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Tina was in the car with her little siblings. They were whining excessively. Tina wanted to crawl into a hole. The yelling was too much for her. It was then that she realized she never wanted to be a mother.
Ana heard loud noises coming from the empty apartment upstairs. She was terrified - it was very dark in the middle of the night! But the next morning, And went to investigate. There she found a relieving answer to her scary episode. A new family had moved in upstairs and were moving in all night!
Edward had always wanted a new phone. The one he had now was a very cheap one. He worked hard every day to save money. Edward was then able to purchase a new phone. Edward was also able to save and buy other things as well.
Jude was a clean freak. She had to have everything spotless in her flat. Her daily cleaning routine lasted 2 hours. Although some people thought this was too much, she didn't. She gradually spent longer on cleaning, and was diagnosed with OCD.
David had only a few friends, but none he could count on. He began adding new people in neighboring towns on social media. Nobody had accepted his requests after 12 hours, and he was sad. He decided to go to bed and ignore his computer for the night. When he awoke, he found that almost all the people had accepted!
Katie lived in California. She woke up one afternoon to her house shaking. Her pictures on her walls were uneven too. Katie turned on the news to see an earthquake had hit in her town. She was scared but glad no major damage was done.
Wes was a dentist. He had a big problem with one client's breath. Wes decided to take a vacation. He planned it for the same time his dreaded client had an appointment. Wes was relieved to skip the bad breath.
Each student at my discipleship school had to share their testimony. I told of small group of them before it was actually my turn. As I spoke, I realized how detached I was from my story. I began to connect more with my circumstances in life and my past. When I finally told my testimony, I was able to truly connect.
Last year, Yulia cheated to win the swimming championship. Leah had worked hard all year and knew she deserved to win. This year, Leah and Yulia swam in a rematch of last year's race. Leah wanted to get revenge on Yulia for cheating last year. The extra motivation helped Leah win the championship.
After I got out of boot camp, I stayed in Orlando for my A school. Jeff was transferred into my class halfway through the course. He had been ill and fell too far behind his original class. I was tasked with helping him catch up with our classes work. We have been friends since our first study session.
Janice and Alma were two friends who went out to eat one day. They went to an Italian restaurant and ordered pizza and pasta. There they began to eat but saw a guy sitting alone by himself. Janice said hi to him and they started talking. Eventually, the guy went and sat with them and they all ate together.
Tom needed more money. He decided to ask for a raise at work.i. He was nervous about being turned down. His boss agreed to give Tom a raise. Tom appreciated it and felt relieved.
Jennifer wanted to purchase a new phone. She didn't have enough money to buy it. She advertised her babysitting services on facebook. Jennifer got several jobs and worked hard all month. She had enough money to purchase the phone.
Jack missed lunch, so he was very hungry. His mom was making tacos for dinner. Tacos are Jack's favorite food! Jack ate six tacos. An hour later, he had a stomach ache.
Fred had been working all day and really needed a snack. He kept telling himself to eat but he would forget and keep working. Fred's computer died while he was in the middle of a big project. He decided to make himself a sandwich but his computer turned back on. Fred raced back to his computer but he left his sandwich behind.
Lily was at the gas station buying a snack. She noticed a scratch off ticket on sale for fifty cents. She decided it wasn't too much of a risk and bought it. To her delight she won fifty dollars on her ticket. From then on, she bought one ticket every month.
Tommy wanted a ball. Tommy wrote the ball on his Christmas list for Santa. Santa read the list. Santa had his helpers make the ball. Tommy woke up and saw the ball under the Christmas tree.
Tim sat down at the cafeteria and reached for a napkin. He realized he did not have any and asked his co-worker for one. The co-worker revealed a large stack of napkins he took. Tim remarked that the co-worker was a king of napkins. The co-worker have Time a funny look and slid his stack over.
Amy had just arrived at the dorms where she lived. She was hoping to have a room all to herself. Just then her roommate entered. Her roommate was a lot more outgoing, and wild than Amy. Amy was concerned, but she hoped they would be friends.
