Personal Essay_MHA_Lorenzo|1

Name: Jaycee Angeline C. Lorenzo "tu#ent Num$er: 201 %1&'0 )a,er 1 )ersonal Narrati-e .ssay )ro/. Miren Morales

Comm1 Degree:

MHA

Date: August 22, 201 ! (" )*ysical +*era,y!!!!!!!!

Last day of Summer 0 1as a #e#icate# )rotestant until t*e #ay t*at 0 starte# to e2,lore ne1 c*oices long $e/ore lai# out in /ront o/ me34ust 1aiting /or me to notice it. 5ell /or starters, 0 1o6e u, 4ust li6e on any ot*er "un#ay, 1it* t*e 1a/t o/ $reeze carrying our neig*$or*oo#7s #istinct smell, o/ lea-es rustling an# ,laying 1it* t*e 1in#, o/ t*e cluc6ing o/ c*ic6ens an# t*e soun#s o/ early risers cleaning an# rummaging t*roug* t*eir t*ings. (ut our *ouse 1as eerily 8uiet, 4ust li6e *o1 it *as $een /or t*e ,ast cou,le o/ years on e-ery "un#ay, ne-ert*eless i/ you 1oul# listen care/ully, you 1oul# ,ro$a$ly *ear t*e *umming o/ t*e re/rigerator, t*e t*um,ing o/ electric /ans, $ut no noise 1as create# $y its in*a$itants3e2ce,t ,er*a,s t*e lig*t snoring t*at 1as coming /rom my little sister3$ecause 1e *a-e a,,ointe# "un#ay as our rest #ay, an# is o//icially t*e only #ay 1e can slee,%in in our $e#s. (ut as usual, 0 1as t*e /irst one 1*o 1as u,9 0 ru$$e# my eyes to see clearly an# sti/le# a ya1n. 0 at least *a# a *al/ *our $e/ore someone else 1a6es u,. "ame ol#, same ol#, 4ust anot*er ,eace/ul "un#ay31*o 6ne1 t*at to#ay 1oul# $e t*e ,articular #ay 0 1oul# actually c*ange my -ie1 o/ t*e 1orl# as 0 6no1 o/ it: 0 1ent out o/ $e# still #aze# an# a$scon# to t*e 6itc*en to /orage /or /oo#. 0 1as in t*e mi##le o/ #eci#ing $et1een ;a6iso$a an# ,anca6es 1*en 0 *ear# t*e luci# /ootste,s o/ my mom *ea#ing #o1n t*e stairs an# $ro6e my concentration $y remin#ing me t*at 0 in#ee# ,romise# t*at 0 agree# to atten# one <an# ,ro$a$ly only= yout* assem$ly o/ t*eir c*urc*. 0 grunte# a yes $ac6 an# turne# 1it* no more t*an a glance an# ,rocee#e# to coo6 mysel/ some ,anca6es. No, 0 am not *ol#ing a gru#ge to1ar#s my mot*er /or ma6ing me atten# t*e assem$ly, in /act it 1as $y my o1n 1ill t*at 0 #eci#e# to #o so. 0t 1as 4ust t*at 0 really am groggy 1*en 0 am *ungry, so 0 *urrie# u, /or not to s,rea# my $a# moo# more t*an necessary. A/ter $rea6/ast, 0 ascen#e# to my room an# ransac6e# t*roug* my ca$inet to /in# a ,retty, yet a,,ro,riate out/it /or t*e e-ent later. +*e #ay $reeze# $y li6e any ot*er, us eating, occasional small tal6s 1it*in t*e ta$le , t*e annoyingly constant $ic6ering among si$lings, an# t*e e2*austing 4o$ o/ trying3an# /ailing3to ,ut t*e little ones to slee,. No1 *ea#ing $ac6 to my room, 0 /elt tire# an# slee,y. 0 /lo,,e# #o1n on my $e# an# trie# to get some rest, $ut not a/ter until 0 *a# set my alarm /or > ,m.