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Date Submitted: 02/12/2013 06:26 AM
Darrell Jones
Narrative Draft
2/4/2013
Reality Check
High school is where some of the most fun times of your life will take place. You get your license, some get a car, and you get introduced to more freedom. Some take on the partying lifestyle, some don't. My life would never be the same after a near death experience occurred my junior year.
When I was in middle school I couldn’t wait to get to high school so I could "live it up". I had plans of getting a car and partying every weekend and that’s exactly what I did. I went to parties all the time and enjoyed myself for the most part, that was until me or one of my friends got into a fight with someone. I had the personality of a macho man. In high school I thought I was untouchable and I stood up to anybody I felt I needed to. I can remember numerous parties where someone would do something I didn’t like and I would snap.
There is one party that I remember vividly. It was the summer going into my junior year. I got word from one of my friends that there was a huge party going on in the city. I had debated about going because I didn’t know anyone or anything about the city. I told my friend I didn’t think it was a good idea but I got the cliché "what you scared"? Wanting to prove that I wasn't scared I agreed to go to the party with four of my friends. The party was Friday and I agreed to go on a Monday. That whole week I debated with myself on should I go or should I not?
Friday came and it was time to make my final decision. With peer pressure and feeling like I had something to prove I decided to go to the party. After about a 25 minute drive we arrived at the party. It was kind of a rugged house, but had people spilling out onto the sidewalk. I thought "it's a pretty packed party and chance meet people you don’t see everyday at school". The party was going great for the first two hours and then my friend got into am argument with another guy over a girl. Realizing that we were not in the environment...