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Personal Narrative : Summer Vacation

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When you’re a teen you tend to make irrational and in the moment decisions, especially during summer vacation, tonight happened to be one of those nights. Take it back a week prior, I was texting my boyfriend Connor and he had brought up the idea that we could sneak out together. I brushed off the idea thinking it was insane and that I could never disobey my parents, but it started to grow on me a little. Now don't get me wrong, I’m generally a good kid that doesn't like to bend the rules, but I figured “it's summer, live a little”. So we put the plan into place and started thinking about what we would do and how I would sneak out. We decided to have my best friend skyelar sleep over at my house and be my lookout for when I came back in. Saturday night finally rolls around, Skyelar's at my house and everybody in the house is asleep. I figured it's now or never, so I text Connor saying he can come to my house and pick me up. The anticipation starts getting to me as I get ready for the long night ahead of me. As I’m doing my makeup and putting together an outfit the thoughts in my head are going a mile a minute, “what if we get caught?”, “what if we get in a car crash, how will I explain this to my parents?”, “what if I can't get back in the house?”. As I’m putting on my shoes, my phone lights up with two words, “I’m here”. My heart drops, I quickly make a makeshift me with pillows and blankets, shut the bedroom light off, and quietly shut my door. I tiptoe down the hallway

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