Personal Narrative: Gum Is Magic

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Gum is Magic

When I was a young lad I watched many movies and saw many shows that had magic in them. Because I was little and naive, when I saw it I immediately thought it was real. One day my sister was blowing bubble gum. My mind did not know what to think so I assumed this was the first step in getting magical powers just like I had seen on TV. I accepted that fact that it was magic and I wanted to learn how to harness that powers of magic and blow bubbles with gum just like my sister. Every day for the next week, I begged my parents for gum. They soon caved in to my whining and give it to me. Right when I got it, I tried to use my magic and blow bubbles with my gum. I tried and I could not. It put the gum in my mouth then blew out as
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She blew on Huge bubble. Watching her I took out my gum and put it into my mouth. I tried to blow a bubble but I could not. I did not think that I had the magic like my sister. She blew another huge bubble and and a smaller one inside it. I was left open-mouthed. After a short while I finally asked her if she was a witch or something. She laughed and replied no why? I responded it was because she had magic to blow the bubbles of gum. She bursted out laughing as said “Are you STUPID!? Magic is not real, blowing gum just takes practice.” My eyes began to well and tears started streaming down my face as I realized magic was not real. I ran to my mother and with a trebling lip I asked “Is it true? Is all magic fake? Has everything on television and in the moves been a lie?” She replied in a soft voice “Yes.” I dashed to my room and screamed into my pillow. Sadness soon turned into anger. I turned to my nightstand and threw my arm across the nightstand and my alarm clock crashed on the floor. The I pulled back my legs and with all my might kicked my night stand over on the floor. I wondered why I had not known this before? In the 4 years of my life, why had no one told me? It had all looked real. The magic show last winter and the

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