Personal Narrative: Moving To Somalia

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Do you ever want to leave your home? I grew up in Somalia with my both parents and four of my siblings. Somalia wasn 't a safe place but It was the place I called home. I still wanted to live there. I wanted to live there for rest of my life , and I even had unforgettable memories of friends who I never wanted to leave. I never pictured myself going to school in another country. I was 15 years old when my parents decided to move to America.I wasn 't happy about the decision. I was happy to stay the place I grew up and my friends, so I refused to go with my parents.I told them I would stay here with my uncle. I can 't deal with a new friends and new education system.
After months later my parents brought up the idea of moving again. My mother came to my room while playing games with my friend. She grabbed my hand, I asked her “What is wrong mother?” She couldn’t talk to me. I was scared and asked her again “Mom is there something you want me to know” I could see tears rolling in her eyes and all I could do was hug her, in very low voice she said “I don 't want to leave you behind I want you to go with me,and I promise you will be happy in your entire life”. She told me you will get better education and better life and this place isn 't safe place for you to stay. Which was actually true,there were people fighting over religion, I didn 't know
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We became best friends. Even when I moved to a new state. We were still contacting each other. After 5 years later we both graduated at the same high school. We even started going to the same college. I couldn 't believe the same person that I fought with was going to became my best friend.Finding a best friend to do everything was really great. They said a “friend in need is indeed”. And that 's how my best friend was when I needed help. She was always there for

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