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Amy had drank a cup of coffee and 2 Red Bulls in one day. It was the most caffeine she had ever had in a day. After volleyball practice she noticed her heart was racing. She figured it was from the physical activity. She was scared when it was still racing 20 minutes later. |
I make money working on the internet. One of the things I do is conjure up five-sentence stories. I've always wondered why people pay for such stories. I decided to ask the people who pay the money why they do it. I emailed the people and got an answer to my question. |
Rita was excited for her vacation in Mexico. She had been dreaming of it for months. When she arrived, it was as beautiful as she imagined. She decided to buy some food from a street vendor. Rita felt sick to her stomach almost immediately. |
Will's girlfriend dumped him. He sat on the couch for months afterwards. He gained 30 pounds. He wanted to lose the weight. He worked out everyday for an hour. |
Jackson was interested in learning to play the oboe. However, his school did not offer instruction in the oboe. Jackson found an independent oboe tutor. He practiced the oboe every day with his tutor. Jackson became one of the best oboe players in town. |
I never had money but wanted to learn more about it. I enrolled in a Tax Preparer's class. I studied hard and learned the rules about money. I applied what I had learned rules to my paycheck. Today I am better off financially because of that Money Class. |
Sam was having trouble mowing his lawn. The lawnmower kept stopping even though it was full of gas. It cut very slowly, taking him over two hours. The next time he mowed, he moved the blade to the highest setting. That made the lawn much easier to cut. |
Reade worked for a company for 13 years. He knew that he was bored with the job. He hated going to work and needed something new. Reade started to apply for other jobs. He was offered a new job and accepted. |
Ed was learning to play poker. His friends had thrown all their cards in. Wd looked so glum that they felt sure to win. But then Ed threw down his cards: full house! They groaned to see that he had already mastered the poker face. |
Eric bought his first car. Be he valued a fast car over a reliable one. After a year, Eric started having to take it to the repair shop. And he was getting tired of his car's problems. So it traded it in for a more reliable one. |
Einstein was a good looking grey talking parrot. He enjoyed impressing humans with his speech. Instead of spouting equations, he'd imitate a famous Hollywood actor. Most humans agreed this was far more entertaining. Einstein was merely happy to talk his way out of becoming supper. |
Bob was listening to music in his car. He was playing the music extremely loud. The windows of his car vibrated violently. A police officer pulled him over for the loud music. He was issued a ticket for disrupting the general public. |
My doctor said my zinc levels were low. He told me to take zinc supplements. I took zinc supplements for three months but they had no effect. It turns out that I was taking zinc oxide which is not absorbed well. I switched to zinc citrate which increased my zinc levels quite a bit! |
Fran and Burt rose early to continue their state fair adventures. They needed to get their animals ready for the judging. They had started without knowing how to get to the pens. Fran and Burt led their animals along, but were soon lost. After stopping to ask for directions, they arrived at the animal pens. |
Clark was finally getting to go. He had always wanted to see where his dad worked. They got onto the elevator. They were going down into the mine. Clark was amazed at the experience. |
Krystie went from the store and taking her 5 year old along with her. Because she couldn't have her way, Zoey, threw a fit in the store. After repeated warnings, Krystie spanked Zoey several times. A shopper alerted security who called the police. When the officer told Krystie not to discipline her child, she hit him. |
I developed an obsession with the Titanic. I read all the books and started watching documentaries. I felt like I could not get enough. Eventually my interest began to wane. I moved on to reading about the Holocaust. |
Kim bought new plants. She was worried about keeping them alive. She made sure to water them often. They still got droopy and started dying. Kim realized she was over-watering\ them. |
Jon accidentally broke his TV. Jon was furious at himself for breaking his TV. He went online and ordered himself a new better one. It didn't arrive till a week later. Jon was happy when it arrived. |
Javier decides to invite his friends to his home to have brunch. However, he does not know what to cook for them. He decides to make a batch of waffles. He serves the waffles with berries and maple syrup. All of Javier's friends are impressed with the brunch he made. |
Jack wanted to play basketball. But it was raining outside. So he decided to play basketball inside. His basketball hit the television. And Jack was forced to stop. |
The election for Magistrate Judge was held on Tuesday. My friend Kathryn was expected to win the election. As her husband and I watched her pace the floor we laughed. This reminded us of when she ran for Class President in high school. Even though everyone knew she would win, she didn't believe it. |
Kelly really wanted to be editor in chief of her paper. She tried really hard to get that position. She spent countless nights at the paper perfecting everything. Finally she ended up getting the position. Kelly couldn't be more happier. |
