G.+Narrative+Essay

NARRATIVE ESSAY
It felt like I went back in time to the 1980’s. My alarm clock did not go off, no texts came through, my T.V. Would not turn on… Nothing was working. It is 2011 and everything I relied on stopped working. I did not know how I was going to get through the day without these things. When all modern devices I used stopped working, I freaked out because I did not know how I was going to contact my friends, I did not know how I was going to get my homework done, or how I was going to get to work on time.

I had so many things planned that day and I had no clue what I was going to do. I just thought to myself, “My day is ruined,” and I could not stand the thought of being bored. I charged my phone all night to wake up to it being worthless. Not to mention I could not go anywhere since the cars were not working either. I did not know what I was going to tell my friends or how I was going to get through the day. All of this would happen on a Sunday. I had school the next day and did not know how I was going to finish my six page essay. Every bit of research I had made was saved on my computer. My partner had luckily printed it out; sadly, I could no longer contact her. So I decided that I might just go to the library before work. Speaking of work, I had no way there! My job was way too far for me to walk too. I would call them and tell them I am not coming in, but as it was before, my phone was worthless. I needed to be there at five o’ clock. I felt like a caveman not being able to know when five o’ clock is. At this point I was getting really frustrated. All day I stressed about not being able to see my friends, not being able to do my homework, or not being able to get to work. Even though all the things I relied on had stopped working, it was really nice to have my own quiet time. Having no one to call and bug me was fantastic. I ended up walking around the corner to the library and researched the information for my project there. I finished my homework that night and turned it in on time. My boss understood about me not coming in to work and let me off the hook. I learned a valuable lesson that these devices are not as important as we make them and it is possible to live without them. Do yourself a favor and stop relying on these devices.