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Personal Narrative: My English Short Story

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Her face held such inconceivable pain as she held her child; I ultimately felt I faced the worst punishment.
My skin warmed to the sunshine illuminating the small room. Each corner filled with sunlight, slowly warming the room, forcing me to face the day ahead. I gazed around my room taking in my simple yet pleasant surroundings. A table with four chairs stood in the middle of the room. The room was decorated with photos of my family, daughter and granddaughter. As I glimpsed at these photos I smiled. My daughters smile radiated off the photo as she stood next to her fiancée, Temba. Temba was a kind and gentle soul, a perfect match for my cool-tempered daughter. My mind easily distracted with these thoughts, thinking about …show more content…

I pinned it on my suit and through the reflection saw the warm sunlight hitting my table, I smiled. I went over to the store front to make sure my trap was secure and headed out.
The sun shone brightly that day. My daughter was beautiful, mirroring the peacefulness all around us. The day was filled with singing and dancing joyously celebrating the union between her and her now husband. I watched as they laughed lightly with each other, always pausing to thank family members for their attendance. I had said my goodbyes and was on the way home and couldn’t help but notice how beautiful the sunset was.
“Sir, I need you to come with us”. I pushed past the two officers and rushed around the front of my store. Confusion was present until I saw the scene in front of me. What I assumed was a mother, holding her dead child with her bare hands, while another child cried beneath her. The women looked up at me, I looked down. The child had two sweets tightly clasped around her blood red hands. I looked back up at the mother, her face held such inconceivable pain as she held her child; I ultimately felt I faced the worst

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