Jessie's glasses were broken. She needed them to get anything done. She took a piece of tape and taped her glasses together. Luckily, they held pretty well. She was able to get them really fixed later. |
My sons and daughter and I went for a car ride last night. My youngest was in the back with his Nintendo DS. All of a sudden, we heard a gushing and gagging sound. He had thrown up all over himself. We had to end the car ride and take him home to clean up. |
Nan bought a table off Craigslist. She carefully sanded and stained it. She put it in her dining room when it was dry. She carefully set the table. The family couldn't wait to eat at their new table. |
Angie was at home watching a movie. Suddenly, the chair she was sitting in started shaking. Her husband didn't notice anything had happened. Angie wondered what she had felt. Later that night, the news reported a mild earthquake in the area. |
Gina's mom thought Gina lost her phone. She had texted her to get milk at a test. Gina had the phone, and picked up the milk. Her mother stared at her when she handed her the milk. Gina smiled as she walked to her room happy to have avoided the trap. |
Bradley came to the pool side and saw the family there. Unaware of the wet ground, he started to run. However, he slipped and landed on the ground with his head. His mom had to pick him up and take him to the hospital. The doctor diagnosed him with a head concussion. |
Julia had just gotten a new kitten. She was so excited to have it. Julie decided left the kitten alone for a few minutes. The kitten scratched up her leather couch while she was gone. Julie was not as excited anymore to have a kitten. |
Monroe tried out for the tennis team at school. He didn't make the team this year. His coach told him he needed to work on becoming faster. All winter long Monroe worked on his speed. The next summer Monroe tried out again and made the team. |
The wind started blowing so hard that Adam could hear it inside. Adam was afraid that the wind would cause damage to the area. Then he heard a loud crash noise and ran outside. A tree had crushed his neighbor's car! He ran back inside where he was safe. |
Kay loved pistachios. One day at Macy's she discovered chocolate covered pistachios. She purchased just enough to taste them. She ate a few and loved the salty sweetness. Kay ended up buying and freezing a pound of pistachios for later. |
Kim was tired of studying. And she felt angry about all of the homework she had. She could afford to take a break. So she watched her favorite movie. But she could not enjoy it. |
My friends and I went to the carnival. We saw a cool stuffed teddy bear that we had to have. To win it, we had to beat circus clowns at Tug O War. We tried with all our might, but we failed. We left knowing that we at least had a good time. |
Kelly was excited to get the new iPhone. She was waiting for this for months. Finally she got her hands on a pink one. The phone was perfect. Kelly couldn't be happier. |
Tyler was looking for a job in his town. He could not find any good job for him. He applied for working abroad. One day he got call from China. They hired him as a teacher of 12K there. |
Jamie's daughter was getting older. It was time for her to start daycare. She dropped her off on the first day. The baby cried a lot. Jaime felt sad. |
Tim was trying to draw the perfect circle. He could not do it. He tried twelve times. He had an idea. He traced around a CD to get a perfect circle. |
I was awakened one night by a creaking floor board. I shot up from the bed, fumbling for the bedside lamp. I clicked the lamp but the light didn't turn on. I heard the creak again. Suddenly I heard laughing, but it was the cackle of my little brother. |
Jess had a favorite show. All week, the show advertised for their season finale. She planned to watch it when it aired. That night, she made some snacks and sat on the couch. Then, she watched the episode. |
Lucy was sitting on the porch swing minding her own business. Suddenly her brother ran over, jumping on it. She heard a crack. Before she knew it they were both on the ground. Her brother had broken the swing. |
Kenny was a teacher at a local school. His students weren't doing as well as they should have. Kenny told his students he'd give them pizza if their grades improved. The children did much better on their next exam. Kenny treated the children to pizza. |
Aaron has a puppy named Max. He walks Max every day. Max got loose during their walk yesterday. Aaron decided to put up posters. A neighbor saw the poster and returned Max! |
Gina couldn't sleep due to a loud noise. She went outside to find out what the sound was. A church across the street was being demolished. Gina and her family gathered in the front yard. They watched as a wrecking ball slammed into the church. |
I got my hair permed by a friend. She first washed it. Then she put the curlers and solution in my hair. After setting a while, she removed the curlers. She then rinsed and dried my hair. |
The kids at school were discussing allowances. Jeff was ashamed because he got less than anyone else. So, Jeff lied about how much allowance he got. The other kids seemed jealous, which pleased Jeff. Then, the kids asked Jeff to buy them some candy since he was rich. |
Mike wanted to bake cookies for his friends. He put the oven to 350 F and began to make the dough. The dough was perfect and he made it into shapes. Mike forgot to set a timer when he put them in the oven. Forty minutes later he ran to pull out his burnt cookies. |
Hector was late to his football match. He sped up on his bike but still arrived forty-five minutes too late. The game had started without him. He sat on a bench for the remaining two hours. And mollified, he made sure to be on time for the next game. |
