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Close Call - School Essays

Close Call

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Close Call

We have all watched movies or read books involving murders or near death experiences. Most of them are fiction; some are based on true stories. Although I didn't die, my experience could have gone many different ways. It was August, 2011 and I was going about my day as I normally did. My friend and I were doing a restoration on an old John Deere dozer he had on his property across the street from his house. We were having a great time, as we always did while we worked. My friend received a phone call around 1:00 p.m. A close buddy of ours had passed away. We had just seen him the day before. After we finished work for the day, both of us went to the house. ...

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cut the lights on. I got about half-way in and heard a noise that sounded like someone dropping something. I turned around to grab a flashlight from the truck. When I went back in, I heard the noise again. I shined the light around but saw no one. I got to the breaker box and flipped the light switch. As soon as I did that, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a man standing up. He had some kind of ninja sword thrusting toward me. I grabbed the blade as it pierced into my chest area. I pulled it out and pushed him onto the table behind him. I realized it was our friend that was living there. While I was holding him and the blade on the table, he reached with his other hand and pulled a revolver out of his holster. I grabbed it with my other hand as a shot fired. I thought, "This was the end of my life." I shoved him back on the table and started running out of the shop. Another shot was fired as I tripped and fell. I wasn't sure if I was hit. I got up feeling a burning ...

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Added: 6/20/2012 08:02:52 PM
Submitted By: davidsmith1928
Category: Personal Writing
Type: Free Paper
Words: 526
Pages: 2

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