Dog Rover Narrative

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I am playing outside in the yard with my dog Rover. Suddenly, I hear an explosive crackling noise that startled me, I turned around to see our house on fire. It seems as if I was in hell fire everywhere and a dusty cloud of black smoke occurred. I panic I can hear screaming from inside of the house. My neighbors running towards the house as I was sitting on the ground in distraught of what I just witnessed. Sitting there with my knees bent against my chest and my arms wrapped around my legs. I hear a high pitch voice yelling from across the street I looked up to see Mrs. Russell my sister Lilly first grade teacher running towards me. She Grabbed me and held me close to her; “Are you okay John?”
“Yes ma’am, but I am scared!”
“It’s okay I’m
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I gave my speech to my fellow classmates and wished them the best of luck along their journey of life. Soon afterwards I walked up to Mrs. Russell and hugged her for helping me through everything it meant a lot to me. We went to dinner and home afterwards, I managed to finish packing for college. I will be attending Ashford University to attain my Bachelor’s Degree in law enforcement and specialized bomb technician. I began to play with Rover one last time before I leave tomorrow sadly I can’t take him with me so my little sister Lily will be taking care of him for me. I packed a frame picture of our family portrait to hang on the wall for my dorm room. I wish they were here to see my accomplishments, but I know they would be …show more content…
Because of him I was able to marry Maria my fiancé one year later and had two beautiful twin daughters we name them Lily after my sister and Lila to honor my mother’s death. I got promoted and was now the leader of the bomb squad since I was five I knew I wanted to save lives to honor my parent’s death. Now that I am older I am and duplicate of my dad I now understand the meaning of love your job. Being able to do whatever it takes to go home to your family. I went home to my family and packed our bags we decided to take a road trip to where it all started. As I was on the outskirts of the Town of Jeffersonville, I can see the lights that lit up the town and just on the other side I saw the shadow of the mountains just above it. I went to visit the cemetery where my parent laid there resting in piece. I laid my head on the head stone looking up at the full moon and stars until we meet again I

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