Winter Narrative

Jared Derrera

Mrs. Boreson

Expos, 6th Period

We stepped out of the alleyway and saw it across the street. Mercy Hospital, a place we were told would provide us with relative safety for a while. Checking to make sure the street was clear; we made a dash towards the front doors. As soon as we had stepped into the lobby the music started. We had all come to learn that the music meant one thing, which was bad things were about to happen. Bursting through the door a swarm of people came and surrounded us. The sound of gunfire filled the air as we backed into a corner trying desperately to survive, but it was not enough. One by one the four of us fell, and then the words “You Are Dead” filled the screen. We then put down our controllers and sighed.
Over the winter break my friends Jacob Fuentes, Aaron Barnett, Jason Arizmendi and I played the game Left 4 Dead for 8 hours straight. It was the Saturday after Christmas and I wanted to try out my new Xbox 360 with my friends. So we rented a copy of Left 4 Dead and went back to my house. After a couple hours of fighting zombies and screaming like frightened little girls we decided that the next night we would stock up on food, go over to Jacob’s house, and spend the night playing.
The next day was spent in preparation for what was to come. We rearranged Jacob’s basement to get the best playing atmosphere possible, and then headed to Wal-Mart for enough junk food to last into the night. Then the time came to settle into our couches and play. And play we did, fighting countless zombies and dying countless times until we were too exhausted to continue further. I learned a lot of things that night, like experiences are always best when shared with friends, cooperation is a necessity for survival, and that hospitals will never be the same for me ever again. I know that that one night I spent playing video games, eating junk food and just enjoying the company of my friends will be a memory I cherish far into the future.