Which sentence would make the best first sentence to a personal narrative?

(a) - i had to give a speech in front of the whole school and was very nervous.

(b) - i was about to face my worst fear and was not looking forward to what was ahead of me.

(c) - sweat dripped from my forehead as i looked desperately at my tattered note cards that suddenly looked like gibberish, despite hours of preparation.

(d) - mrs. wilson later told me, “that was the best speech i have ever heard by a student council candidate.”