Personal Narrative: The Dinner That Went Wrong

The Dinner that Went Wrong
My older sister Courtney and I were home alone on a warm Sunday in spring. We were hanging out in her room paying board games when she asked, “Are you getting hungry for dinner?”
“Yeah, I guess I am.” I replied. We went downstairs to the kitchen to go through the fridge and cupboards. While my sister was going through the cupboards, she found some Kraft Mac ‘n’ Cheese. We both agreed Mac ‘n’ Cheese would taste good. Courtney texted my parents asking if we could make it. They replied yes. We started getting the ingredients and realized we were out of milk. My sister had me, go downstairs to get the milk. When I came back she was Googling how much water to boil when it said it on the box! Courtney, then

didn’t know how far to turn the knob to boil the water and wouldn’t take my advice even though I knew. So, she guessed. She turned the knob as high as it could go. After two minutes or so, it started spurting water at us. Courtney wasn’t able to turn the knob down because of this. I went on a search to find the closest fire extinguisher. Thankfully it was in the closet right next to the kitchen. Finally, the water had started to boil and it was time to cook the Mac ‘n’ Cheese. Once we used the colander to drain the water from the noodles, we couldn’t agree on what was ¾ of a cup. I knew what it was but Courtney again wouldn’t take my advice. I finally gave in and we finished making our Mac ‘n’ Cheese. We both tried it at the same time and both spit it out. “Ewe, it tastes rubbery!” I exclaimed.
“I am warming up pizza you in?” Courtney asked.
“Yes!” I replied. “Yes, yes, yes.” We ate our pizza and were cleaning up when our older brother, Jeff, drove up the driveway in his old Honda Civic. As soon as he stepped in the door we gave him a little bowl of our “delicious” Mac ‘n’ Cheese, as we told him. He took a bite, gave us the bowl, and went to his room. Then we decided to take pictures and videos to remember this day. Next time we will watch a video on how to make Mac ‘n’ Cheese.