Tayler

Here is the first essay I had to write for this semester’s English class. Our assignment was to write a narrative essay about a time in our lives that we were truly surprised. So keep in mind that this is a true story and my parents really did this to me!!!

“Pack your things,” my dad said firmly.

“Why, where are we going?” I asked lost.

“Just go pack your things”

I gave my dad a wondrous look, but decided not to push the subject any further. I went upstairs gathered some clothes and my toothbrush and pondered to myself. I figured there must be a surprise party for me since my birthday was the following day and my dad wasn’t telling me anything.

Before my parents loaded me in the car, they quickly blind folded me. As I sat in the back seat, I was getting more and more excited. Maybe all my friends were at this place my parents were taking me and it was a surprise party for me! I had never been to a surprise party, and I definitely never thought they would through one for me.

Finally, after what seemed like decades, I felt the tires come to a slow and steady stop. I heard my dad step out of the driver’s seat and open my door.

I made one last attempt to find out what was going on, “Where are we?”

My mom guided me up a path and I heard a doorbell ring and a door open. Suddenly my blind fold was ripped off and my friends were standing there in the doorway of Dani’s house, yelling “SURPRISE!” But before I could function what was happening another car came up to the house. Dani quickly pulled me into the house and we waited there by the door. I urgently tried to get someone to tell me what was happening… but they hushed me. This wasn’t my surprise party.

The doorbell rang. The door knob turned open and there stood another friend of mine with a blind fold on! We shouted “Surprise!” I was utterly confused. They didn’t just say “surprise” to me? Then Dani stood on a chair and announced that this “surprise party” was her birthday party but it was a surprise for the guests.

At first I was upset, but then I realized this was a party for me. This is exactly what I wanted; all of my friends together, staying awake all night to watch “Bring It On”. Plus it was a neat idea to surprise the guests. No matter which way you look at it, it was a surprise party for me.