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Personal Experience : A Personal Story : My Story

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Story I woke with a start, excitement and anxiety bubbling inside of me. I kept trying to suppress my smile, but it kept etching its way onto my face. Last night, Christina, my sister, who is in college, came home, and today we were going to go on our annual snorkeling trip. I wanted to practice my swimming today, because I wanted to try out for the swim team. Christina was already on the college swim team, so I was hoping she could help me. When I finally got outside, my sister and my parents were already there. “Good morning, Christina!” I threw my arms around her. “Good morning, Nancy, you have grown so tall!” she tousled my hair playfully. I grinned and grabbed a piece of toast. “Are you both ready to go?” my mom asked. Christina’s smile faltered and her face suddenly turned serious. “I’m not going. I have to study for a big test. I’m so sorry,” she said, “I know it sounds like a lame excuse but it is a really important test!” “Come on!” I pleaded, “It’s just for a little while! You can take your study material with you and study on the boat!” She sighed dramatically, “Oh all right… But don’t expect me to get into the water.” “We will see about that,” I grinned to myself. We walked out the door and to the bus stop. The bus drive to the deck was uneventful, and when we got on the boat, a lifeguard with a lot of tattoos greeted us and gave all the passengers on the boat a safety presentation. I started to daydream about making the swim team.

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