Personal Narrative: My Blue Heron

Today was one of the most spine-tingling, and frightening days of my life. The butterflies in my stomach had took it upon themselves to flutter their wings a little faster today. It’s always exciting to meet new people,it’s just unnerving at the same time.

I walked up to the front desk with a nervous smile painted across my face. I gave a man my bags, and let them put a tag on it, while a short lady over-excitedly welcomed me. She pushed her over-sized glasses over the bridge of her nose, then quickly scrambled down some words on a paper. She handed me the paper and told me that it would help me find my cabin.

I step out of my grandmother's car and take in a deep, nervous breath of the Pennsylvania air. It was the first day of camp at
I walked in to what was seemingly modern for what i thought camp would be. It had nice hardwood floors and separate showers. The bunk beds looked about new, and had actual mattresses on it. As i was walking in, another over-enthusiastic girl welcomed me. She told me her name was Alexa and she would be my counselor. I said hello and told her my name was Hannah as i rushed over to the farthest bunk. My bags had made it here before i did, which was no surprise, so i unpacked my things taking only one shelf for myself. Once every girl was there, we all had to play the most common game, when coming to a new place, and introduce ourselves. After that, we chugged ourselves back up a steep hill to get to a building the called the
I walked back to the cabin and took a shower. I put some night clothes on and climbed up into my bed. I sprawled myself out across my bed and i just started to daydream. I did that a lot. JUst imagine a happier place when i felt sad. I layed my head down on my pillow and closed my heavy eyes.

When i woke up it was morning and i felt better. I got up and took a shower. Then, when the entire cabin was ready we went up to the A-frame. WE ate breakfast and then headed to a deep part in the woods. The counselor explained to us that we were going to play a game called Instincts. After that they said something about directions, but i zoned out and started daydreaming again. Next thing i know i hear someone yell GO, and i sat there confused. I tapped the person closest to me on the shoulder, not realising that it was the girl i had pushed into the pool.

“ Do you know where the boundaries are, i wasn't really paying attention?”, i asked her, kind of regretting