Personal Narrative On Homecoming
Dan wasn’t surprised when the buzz in the hallways Monday morning was all about his and Phil’s outing Friday night. He was, however, surprised when more of the buzz was about about winter homecoming. After his eventful weekend, Dan had completely forgotten about homecoming. Checking his phone, he discovered an email on his school account, alerting him that it was time to nominate people for homecoming court from the 8th grade. Dan should have been able to put two and two together, but he couldn’t.
Dan was blindsided on Wednesday when his name was on the list of nominees. He wasn’t worried, however, since nearly half of the male 8th grade class was on the list. Dan wouldn’t stand out any.
Dan stood out. A lot. When the Thursday morning announcements told of his victory, Dan was shocked. He had no clue why he, of all people, had been chosen for homecoming court... For about a minute. When the announcer reached the sophomore level, they announced that Phil had also made homecoming court. He didn’t know why he hadn’t realized earlier. Each member of the homecoming court had to find a date to walk into halftime with, and this would be putting the couple on display. …show more content…
He would be presenting himself, and a part of himself that he wasn’t even sure about yet, to the entire community. And they weren’t exactly accepting. But Dan knew Phil would be there for him. He was a blur of emotion.
Dan sent a frantic text to Phil. Meet me in the downstairs bathroom after first block.
Dan paced around the disgusting boys bathroom until Phil finally arrived. “What are we going to do?”
“What do you mean?”
“Phil, they picked us for homecoming court! Are we going to do it? Are we still going to go together? Are we even allowed to go
Dan was blindsided on Wednesday when his name was on the list of nominees. He wasn’t worried, however, since nearly half of the male 8th grade class was on the list. Dan wouldn’t stand out any.
Dan stood out. A lot. When the Thursday morning announcements told of his victory, Dan was shocked. He had no clue why he, of all people, had been chosen for homecoming court... For about a minute. When the announcer reached the sophomore level, they announced that Phil had also made homecoming court. He didn’t know why he hadn’t realized earlier. Each member of the homecoming court had to find a date to walk into halftime with, and this would be putting the couple on display. …show more content…
He would be presenting himself, and a part of himself that he wasn’t even sure about yet, to the entire community. And they weren’t exactly accepting. But Dan knew Phil would be there for him. He was a blur of emotion.
Dan sent a frantic text to Phil. Meet me in the downstairs bathroom after first block.
Dan paced around the disgusting boys bathroom until Phil finally arrived. “What are we going to do?”
“What do you mean?”
“Phil, they picked us for homecoming court! Are we going to do it? Are we still going to go together? Are we even allowed to go