Document Type
Narrative Essay
Publication Date
1991
Excerpt
The people in front of me begin inching their way ahead, picking up speed as they go. I follow them, my heart pounding as if I had just finished a marathon; a lump wells up into my throat. Soon we are rapidly filing into the auditorium where our families and friends fidget in the anticipation of seeing their son, daughter, grandchild, or friend, as he or she proudly marches in to be honored. "Pomp and Circumstance" rings in my ears as I survey the view in front of me. My classmates and I look identical in our red caps and gowns. I attempt to keep up with the line which is almost at a jog now and pray I don't trip and fall. Finally we get to our seats and my mind drifts as the speakers talk of future and past, of good and bad.
Recommended Citation
Weber, Shawn, "The Best Years of Your Life (1991)" (1991). The Valpo Core Reader. 383.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/383