Bobby wanted to impress a girl at school. He put some of his dad's cologne on before leaving in the morning. On the bus, no one would sit next to him! Finally his friend Sam told him he reeked. Bobby had put on too much cologne. |
Bill's wife was sick. She had dementia. She was deteriorating fast. He had a funeral. All of his family came. |
The couple was traveling to NYC. They were going to see the ball drop in Times Square! They counted down at midnight. They kissed as it rolled over to the new year. What a great way to celebrate! |
Oliver and Graham were in the car with their parents. They were going to watch a movie. Both boys wanted to watch different movies. Soon, they started to argue with each other. Finally, their parents picked a movie for them. |
One day, a grammar nazi was patrolling facebook. She commented on all her friend's posts saying their grammar was bad. Her friends were angry. They reported her to facebook. Her account got deleted as a result. |
The man sold used phones online. Someone wanted to return a phone. He did not accept returns. The man offered him a partial refund. The customer agreed. |
Tilda was in her room. Suddenly, she saw a huge furry spider. She went to grab something to catch it. When she came back, it was nowhere to be found. She was freaked out the rest of the night. |
Bob keeps losing his wallet. So it inspires him to develop a wallet with a GPS device sewn into it. He has a bunch of them manufactured. He starts selling the GPS wallets. Bob makes millions from his invention. |
The Jeter family went to South Carolina every year for the summer. This summer they went to Wisconsin. The only problem was that the kids expected beaches. Instead they go farmland. They asked to go home early instead of enjoying the outdoors. |
Jerome wanted to buy a new television. He spent his summer cutting lawns to earn money. After he had enough money he brought it to the store. The television he wanted was on sale for half the price! Jerome enjoyed watching his favorite movies on his new television. |
Norma had just landed a cushy new government job that required travel. However the family's second vehicle's engine had died at a bad time. Her father-in-law offered to finance a new car to help her out. She did some research into different vehicles and insurance costs. Her father-in-law was very generous to finance a new Prius for her. |
I got on the train to go to work. The train began to move toward the next station. Suddenly the train stopped and the lights turned off. The train stayed stopped for several minutes. Eventually the lights turned back on and we continued on our way. |
Tom was very empathetic. ONe day he felt weird. He thought it was a premonition for something bad. Nothing bad really happened. Eventually his feeling went away. |
Ally's family had dinner at a Chinese restaurant. Her fortune cookie said she was going to come into some money. So she bought a scratch off lottery ticket worth up to $50,000. She didn't win the $50,000, but she did win $50. So her fortune cookie was right. |
Dan entered an eating contest at his local fair. Dan was very competitive, and he could eat a whole pizza. When the contest started Dan stuffed hot dogs into his mouth. On his 30th hot dog it all came back up. Dan lost the contest, and was sick for days. |
Before the heat always bothered me. But I decided to exercise in hot weather. And it didn't seem to affect me very much. Now I don't dread the hot weather so much. And it doesn't make me very exhausted either. |
One hot afternoon I was driving toward a gas station. I had foolishly neglected getting gas and my tank was almost empty. Just when the station was in sight, my car puttered out. I had to walk to the station and back in sweltering mid-summer heat. Now, I refill my gas tank twice a week without fail! |
Holly was upset the DJ hadn't played her favorite song at the party. She made her way through the crowd towards the DJ booth. A girl bumped into her spilling he could drink all over her dress. As she wiped up the spill the lights came on in the club. Holly was furious the club was closing. |
My stomach was burning. And I didn't know what to eat. I decided to try a banana. And the stomach pain immediately went away. So I decided to eat a banana every day. |
It was a very cold winter day. I was walking home for miles. I was very cold and trying to hurry home. I saw my house and rushed to the door. I went inside and my mom made hot chocolate for me. |
A man peeked through the window of the home. He saw a jewelry box on the dresser. He broke the window and snatched it. He pawned all the jewelry for cash. He used that cash for drugs. |
A teacher told her class about life back in the 1800 in the west, One student asked why it was called the Wild West? The teacher had no idea so she looked it up online. She only found links that were related to the Will Smith movie. To satisfy the student she lied and made up a reason. |
I was sitting in the movie theater. I was watching the worst movie of all time. I didn't want to walk out and waste my money. I decided to write a scathing online review. I got paid lots of money when the review went viral. |
Stormy slept in my bed with me. She was terrified of the dark. We laid in bed for hours while I told her stories. We laughed and played with toys. She said she loved me and wanted me to be her mom. |
Sherry knew she married the right man because he never complained. But she did. One day she complained he brushed his teeth too long. Later that day she complained he didn't like going out enough. That night, her husband of six months, said he wanted a divorce. |
Billy saw the baseball heading toward him. He nervously raised his glove. The ball kept falling down. Billy heard a thud! He had caught the ball! |
