My Worst Splinter (Narrative)

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My Worst Splinter The sun was shining bright, and the trees were swaying in the gentle breeze on this warm spring evening. Life was good and school was almost out; the summer of 2006 was nearing and that meant baseball season was about to begin. I was outside playing tag with a few of my neighbors. We were all running and chasing each other without a worry in mind. One of my friends decided to chase me down, for I was trapped on top of his swing set with only one way down. He hurriedly climbed up the ladder to hunt me down, so I quickly plopped down and scooted forward to hastily go down the slide. However, when I inched up to the slide, I felt a sharp pain in my butt. I cried out in agony and hurried home. I was not sure what happened, but I knew something was stuck. My bike was much too painful to ride home, so the only option left was to mosey on back. Next, after the seemingly endless and agonizing walk back, my destination had been reached. As I walked up my driveway and threw my bike aside I cried for my mom to come out. I explained to her what happened and that there was something lodged in my left cheek. She then went to get her tweezers and needle in an attempt to remove the splinter. She laid me down on the sofa and went to work. Like the pain was not enough, in order to pinpoint the injury, she poked and prodded until she located the spot. And to her shock and awe, she felt what seemed like a large woodchip lodged in there. She instantly grabbed the phone and called the emergency room, all while fending off the urge to faint. Then her and my sister carried me to the car and we sped off. We finally arrived at the ER. When we arrived I could see a long line of different people waiting of all ethnicities. My mom rushed passed the others waiting to the desk and told the lady we had an emergency, she explained to the lady what the issue was and the nurse

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