Personal Narrative Short Story - 1787 Words

It was the year 2046 and Russia was on the verge of war with the U.S. I was running under the cover of the night in Nevada when I was blinded by the bright flash of the S.W.A.T. vehicle. I cursed under my breath and ran into a back alleyway in a city. I made my way up the fire escape but I rushed and my hand slipped off of the top rung of the ladder. As I fell I questioned whether this really was the life for me, but before I could think of an answer I was caught by one of the S.W.A.T. officers. I remember being in a helicopter and being brought to a tower. I was led to a room with a gun pointed at my back, I wanted to run and get my life over with but I knew that my job was more important than my personal wants. I saw a man his face was†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"This is your last chance Morgan; you won’t survive if I let you go,† he warned. â€Å"You wouldn’t† I said as my eyes widened, realizing what was happening too late. As I fell down, I cursed life for giving me such a fate, I looked below me and nearly yelled with ecstasy, there was water at the base of the wretched tower. I got ready to fall into the water and with a big splash I landed. I winced as I laughed, for I was alive and ready to have revenge, for my country and for myself. I looked at the card in my hands and knew that what had to be done, had to be done. I had to figure out where I was. I had roamed the deserted streets for almost an hour, I could see the sun rising over the horizon. I looked for shops that could tell me where I was, but since the shops did not open early I had nothing to work with. I came across a 24 hour pharmacy and strolled inside. I went to the cashier, and he looked at me in bewilderment. Surely I couldn’t have looked that bad. I looked the mirror and I saw a man one like I couldn’t have even dreamed of. What have I become I thought to myself I used to have such high standards before the war? I asked him where I was and what days I was. He looked at me in fear â€Å"Please don’t hurt me, just take what you want and leave,† he pled. The cashier must ve heard my Russian accent and thoughtShow MoreRelatedPersonal Narrative Short Story1153 Words   |  5 PagesI still remember that fateful day, the day I was Stolen. It started out as a normal day at school. I’ll take you through the whole story. There is one thing you should try to figure out, who kidnapped me. â€Å"Joey, Wait up!† I yelled out. Why was he walking so fast, and not responding? It’s almost like he’s ignoring me. I started to jog, but he was already gone. I turned the other way to walk home. It was a long walk, for I lived in the country part of town. 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So I decided to leave town, and walk all theRead MorePersonal Narrative Short Story1598 Words   |  7 Pages â€Å"Noooooooooo, I don’t want to!† I yelled. â€Å"I don’t care Emma, I’m going to be gone all night,† my mom said. â€Å"I am not babysitting Ally. I have track tonight.† â€Å"I bet you can make it up another day. You are babysitting your little sister tonight no matter what.† â€Å"No I’m not!† â€Å"I don’t like your attitude Emma! If you don’t babysit your little sister tonight, you can’t do track anymore!† â€Å"I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!† Then I ran out of the house slamming the door behind me. My momRead MorePersonal Narrative Story Short Story1619 Words   |  7 PagesSarah and Roger with their twins, Jules and Kendra. All of us cousins were very close in age. Stewart was the eldest, at age fourteen he was four years older than the youngest but he still hung out with us on the beach after dark. He had the best stories out of all of us. Andrew and I were the next oldest, six months apart in age in fact. The twins and Eric were the youngest. I remember the twins had just celebrated their 12th birthday that earlier that summer, while Eric’s birthday wasn’t untilRead MorePersonal Narrative Essay : A Short Story936 Words   |  4 Pageswhen I open the door of my grandma’s house my grandma asks â€Å"Are you ok?† â€Å"Your face is all red† â€Å"I’m fine,† I say. Then I run to my room trying to hide my tears. Whenever I feel bad I would always read a bedtime story book but not the ones with happy endings. So I grab are small story called anger. There was once a man who kept all his sadness and anger in him waiting to explode and finally one day he couldn’t take it anymore and all that anger exploded the end. After I read it I realized it remindedRead MoreAlice Munros an Ounce of Cure1548 Words   |  7 Pagesstudies make the link between literary techniques such as narrative and storytelling and several other disciplines. Thus, one may find the theories of narrative and storytelling extending up to several major disciplines, such as philosophy, psychology, and literary criticism. In the view of different experts in literary analyses, there is a close connection between narrative or storytelling and the definition of the nature of self and personal identity. The former has been understood as influential