Get Me Away Narrative Essay

I remember how a certain night in 2007 changed the course of my life forever. I was heading home from a Bible study at my relatives’ house and there was a dense condensation of fog forming outside of my car window. I could vaguely see police lights flashing outside of my house as the car came to abrupt stop at the curb. I jumped out and ran into my house to a scene of absolute chaos. I stood breathless as I saw my grandpa being led down the stairs by a police officer. “Get him away from me!” was all I could hear my grandma scream as my grandpa proceeded to exit our house. At the time, I was very young and was not able to comprehend what was happening before my eyes. I eventually discovered that my grandpa was facing an alleged domestic abuse

to undergo classes for anger management. My grandma ended up moving to the Philippines where my mom took care of her until her death. My grandparents were the center of my childhood, and when they split so did my beliefs in what family meant in my life. I was left without the foundation that I shaped my childhood; everything and everyone around me was crumbling before my eyes. My uncle stepped up to become my legal guardian when no one else in the family took initiative to do so. The reason why I work so hard as a student and as a person is to make sure that one day I’ll be in a position in which I will be able to provide for my family the type of stability that I never had as a child. I admire my uncle greatly because he epitomizes selflessness through his decision to be my guardian. I want to attend college because I envision myself pursuing my love for journalism. Becoming a journalist has given me a voice that I never had when I was younger and seemingly voiceless. Writing article separates myself from my own problems and it puts me in the shoes of other people. The perspectives that I’m able to gain reminds me that we all have our own individual problems, but what matters is our conscious decisions to not let them dictate our