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Quentin had always wanted to try a cup of espresso. He finally tried a cup at a local cafe. After drinking the espresso, Quentin felt very hyper and wound up. He did not enjoy the feeling. Quentin decided never to try espresso again. |
Amy was sleeping over at her friend Lynn's After watching two movies they took a break. They went to the backyard and sat on the swings. The sun had set and it was almost dark. They sat and gossiped about school, and boys in the cool, fall air. |
Rachel's family had gotten a new computer. Against her parents' wishes, she snuck into the office to use it. She accidentally knocked over the coffee cup her mother had left. The coffee spilled all over the keyboard! Rachel had to replace the keyboard with her own money. |
Deborah and Eric were married for 23 Years and had a grown daughter. Their daughter's name was Clarissa and she was a school teacher. Clarissa was a single mom to a boy who loved the rodeo. Deborah and Eric were often afraid their grandson would be injured. They tried to convince Jacoby not to ride bulls, but it didn't work. |
Anna and her friends were at a local watering hole. There was a cliff where locals liked to dive or jump. Anna wanted to try it, but her fear had always prevented her. This time, though, she nerved herself up and climbed to the top. Then she jumped off the cliff - and yelled with joy all the way down! |
The doctor told me I needed more self esteem. I knew he was right, but I didn't know how to gain it. He told me to work harder and try to be more successful in life. Without self esteem, I didn't know how to do that. I went home to digest what he had told me and formulate a plan. |
Meagan went to the beach. She just started high school. Some people came up to her. They asked if she was in college. Meagan was about full grown. |
Kylie decided to take tennis lessons. She wanted to be good at it like her dad. Yesterday was her first lesson. It actually ended up going well. To her delight she couldn't wait to go back next week. |
Kelsi and her friends decided to have a barbecue. They started grilling burgers and hot dogs. All of the sudden, rain fell. Their barbecue was ruined. The girls had to move inside. |
Marc made chicken for dinner. He carefully planned it out. However, the chicken took longer to cook than expected. Everyone had to wait a long time for dinner. However, it was delicious, so they didn't mind. |
In 2011 I went swimming. I took my cell phone with me. I went right into the water with the phone. I could not dry it out, even using rice. I ended up getting a new phone and a waterproof case. |
Our building lost the Internet yesterday. I called and was told the building was doing an upgrade. We got an email at 5:30 saying service was restored. I called the management as our unit still had no internet. We finally got service at 7 o'clock. |
The Henry's visited Paris. The Eiffel Tower lights went off. People began to complain. The Henry's were disappointed. They trudged their way back home. |
Vikkie was part of the junior color guard. She was only one spot away from being team leader. One day the team leader Sara quit. With no one else having experience it fell upon Vikkie. She is now the leader of the color guard. |
Kim wanted to save money on water. So she decided to use only tap water. She thought it tasted fine. But months later, she started having health issues. Kim learned that her water was not the safest thing to drink. |
Grace was very excited to go to the zoo. She really wanted to see the lion exhibit. She noticed a sign as she got close to the lion cage. The sign said the lion had died! Grace was very sad that she would never see the lion. |
Jen believed in God very much. But when she lost her whole family, her dog and her house, she cried. She prayed to God and nothing happened. Her heart closed day by day. Until eventually she had lost all faith. |
Ali was on the bus going to the museum with her class. her friend June talked to her about the trip. All Ali could think about was the bully who gave her a mean scowl. The bully would be at the museum as well. June assured Ali she was being paranoid and suggest she relax. |
I was driving home when a big storm hit. The snow was intense and blinding. I had to pull over to the side of the road to be safe. It didn't stop for hours. I was stuck until a tow truck arrived after the storm. |
Francis is having trouble with a bully. Francis makes a choice. He decides to fight his bully back. When he gets picked on in school by his bully. He fights back and gets suspended. |
Tim was playing in the grass. He fell and hurt his knee. He started to cry. The doctor said it would heal in two weeks. Tim decided to never play in the grass again. |
Simon was sad because he didn't have any friends. His parents thought a puppy might cheer him up. The family went to the animal shelter to look at dogs. Simon picked out a puppy and named it Buster. Now Simon is happy because he has friend. |
Marty had a yellow parakeet named Bobo who was his favorite pet. One day after feeding Boba, Marty forgot to correctly close the cage. Boba got out and flew out of the window as well. When Marty came home that day he found out his bird was gone. He became severely depressed but eventually moved on. |
Kayla loved making things in the kitchen. She made different food combinations involving eggs. She put potatoes and sausage in eggs. She ate the meal she had cooked. She thought it was delicious. |
The woodsman sought out the biggest tree in the woods. He swung his ax at the trunk. Only a small chip of wood came out. The woodsman switched to his chainsaw. He fell the tree in one swift motion. |
Dean is playing a game of basketball. His team is down just one bucket. The ball is passed to dean. Dean takes the shot. He makes it and wins the game for his team. |
Mia was trying to make sunny side up eggs. But she accidentally cracked the yolks! She frowned, then had an idea. She flipped the eggs into a fluffy omelet. Her breakfast was perfect after all! |
Mike played a fantasy card game with his friends every week. Every week, he managed to beat everyone and bragged often. One day, someone new challenged Mike. Mike was sure he could win, so he cockily accepted the challenge. Mike was thoroughly beaten, and he learned to be more humble. |
