preview

Personal Narrative-The Locker

Good Essays

The Locker I’m Natasha, your plain-looking, introverted High School student. How could I mess things up so bad? Wait, wait. Let me tell you what happened from the very beginning. Kyle Crompton, captain of the senior high basketball team. Striking and affable, we would be the perfect match together. I liked him, but I was too timid to confront him. “There’s this guy I have a huge crush on, but I just can't bring myself to tell him.” I overheard a girl sheepishly confess to her friend in the hallway one day. “Really? have you heard the rumor about that locker on our school’s third floor?” said the friend. “No, what is it?” “I’ve heard that if you put a picture of your crush in the locker that has a doll in it, you and your crush will fall in love…” …show more content…

The next day after classes were over, I hesitantly snuck upstairs with a photo of Kyle to an empty third floor. It was only the lockers and me. Which locker was it? Hmm… Kyle’s jersey number is 6, so… I opened locker number six a crack, to eyes watching me. Shrieking, I slammed it back shut. Panting and in the process of regaining composure, I slowly reopened the locker door. Is this… the doll? That means the rumor was true… I paused in contemplation and carefully but swiftly placed the photo of Kyle next to the doll. I slowly closed the locker door. I-I need your help… As I began to walk away, I could faintly hear what sounded like a little girl laughing, but I could not tell where it was coming from. My walking became running. The next day, I found myself reluctantly returning to locker number six. I checked if anyone was there, and put my hand on the locker handle. Will this really work? I’m just wasting my time

Get Access