Hank's friend Lou showed up at his house with two giant jawbreakers. Hank had no idea how he was going to get it into his mouth! He opened as wide as he could, but it wasn't going in. Then he just started licking it. Eventually it would be small enough to fit into his mouth!
I boarded an Amtrak train today. The conductor announced passengers had to have a ticket and a photo id. A young woman had a ticket but no id. The conductor said he had to call the office. I think they threw her off the train.
Carl ran a small store in town. The floor needed serious repair. One day a customer tripped on his floor. Carl offered to pay for the customer's groceries. He immediately began work on the floor.
Jane got a new kitty. It decided to sleep on her lap. Jane thought it looked too cute to move. She stayed sitting for hours. Eventually her legs fell asleep before she moved.
Allie found out her neighbor was sick. So she decided to make her a pie. When she was done she brought it over to her. Allie's neighbor ended up loving it. Allie was very thrilled.
Anne wanted to show off her diving skills. She went to the local pool. She climbed the ladder to the diving board. Then she did a perfect swan dive. All the other patrons cheered for her!
Beal begun his assignment as soon as he walked into the class. He immediately completed the answers on the first page. However, he took almost the whole class to complete the second test. The teacher called on everyone to turn their work in. Beal turned everything in, despite not finishing his work.
Tim bought a new Harp. He let Meg borrow it. Meg let Joe borrow it. Tim was furious. After that he never let Meg borrow anything.
James made an appointment with a photographer. He wanted to have their family photos taken. The photographer posed them carefully. The photos ended up looking great. The family hung them on the walls.
John had a bit of a gambling problem. He bet more money than he should nearly every time. Fortunately John was a lucky man who rarely lost. Feeling good about this he bet his life savings on a Roulette game. He was crushed to have lost everything.
Phil wanted to have a fun evening out in town. He invited his friend Rich to join him for some karaoke. They went to a karaoke bar and had a few drinks. Phil got up on stage and started singing. His singing was atrocious, but everyone joined in anyway.
Sal's cat died after ten years. He mourned for a few weeks before deciding to get a new cat. Sal went to the pet store but on his way he heard noise in an alley. Looking in the alley, he found a skinny, filthy cat. Sal took the cat home and soon the two were best friends.
My store had a clearance sale on leftover summer merchandise. All of the sale merchandise was placed in our garden center. Sales were very poor, so the store manager decided to move everything. All of the merchandise was moved to the aisle near the cash registers. Our sales on this merchandise tripled in just a few hours.
They had so many questions that I couldn't answer. I sat there quietly, hoping I could just go home soon. They told me they knew about the theft. I produced the walkie talkie I had stolen. I was immediately sent to the principal's office.
Frank was the oldest child in a family of six. When he was an adult, his mom said she had a secret to tell him. Frank's mom said she had given up a baby for adoption. Frank wasn't the oldest child after all! Two weeks later, Frank met the big sister he never knew he had.
Amy was in the park walking her dog Spot. Spot ran over to the mime in the park. Amy made gestures as the mime mimicked her. Spot jumped and barked as the mime mimicked Amy. Amy gave the mime a $5 to make up for being scared by Spot.
My wife retired from her work last week. She had been there for 18 years. The company took her out to lunch. They gave her a plaque, but no money gift. I told my wife they were cheap.
My dad always thought if there wasn't periods in USA it was wrong. He was told that without periods it meant USA Japan. So when you look at packaging he thought that meant another country. We got a good laugh out of the story. But to this day he still believes that story.
I was away at college, and had a long distance relationship. I knew my boyfriend had become distant, but I trusted him. One day, I was talking to his father on the phone. His father told me that he was cheating on me badly. I broke up with him and never looked back.
Penny couldn't wait to wear the new scarf her mom knitted. On the first cold day, she proudly wrapped the scarf around her neck. Penny headed out, unaware the end of the scarf stuck in the door. Penny entered school, expecting to hear compliments on her scarf. She looked down to see all that remained of it was a strand of yarn.
