Personal Narrative Essay: The Day I Almost Died

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The day i almost died From then on I will never forget the day i almost died in a car crash. This event occurred in 2016 one day in the afternoon, I was also 12 years old at the time. I was also in fact more fragile and scared in those times. I also learned to always be thankful for being able to go through bad life events from being in one myself. Up until that day I woke up in the morning to hear my mom yelling at me, “Get your clothes on I don’t have time to wait!” yelled my mom. My mom had her clothes on already, waiting for me to get dressed. “Alright, i will.” I said with grunts and groans as i got up from my bed and got dressed. I put on some casual clothing and some regular gym shoes as I combed my hair putting it into a regular pony tail as I was trying to find my blue headband. I could hear my mom yelling at me again. “Come on, it shouldn’t take you this long to get dressed!” My mom said in a irritated tone of voice. My mom was sitting on a chair in the living room holding her keys. I could hear the keys shake like jingle bells as i walked to the living room. I could also hear my mom say another thing. “Finally …show more content…
I just sat there as they talked and then my mom had to lay on a roller bed and I could see her get in the ambulance as i walked in the passenger’s seat and closed the door. The car stayed there as the man got into the driver’s seat and drove to the hospital. As soon as we got there, we were there for hours. My mom was talking to a few people and I was there besides her in the hospital bed. In the end I was so thankful we were all ok. Yeah, my mom was having neck pain but it was not major. All I can say is, always be safe and be cautious when driving. That experience by far was terrifying for me. I would never want anyone to have to deal what I have dealt with. It is not fun, nor

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