Personal Narrative: Lyons Creek Middle School

It wasn't a typical Friday for Josh, the curly haired sophomore. He was just finishing shoving his backpack in his locker when his friend, Taylor, came up to him and said their goodbyes. As the principal told all the students to go outside for announcements over the intercom, Josh left through the back door to be alone instead. He did not tend to have good friends and if he did, they didn't stick with him very long.

We all know about NASA right? Well they just got a multi billion dollar endorsement from Thomas Mark, the founder of the first genetic copier. So a vote was decided and Lyons Creek Middle School in south Florida was one of the seven schools picked. As the students gathered in the bleachers, the Principal came up and gave a speech, followed by a representative from NASA. Then the head leader of the Adolescent Space Training Program came out and announced that Josh was the student selected, along with six others from different schools. He couldn't believe his ears, as he tried to keep self control. It was a very emotional night for Josh. He went home and had dinner with his Mom and Dad like never before because for the first time he was truly happy.

Josh and six other students were picked to go into training missions and then scheduled to transfer into more complicated assignments as time went on. The next morning they were

Instead of reporting to the classroom that morning for instruction, they were to report immediately to the simulator. They put on their suits and took their seats. They heard the door slam as usual but then lock. Outside Josh could see Mr. Tisdale’s smirky little grin as he stood in the next building behind the soundproof glass as he waved. Loud ear deafening noises were heard and then Josh’s head forced back into his seat with the force of gravity as the rockets fired. He suddenly realized this was not a