A woman wanted a cat to keep her company. Her coworker told her to come to her house. A momma cat had given birth to kittens. The woman picked up the black manx kitten. The two have been inseparable since.
Tom was playing with friends outside one day. They decided to walk on top of a fence. His friend jokingly pushed him. Tom fell down. Tom broke his arm.
There once was a place called Chutney. It was full of people afflicted with gluttony. One Chutner ate so much she weighed more than a hutch. She had to be moved with a dozer. She got on a diet, her tummy went quiet, now she's as thin as a rake.
An old boyfriend is trying to get me to go out with him. He asked me to meet him at a restaurant next Monday. Today he asked me to go to a baseball game with him. I'm trying to ignore his advances. He doesn't care that I am taken by someone else.
Andrew wanted to see every continent in one year. Andrew had no money saved up for the trip. He worked as hard as he could for months. He finally saved up the money he needed. He happily took the trip just like he had said.
Allie set her alarm to eight in the morning. As soon as it went off she was annoyed. She did not want to get up. So she set it to snooze. She slept another half hour.
James had never been allergic to anything. He had a whole bowl of shrimp and felt itchy. His parents brought him to the ER. The ER confirmed he wasn't allergic to shrimp. He was actually allergic to the polyester in his new shirt!
Karen was going to bake cupcakes for her daughter's party. She couldn't find the cupcake tin. Karen only had a few hours before the party. Karen decided to make a regular cake instead. She served the cake for the party.
Kim was at the club one night. She realized her bag was missing. Kim tried to look for it but it was nowhere to be found. Someone mentioned they saw someone else leave with it. Kim never got the bag back.
Drew was scheduled to attend a business conference in Europe. The night before his flight he gathered the items he would need. His wife helped him load the luggage. The morning of the flight he was picked up and driven to the airport. He almost missed the plane but luckily it was running late.
Tommy Salami went to Costa Rica every summer. It was there that his family had an excellent home. Tommy liked the place because it was quiet, and secluded. One day the police knocked on the door of the home. Tommy went to jail because of all the drugs he had on him.
Susie was going away with some friends. She really needed to pack a lot of items. She ended up packing five suitcases. It was far too much. She could not even carry it all.
Zander was by the river with his friends. They were joking about catching fish with their bare hands. Just to be funny, Zander pretended to attempt it. To his amazement he actually caught one. Everyone thought he was so cool from then on.
Faya went to a party at a lake with her friends. There were hamburgers cooking and people swimming. Faya ran into the lake, her friends close behind her. They splashed around, then got something to eat. Everyone was having a good time.
My boyfriend's father was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2005. He fought for a long time with chemotherapy and radiation. He realized last year that his time was coming to an end. He tried to reach out to my boyfriend but he was in denial. He passed away a few months ago and my boyfriend never got to say bye.
I woke up one morning and checked the news. The news said that there would be a very big snowstorm later. After a few hours, snow began to fill my yard very quickly. I opened my door and saw waist high snow. I went outside and cleared the snow from in front of my door.
One day I went to the Everglades with my friends. We went on a canoe trip through the many swamps. I looked over and saw an alligator that was as long as our canoe. Everyone was very nervous but the alligator just ignored us. Afterwards we all had great stories to tell about our canoe trip.
We were at the beach the other day. They were offering free canoe lessons. My daughter wanted to go. We both took a lesson. It was so much fun.
George wanted to start a garden. He bought several different kinds of seeds. He planted the seeds in his backyard. He watered them everyday. Soon, George had home grown fruits and vegetables to eat.
Nick really wanted to go to Japan. He thoroughly enjoyed and had knowledge of the country's culture. He had been saving for 2 Years to get his plane tickets to go there. His trip was life-changing, and he decided to move there permanently. Although his family was devastated, he realized this was best for him.
