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Alphonse-Personal Narrative

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A day like any other A boy, aged 16 with fair hair and shining blue eyes weaved his way through the bumbling throng of people in the hallway, headed towards his next class. A scowl of determination had settled across his features, as he dragged himself past people. He would not allow himself to be swept away in the sea of chaos that reigned the hallways. He bumped into a girl, who let out a yelp as she fell to the ground. The fair haired boy crouched down and mumbled an apology to the girl, before standing again and continuing. It was close to a minute later when he reached the classroom, and dropped into his seat with a deep exhalation of relief. Moments later the teacher entered the room, and settled his belongings on the …show more content…

Alphonse was taken aback by his reception. “I uh, just came to say hi…” Alphonse said softly, before he drifted away, dejected and confused. Something brushed against his hand and clasped onto his wrist. With a gasp, he felt himself being dragged away. He turned to face the person forcefully pulling him out of the cafeteria, and was not surprised to see the boy. As they exited the cafeteria the boy dropped Al’s hand and guided him to a deserted hallway. He stopped, looking down the hall, as if checking for eavesdroppers, but the emptiness of the hall was pervaded by nobody. His gaze shifted to Al, who found himself gazing into the boy’s dark eyes, trying to read the boys emotions though the boy was like a closed book. “Why are you doing this?” the boy finally said. “I can't tell if you’re naïve, or deceiving me.” Al responded by tilting his head. “I just want to get to know you…” “That's the problem,” he boy retorted, his voice as steady as his gaze. “You’re blonde and blue, there's no way you could possibly have any positive interest in me.“ “My dad said I should treat others the way I want to be …show more content…

The teacher’s words blended with his thoughts, and he couldn't quite distinguish between the two. What had happened was not something he would have believed possible. He had been told his whole life that although people who looked like him were split from the others, everybody was happy. “Our society today prides itself in its incomparable order, the split creates a fair society in which everybody can prosper.” He knew the two groups were split, but he had assumed fair meant equal. But was it? If his classmate viewed them as scum, did that mean others did too? “This admirable society was achieved by Germany, during their rise to international dominance. Thanks to the German rule, we now live in a society fully under control by the German Furor Audwin Hitler.” Was their society truly fair? Was it possible that it was all a lie? No. Perhaps he was just overthinking things. There was no way their society wasn't perfect. Why would the superiors lie? “If Germany hadn't won World War II, our society would not exist today. Our next unit will study the events that led to Germany’s success.” Besides, it wasn't like the world could've been any

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