall fast