Personal Narrative Essay

I woke up, back sore and the taste of blood in my mouth. As I make my way up onto my feet I see it, half of my plane was in embers, the other half smashed in between a couple trees. From where i stand on a beachy island, i’m all alone I remember in now, I was on my way to Egypt. I must have been asleep when the plane crashed. That means i’m somewhere between Columbus Ohio and Egypt. But that’s pretty much all I remember. I manage to get my carry on from the compartment up above where my seat used to be. The only things that may be useful is my lighter, phone, toothbrush, floss, some gum, and a neck pillow. I will have to scavenge some more stuff out of other people’s bags. Hopefully I can find some food. My phone says it’s 9:00 P.M. which

I make it all the way around the island. It is tiny. It took me less than an hour to go all the way around. I didn’t see any boats, docks, houses, I don’t even see any wildlife. I’ve found some food, it was in the cupboard of the airplane. I have half a pound of nuts and a liter of Diet Coke. I still need a shelter. I don’t know what kind of weather this island is going to throw at me, but I want to be

Nothing, no sound at all besides the peaceful sound of the waves crashing to shore. But something seemed uneasy… I walk out of my shelter and it’s still dark. “Siri, what’s the weather like?” “It is 72 degrees with a 98% chance of severe weather,” Siri replied. “What?! It can’t be! My shelter isn’t sturdy enough!” “How can I help? I am only a pho-,” then the battery died.

I could feel it starting to sprinkle. And it didn’t even seem like a minute later it was a downpour of rain. I run into my shelter, I could already see drips of water coming in from the roof. Then I heard something… It was scratching on the top of the little hut. It was a chipmunk. So guess there really are animals on the island. But that doesn’t change the fact that everything is getting wet, and I’m getting cold. I manage to save two dry blankets and sit in the corner of the hut which is higher than the rest. I drift off into a deep sleep. I woke up. The rain had passed, and it was sunny. Everything was soaking wet. But I heard talking! I run outside and I see a boat! “Hello?” I yell out. “Wow! Jamal! We ain’t the only ones here!” I heard the guy say.

I start to run towards them. “Well hey little lady. You can’t tell me you live here all by yourself?” The younger fellow