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Personal Narrative: Where Were They?

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“Where were they?”
My parents still hadn't come home yet.
I had come downstairs that morning walking across the cool, cherry colored hardwood floor of my front hall to find my brother where he usually sat on Saturday mornings; in front of the TV playing video games. In an effort to fend off the bright morning sun he had made a makeshift shield using a shelf door. It did not prove to be very effective, as the sun still shone brightly through our back windows, forcing him to squint his eyes just a little. As I went to ask him when my turn on the Xbox would be I took in the familiar feel and smell of the air conditioner running through my house in the midst of a hot summer morning. It was one of the favorite things about my house; you could always …show more content…

When I turned on the Xbox the game took control of me and the only voices concerning me were the virtual announcers calling the play by play. I was so wrapped up in my game that I hardly noticed the morning had transitioned into the afternoon and the sun now came in brightly through our back windows casting a dark shadow on our family room TV. I could now clearly hear the roar of my neighbors’ lawn mowers maneuvering their way through the grass in an effort to get their yard work over with. I only then remembered my parents and how they should have returned from their breakfast hours ago, because usually my dad would be in the backyard doing the same thing, and a worried look spread across my face. I assured myself that they had probably just gone to run some errands and would return shortly with the sugary breakfast food I had been craving all morning. Shortly after I had returned to my video game I heard the familiar sound of the key being shoved in the slot and the door creaking open loudly. I heard my parents come into the room and while still staring at the screen greeted them and asked what took them so long to get home. Instead of a response to my question, I received a question of their own.
“Where's your brother?”
This forced me to turn my head away from the TV screen. …show more content…

My parents’ faces wore dark and grave expressions that told me there wasn't any good news to be shared. They began the conversation by telling us that what was going to be discussed was confidential and that it should not to be discussed with anyone besides them. After their warning we began to talk. They started off by saying we should not be alarmed or bothered by the information we will hear, but that it happens and sometimes things don't work out. After all of their preliminary words they told us the news. They told us that our close family friends, the Parkers had decided to get divorced. This was a shock for my brother and I and it shone on our faces with closed mouths and wide eyes. The room was so silent it was like there was a funeral going on in my home. They took a brief pause before they started talking again, but there was nothing to be said, only things to think. After the initial shock I thought of my best friend Tyler and what this would be like for him. I couldn't even imagine how this would effect him, but unfortunately I would find out only a short time later when my parents made the same decision. Shortly after the news was shared my parents reassured us that everything would be okay and they left us in the family room dumbfounded. I couldn't believe it. The same parents who were always joking and having fun together were getting

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