Personal Narrative: Alcohol

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It was one Sunday morning, I was barely coming from church. We went to my Uncle's house to have dinner with them. I was outside with him (cookout) preparing the meat. There were other people on the other side doing the same thing, Just that they drank alcohol. I asked them they are a bunch of people that offer me drugs and I don't know what to say, so I just ignore them. He was like you see them people what do you think happens to them when they drink too much and what would you do if they were to give offer you some. I didn't say nothing, then he said you are supposed to say no I don't do drugs, and don't accept nothing they give you. He said “they well tempt you, but you must not fall, because what they are giving you is not going

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