Personal Narrative Essay On 4th Of July

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It was a beautiful summer day at my Dad’s house on the lake. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky and the water shimmered like a jewel in the sun. The air was hot but the wind off of the lake kept us cool. It was almost to good to be true. We were hosting a 4th of July party for all of my dad’s friends and family and this day in particular would be one that none of them would forget. This wasn't the first 4th of July party at my dad’s house so it started off like any other day. My dad took me and my brother to buy fireworks for the show he puts on once it gets dark. We walked aisle by aisle taking a look at vast assortments of fireworks. Once we made it to the register the lady behind the counter said there was a deal on the ones we bought and we were allowed to pick out 2 large boxes with a variety of fireworks. My dad sent my brother and I to pick them out and once we found them we got into an argument about which box to get.
“Let's get the one that has more things that shoot up into the sky!” exclaimed Scott
“No, we have to get one that has sparklers and little ones for the kids that come.” said Jared
“Well no one ever uses all the sparklers. There is always a lot left over.” said Scott
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I had only been this scared one other time in my life. Once when my brother and I were little my mom took us to trax farms in the fall. One of our favorite things would be to race against each other in the corn maze. We both darted through the maze and once i made it through i realized i had beat my brother and i waited with anticipation to rub it in his face. We waited for about 30 minutes and he didn't come out yet. That's when my mom started freaking out. She sent me back through to look for him. I wasn't scared at this point but I knew my mom was worried. As I made my way through I was thinking that he must have gone off of the path to try and scare me so i went under the ropes and started looking for

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