Document Type
Narrative Essay
Publication Date
1984
Excerpt
As we were cruising along the highway with the fresh breeze of summer whipping our hair to a tangled frenzy, I could not help cranking the tunes to Alice Cooper's "School's Out for the Summer." Because after tomorrow morning, June 23, 1982, that long awaited fantasy would be reality. Occasionally, Holly and I would suffer momentary bouts of guilt because we should have been studying Chemistry rather than heading to see Sylvester Stallone's latest smash hit, Rocky III. However, I had only to adjust the volume of the stereo upward, and any thoughts pertaining to homework were quickly drowned out by the music. For tonight we were free, and life was fun. At least that's what I thought until 11: 15 when I parked the car in the driveway, only fifteen minutes later than my designated curfew. I knew something was wrong when my dad did not start lecturing me about my chronic tardiness. I still don't know who finally told me--I only heard the words thundering in my brain over and over, "Wendy has died!"
Recommended Citation
Yaeger, Lisa, "Not Everyone Failed the Chemistry Final (1984)" (1984). The Valpo Core Reader. 533.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/533