Lexi Selman Ms. Lehmann English 2-2A 4 October 2019 The Last Friday The blue and red lights flashed down the road, going forty in a twenty. They rushed down the road, my grandma on a stretcher and my mom and sister right behind them. I was in cheer practice, not knowing what wasgoing on.I finished practice, only to find out no one was waiting for me. I called my mom. “Hey,it’s Lexi. I need you to come get me.” I said. In a sad, soft tone, my mother replied,“Alexia, I can’t right now.I'm sorry. Your grandma just got taken to the hospital in an ambulance.”
“What? Why? Is she okay?” I frantically asked. “Alexia, I can’t talk right now.I’ll let you know more when I find out what’s going on. I love you.Bye.” said my mom. My head was spinning. I was so scared, not because I was frightened but because I didn’t know what to do. I askedCoach Cody for a ride home and then waited at home,staring at the red and blue stars on my bedroom ceiling. Eventually, my mom and sister got home. My grandma wasn’t with them.She had to stay at the hospital for the night. My mom was okay with that because my grandma had been sick for a while and stayed at the hospital numerous times before. My mom trusted the doctors there. The thing was this night didn’t seem like every other hospital visit. I was so scared. “ Iknow you are scared, but God is going to do what is best, and we just have to trust him.” explained my mom. “Just go to bed, and when you wake up, everything’s going to be okay.” I couldn’t sleep; my eyes were burning with tears. I heard my grandma call around three in the morning, asking if she was coming home in the morning. My mom reassured her that she was. About twenty minutes later,there was another phone call. The doctors delivered the news: grandma’s heart stopped. She was resuscitated but weak. Mom promised she’d be there soon. My mom jumped out of her bed and ran into my room. I acted like I wasasleep so Iwouldn’t get in trouble. She shook me. “Grandma's heart stopped. I need to go to the hospital now. I love you.Wake the kids up I'll be back.” My mom ran out of my room and headed to the hospital.The next morning my alarms went off . My mom still wasn’t home. I didn’t wake the kids up. Then, about twenty minutes later my mom showed up, her face blank; it looked like a mask. “Lexi, we need to talk.” My heart stopped. I knew what she was going to say. I felt tears rushing down my face. She told me how the doctors did all that they could. I felt so angry at the doctors for not saving her.It wasn’t their fault but I was so hurt that I didn’t know how to feel anymore. I had no feeling. I couldn’t cry. I couldn’t smile. I couldn’t show any emotions. I was heartbroken and hurt. In the end, I do realize she’s in a better place and that she’s doing okay now,no longer in pain. I miss her dearly. She was my bestfriend. I have my mom, and I'm trying to stay stong for her because she’s always the one who’s stong for us. It’s time for her to take a break.
Personal Narrative Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific.
I went through a lot of emotional thinking. This story meant so much to me it hurt my heart but I loved writing about my grandma. Writing about my grandma means so much too me, she is , my world.
2. What qualifies this paper as a narrative? What are the requirements for this genre and how did you meet them?
It qualify by the dialogue that I put in it. I also was talking in the story telling you everything.
3. What is one part of your story that you think turned out really well? What do you like about that part? I think that the outline came out very well everything was in order and where it was supposed to be.