Sam bought a new phone. He left it charging overnight. The battery exploded and caused a small fire. Sam sued the company and had his things replaced. He got a different kind of phone, though. |
I was jogging down the road. My dad lives out of town. He saw me. He picked me up. We went for some Chinese food. |
The couple was registering for wedding gifts. They couldn't agree on what dishes they wanted. The bride got really mad and stormed off. THe groom cancelled the wedding. It was the first wedding that had ever been called off in Pier 1. |
Bill and Amy were together for 5 Years. Amy noticed Bill acting different one day. She decided to snoop in his social media account. She found out he had been cheating in her! She ended it quickly and broke up with him. |
My son-in-law's mother just let her sister and son stay with her. Her sister had been evicted for non payment of rent. The sister's son is 28. My son-in-law just told us his cousin cannot read. He went to school until he was 18 and never learned. |
Aki really liked his classmate Aya. He wanted to ask her to prom, but he was afraid. He felt sure she would refuse, and maybe even laugh at him! But he gathered up his courage and he asked her anyway. Aya accepted gladly, and then she did laugh - with joy! |
Fred was ready to ride a bike. He did not know how but his dad wanted to teach him. He put his helmet on and his dad took off the training wheels. Fred got on the bike and his dad guided him. He ended up riding all around the neighborhood. |
Jim rode his bike over a hilly road. He stopped pedaling once he crested a big hill. He gained so much speed that he coasted over the next hill. After the second hill the road leveled out. Jim slowed down and had to pedal again. |
Tom set up a romantic date for his girlfriend. He took a long time to set everything up. At the last minute his girlfriend cancelled. This was the third time she had done so. Tom was disappointed and hurt. |
Rita loved money more than anything or anyone in the world. She had 5 previous ex husbands who were all very rich. They all mysteriously died under strange and vague circumstances. When her latest husband found out her weird past he immediately left. She was later arrested and police found out she killed all of them. |
Johnny wanted to bake a blueberry pie. He bought all the ingredients to bake it. When he got home he baked the pie. He called his friends over so that everyone could have a slice. He was happy that he had baked a pie. |
Joe's parents went out, leaving him home alone. He was going to watch his favorite movie. He put a pot of oil and popcorn kernels on the stove. It popped and popped and popped all over the floor! He made sure to clean up the mess before his parents got home. |
Roni had a lot of debt. She started to have a difficult time in paying her bills every month. So she got a second job. But that still wasn't enough to pay the bills. Unfortunately, she had to file for bankruptcy. |
Kia was making spaghetti for dinner. She thought it was a fast easy way to feed her family. But she left the noodles unattended for too long. They became mushy and disgusting! Kia was disappointed in herself. |
I just moved into a new apartment. Now I need to put up all of my wall decorations. I have nails and screws, but no tools. I am using a roll of quarters as a hammer. It is not working too well, and I will have to seek tools. |
Lauren found a snake in her garden. She immediately fled to her home scared of being bit. She decided to look up whether or not the snake was poisonous. It turned out to be a common coral snake. She decided to keep the snake as a pet! |
Troy wanted to shave like his father. He snuck into the bathroom. He lathered his face and shaved. Troy also shaved off his eyebrows. He learned a lesson because they took a long time to grow back. |
My nephew played in the Little League when he was 8. He started as a pitcher. During one game he was covering home base on a play. The player slid into him, breaking his leg. After he recovered, he quit playing Little League. |
Mabel was telling her children a fable. Her eldest son Abel was scared and hid under the table. The other three children followed him under the table. Mabel got to the scariest part of the story and they jumped. They all hit their heads on the bottom of the table. |
Kate needed to buy a laptop to work while out of town. She searched online and found one that had free shipping. She shipped it out of town so it would be there when she arrived. The shipping estimate was the same day as her arrival date. She patted herself on the back for being so smart. |
Will was driving to his college. But someone behind him kept honking. Will changed lanes. And the person who was behind him pulled up next to him. The person threw food and trash at Will's car. |
Cindy was getting her kids ready for pictures. She thought her daughter would look good in shoulder pads. Her daughter strongly disagrees. She finally got her daughter dressed. Her daughter frowned in all the photos. |
Samantha stood in line at the store. The person behind her touched her shoulder. She turned around to look. It was her old teacher. She gave her teacher a hug. |
Julie recently lost 100 pounds and was very proud. However, none of her clothes fit any more. She decided to get new cloths. She spent a whole day shopping with her friends. Julie was happy with all her new cloths. |
Sarah was leaving the mall. She went to her car and tried to get in. For some reason the key didn't work. Sarah took a closer look at the car and realized it wasn't hers. She had gone to one that looked very similar. |
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