Marcus feels hungry after working all morning. He wants to eat some lunch. However, at first, he cannot decide what to eat. Finally, he decides to make a turkey sandwich with avocado. After eating the sandwich, Marcus begins working again.
Ethan spilled juice on his shirt. The stain looked really bad. His wife poured bleach on it. He put it in the washer. It came out good as new!
Kevin and Chris went to the beach for a relaxing day in the sun. When they reached the beach, they enjoyed the sun in their chairs. It got really hot out there, so they went in the water. They looked over to see a fisherman with a shark hooked on the line! They scrambled quickly out of the water and stayed out!
The team won the game. They went out to celebrate. A couple of the players got too drunk. They were arrested. They were suspended from the team.
Tom was out driving with his girlfriend. He let her pick the music. She kept changing the station. Eventually there was a song Tom liked. They listened to it together.
Sally was woken up by the sound of the fire alarm. She grabbed her robe and ran outside and called the fire department. They arrived but were unable to find a fire. They fixed the fire alarm and told Sally the house was safe. Sally went inside and tried to go back to bed.
I had been alone in South Africa for a while and was lonely. I was excited to learn that some friends were having a celebration. It was for New Year's and the party was full of young people. That night I met some friends that I really liked. I was happy not to be lonely anymore.
Jim wanted to visit family in his hometown. He'd always made plans in the past, only to have them fall through. He made plans once again, hoping this time would be different. The morning of the flight, Jim's wife fell ill. Jim stayed home to care for her, making plans for his next attempt.
Swarthanger was the smartest kid in his class. He was routinely bullied for his name. One day, Swarthanger changed his name to PickFu. The beating was relentless. Swarthanger realized he was horrible at choosing names.
Jojo was playing with Sam, his corgi puppy of 2 months. He would throw the ball and play catch, going farther and farther. It was getting late and Jojo threw the ball one last time really far. Sam went into the darkness to retrieve the ball but didn't come back. Until this day Jojo still looks for his lost puppy, Sam.
Kay had been saving for a new car. She knew hers was old and needed to be replaced. As she was looking at car, she fell in love. Kay put in an offer. It was accepted and she bought a car.
Nancy ate a cold cut sandwich that her mom gave her. A few hours later, her stomach started to growl. She was whining and her mom had to take her to the emergency room. The doctor took a look at her condition. She said that Nancy simply had a lot of gas.
Tina was watching a scary movie. She was in the theater and had a big bag of popcorn. A scary scene crept up on her. Tina jumped and sent the popcorn flying everywhere. She wound up spilling more popcorn than she ate.
The family went to the museum. They were disappointed to see the planetarium closed. They asked a curator when it would open. The curator told them 4PM. They were relieved to hear this.
Sharon was watching a show on Home and Gardens TV. Her husband Bob sat down next to her on the couch. Bob didn't like what she was watching and picked up the remote. She asked him to please let her finish the show she was watching. Bob changed the channel anyway.
Casey was swimming with some friends at the lake. They spotted a little cliff and decided to jump. Casey was really afraid of the height. She almost decided not to jump, but a boy she liked cheered her on. She decided to go for it and ended up having a lot of fun.
Judy was in sales. She had uncapped commissions. She was determined to have the highest sales. She researched all her clients. She ended up winning a trip for the highest sales.
My family took a basket of food to the beach. My sister handed my brother a piece of chicken. He started to eat it. A flock of birds were moving towards him. He started to run away from them.
Manny was walking with his newborn daughter. Suddenly, he stepped on something sharp. The shock caused him to fall over. His daughter fell from his arms. He worriedly checked on her, and she was okay.
Jane was listening to her phone messages. SHe had a recorded message from someone from the IRS. She listened to the scary recording several times. She called them back and soon realized it was a scam. She deleted that recording immediately!
My cousin's favorite cupcake is red velvet. For her birthday this year, I made her red velvet cupcakes. I brought the cupcakes to her birthday party. Before she got to see them, I spilled them all over the floor! My cousin didn't get to eat red velvet cupcakes for her birthday.
