Close Encounters

Close Encounters Being fourteen is a magical time in one’s adolescence, it is then when they are considered “teenagers” and start attending high school. Your mind is sponge absorbing fresh ideas and concepts. New opportunities and experiences are available to you, and the world is your oyster. It was in October of my freshman year of high school when I had my first encounter with mortality. Like every human I had a fear of …showed first 75 words of 1167 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1167 total…eyes were once again the eyes I was familiar with. It was only at that moment that I knew everything was going to be all right. Although my dad recovered from his heart attack his close encounter with death is one that has had an impact on the relationships I hold with people, especially my family. This experience has brought my family closer, and I value the time that I get to spend with them.