Personal Narrative: The Monster

Boom! The vicious, metal monster clasped down on its next victim, drawing the helpless people further into the depths of its massive body. The monster slithered like a ravenous snake as it pulled its prey along. The beast flew high above the clouds nearly touching heaven and then bolted like lightning towards the ground faster than the speed of light. As it peered over the edge of the cliff, I saw the monster look me in the eyes and scream much louder than any noise I had heard before. In my mind I was in line to sign up for my death sentence.

On any normal day, I would be running far away from the monster, but today was not just any normal day. Today was different. Today everything changed. Today time seemed to slow down to a halt,
That was when it all seemed to happen. My heart was digging its way out of my chest and I was ready to run as far away from the scene as I could. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to do it. I would back out like I had every other day. “What am I thinking?” I thought. That wasn’t going to happen, not today. Today everything was different. I turned back to run as far away as I could, but then came a hiss from the monster’s tongue telling us that it had two open seats. My dad was still determined to snag me and take me into the trap. He raised his hands and in that moment I knew the seats were mine. It was then that I knew what my dad was doing. He was pushing me to face my fears and battle the beast. I sat down in the seat as the beast’s jaw clamped down around me. I couldn’t move at all. There I sat, paralyzed as the beast hissed its sign of approval. “I will never see home again,” I imagined. “I didn’t even get to say goodbye to my mom and sister.” This was it. I counted down my final moments. Three. Two. One. Crack! My life was now in the hands of a big ball of metal. I moved forward preparing to be swallowed. The serpent began to rise towards the sky ready to strike me dead. Then, it shot downward whipping me through a treacherous course, but soon after I flew back up I saw it again. This time it looked different than before. The contraption was no beast at all. It wasn’t out to kill me or
I would have flinched at the sight of something that now brings me great joy. Fear always held me back from fun times and good memories, but by overcoming my fears I opened my mind to a maze of possibilities and outcomes. It is so funny to watch myself every time that I get on a rollercoaster now and thinking back to what I did before. I will always remember that day in Silver Dollar City that changed my perspective on fun forever. This moment would become the start of many great memories with my family and friends. The sensation of the wind through my hair and the thrill in my chest would lead me to face more and more fears. I was changed forever because of this moment. This was where it would all