Personal Narrative: An Alternative High School In Columbus

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We were rushing out of the room as fast as we could; the alarm was set to go off in just two minutes. The light switch was on the opposite side of the door so we had to run through the darkened room before it turned eleven. We finally made it out of the building, with two minutes to spare. It was that night that I learned how important it was to honor a commitment.
Earlier that week, my mom, the director of the food pantry, order 1600 pounds of food. An alternative high school in Columbus was schedule to come that Friday to stock and sort the food. My mom figured that with them coming, there would be no need for volunteers in the evening to come. The rest of the week went by without a hitch, but then Friday came.
On Friday morning the food