Personal Narrative: A Day At Marina Beach

Eridan Ampora biked over the streets of Marina Beach, next to the steady flow of cars. It was early dawn, and the sunrise was a vibrant orange and red color. It reflected off of the large violet aquamarine on his bracelet. The sea breeze blew his hair back, and ruffled his light coat. Eridan couldn’t help but smile, as the daily commute to school was his favorite part of the day. The ocean loomed large and infinite in the background, imposing, but peaceful. It stirred something deep inside of him. He visited the beach on a near-daily basis.

Eridan stopped his bike next to the crossing light, and pressed the shiny metal button. He tapped his foot on the bike pedal, waiting for the cars to stop, absentmindedly pulling his phone out of his pocket. It was 7:47- he had a good ten minutes to get to school. He was a sophomore at Marina Public High School, pretty much the only high school in the area. In theory, there was nothing wrong with having only one high school in Marina Beach. It was a small town, and there were only a few thousand people living in it. Eridan had lived in Marina his entire life, and so had most of the people there. Out of all of those people, it seemed that no one had taken a liking to him. He wasn’t actively targeted as an object of ridicule (most of the time), but in his opinion, he was pretty tolerable. …show more content…
It was the heart of the creature, its life source. He didn’t know what would happen if any human had direct contact with one of those, but it surely wouldn’t be good. Just like he had his magic in the aquamarine, the monster had his in the pearl. Eridan pointed a finger at it, and out came a small white lightning bolt, and then the pearl was incinerated. Eridan smiled, and wiped his palms on his pants. He would almost certainly be late to school. He turned around, preparing to transform into his ordinary outfit and get to school as fast as possible, when he saw a figure at the end of the