Paul was writing an essay. But his friend asked him to play video games. So Paul decided to copy an entire essay off the Internet. And his teacher didn't notice. After getting an A, Paul ended up copying for every assignment.
Ava resolved to go to the gym every day to lose weight. At first it was hard. She struggled to make it through even twenty minutes. But she persisted, and it got easier. Soon she was slimming down and shaping up!
John just got out of work, so he went to Wendys. He got chili and enjoyed it in his car. He notices there is a band aid in his chili! He runs into the store and asks for a new chili bowl. They said no, now he is considering filing a lawsuit.
I was excited to be going on my first hunt with my dad. I followed each step as we walked through the snow. My heart was pounding so fast as we waited for a deer. I started to fall asleep, when my dad whispered a deer. With a bang I got my first deer and a great experience with my dad.
Raven went to a bar to meet new people. She just wanted to make friends. Every girl she looked at suddenly started flirting with her. She did not want to hook up. She went back home and watched tv.
My old Hyundai started having problems. One day I decided to go shopping for a new car. I visited local car lots and found a black Honda I wanted. I purchased the car for about $15,000. I am very happy with my purchase because it runs great.
Greg decided to join marching band. He practiced for weeks to make sure he made it past auditions. He even got his own instrument. The day of tryouts came and all his work was for nothing. It wasn't that he didn't made it, it's that everyone got accepted.
Ana was worried about the bird she gave to a sanctuary. She called many times but the owner never returned her call. Finally Ana called the Sanctuary's vet. The vet promised to call the sanctuary to straighten it out. Ana was able to bring her bird home at last.
Amy went to the bank to withdraw money from her saving account. She had $72 when she checked her balance. Amy requested to withdraw her entire savings at the window. The bank teller returned with $72. Amy took the money and left the bank.
Sue wanted a baby, but her uterus was undersized and shaped strangely. Her doctors told her it was possible but unlikely. Still, Sue wanted a child, so she and her husband decided to try. After many long months, she conceived a baby. She carried it to full term and delivered a perfect healthy boy!
After 3 nights, Gina finally moved her things to her new room. She took a whole day and arranged everything the way she wanted it. The room was in the basement. The walls had fake wood paneling. Gina didn't care as long as she had her own space.
I went to the store to look for dinner. I bought 20 TV dinners to eat for the week. The man in front of me gasped. He told me that all of the sodium would kill me. I felt so guilty that I traded them all for veggies.
We would go to my grandpas property every summer. We would play baseball with our cousins. We would spend all afternoon out there. It was so much fun even though it was 2 on 2. It is one of my favorite childhood memories.
Matt found a young dog on the side of the street one day. He ended up taking it home and raising it. The dog lived with him for over five years. Unfortunately one day the dog disappeared. Matt still has not found his dog.
A new chicken place opened up down the street. When I went to check it out, the line was out the door. The chicken was amazing. When I got to the front, they said we had free fries. I was happy.
Jake was dissatisfied with his job. His boss was incredibly mean to him. He was also underpaid for the amount of work he did. Jake decided to search for another job. He was able to find a better paying job within a matter of weeks.
Becca woke up feeling nauseous. She ran to the bathroom. Becca threw up a lot. She took a pregnancy test. Becca beamed with joy seeing a yes on her pregnancy test.
Adam and Billy went on a walk. Billy and Adam both liked Abby. When Abby joined them on the walk, the boys got into a fight. Someone called the police to break the fight up. Their parents were so mad when the police brought them home.
As a minor, I once slipped into an R-rated movie with a friend, Marty. We were having a blast watching our first real action movie. A theater attendant approached us and asked for our ID's. We told him we must have left them at home. The attendant just walked away, contributing to our delinquency!
Lily was tired of her relationship with Richard. He was a control freak and didn't want to admit it. She tried to go to see a relationship expert with him. The expert was on her side and told her to break up. Lily waited for Richard to be out to leave the house with her things.