Kia woke up feeling a bit ill. She called in sick to work. Then she went back to bed for a while. She took a few aspirin when she woke up. Soon she was feeling much better. |
Arthur wrote in his diary every single day. One day he could not find his diary and looked everywhere. Arthur even went back to school to find his diary. Arthur could not sleep and he tried to remember where it was. The next day, he found it in the lost and found at school. |
Tom and his friends went to the bar. Everyone drank beer. Tom and his friends were going to go home. They made the smart move and didn't drive. They called a cab and went home safely. |
Val was no longer a bully. She had apologized the a former victim Ali. Ali was shocked to see Val apologize. She doubted Val's sincerity expecting some sort of trip. Ali decided to keep Val close. |
Tom was in a hurry to get to work. He didn't have enough time to match his socks. At the office his co-workers made fun of him. His boss questioned his attire as well. Tom never made that mistake again. |
Dax had several arrests for drinking and driving. He lost his car and his driver's license because of the arrests. One night he wanted to go to a party. He took a friend's car without permission. Dax keeps making very bad decisions. |
Rachel was very excited for yearbook photo's on Monday. She had really blossomed over the summer and felt great. She just needed to survive two more days without any face damage. On Monday morning when she was walking down the stairs she tripped. She refused to smile in her photo since she was now missing two teeth. |
Carl was shopping for an apartment. He found a building that he liked with two openings. One was on the first floor and one was on the fourth. He selected the one on the fourth floor as he thought it'd be safer. Carl regretted the decision upon learning there was no elevator. |
I went to the library to find a book to read. The library was very crowded at the time. Since I hate crowds I wanted to get out as soon as I could. I pick a random book off the shelf to check out. The librarian told me I made the right choice. |
The couple had just bought a new bed. It was a beautiful cherry wood. They put it in their bedroom. It looked beautiful! They couldn't wait to decorate the bedroom around it. |
Juan worked on a local farm. He did not receive very much money as salary. Despite not receiving much, he still managed to send money home. His struggles were noticed by his employer. His employer raised his wages which helped his living conditions. |
Kellen was born on a farm. Her doting parents brought her with them on all their farm errands. Kellen babbled and eventually started to speak. Her parents hoped she would say Mama or Dada first, but she didn't. Instead, Kellen pointed at the farm's cows and said: Moo! |
Kyle found a magnet lying under his bed. He began playing with it all around the house. His mother ordered him not to play around the TV with it. He ignored her, dragging the magnet across the TV. He felt ashamed when the magnet distorted the TV's picture. |
Tom worked online. Tom's hands hurt him. He was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Tom began practicing yoga. Tom's carpal tunnel soon went away because of the yoga. |
I walked by the laundry room this morning. I smelled an awful aroma coming from the hamper. I emptied all of the clothes. There was a half eaten piece of cheese at the bottom of the pile. I washed the hamper as soon as I got all the clothes out. |
One day I went to a restaurant with a friend. I did not speak the language so I let him order. I received my plate. My stew was delicious. My friend told me it was dog so I became angry. |
Kevin begged his parents to let him stay up late. Finally they relented. They said he could stay up till midnight. Kevin was so happy! But as eleven o'clock neared - he fell asleep! |
Tiffani was starting school. It was her first day of junior high. She was very nervous about how she would fit in. All of the kids were also nervous. They all loosened up as the day went on. |
I was ready for my first date with someone. I had my truck cleaned out nicely. It looked better than it ever had. It was a week before we were supposed to go out. Then I got a flat tire. |
Johnny was wealthy and he liked Anita. Johnny's friend met Anita and said Johnny should leave her alone. He said Anita was a fake queen. Johnny married Anita. Anita divorced him, took half his wealth, and then married a poor man. |
I needed to choose an outfit for work. First, I tried on a dress. I decided the dress was too tight and looked unprofessional. Next, I tried on a pantsuit. The pantsuit looked great, so that is what I wore to work that day. |
I was shaving the other day. While I was shaving I ran out of cream. I had to go to the store to buy more shaving cream. The trip there and back too a long time. Next time I'll make sure I have enough cream before I shave. |
Bertha had made all her plans and the direction she was going in. Bertha plans were not like a New Year's resolution but career promising. Bertha attended the college and the courses she passed them all. The graduation led to her receiving her doctoral degree . Doctor Bertha is proud of her own success. |
Millie always dyed her hair brown. One day, she decided to let her white hair show. She went to visit her grandson, who started crying. He begged her to dye her hair back. Millie went home that day and dyed her hair brown again. |
Kayla bought a raffle ticket from her niece. She got a phone call saying she won a cash prize. Kayla went to pick up the money. She let her niece know she won. Kayla took her niece to lunch with part of her winnings. |
I had a stroke in the fall of 2011. I was released from rehab in the winter. I had my brother take a photo of me leaving his car. The photo had a ball of light in the background on a rainy day. My brother said he can see a figure in the ball. |
Jeff was cleaning out the garage. He saw a box that he didn't recognize. He opened it up and dug inside. There, he found an old toy he hadn't seen in years. The toy brought back a lot of memories and emotion. |
The man looked into the window of the house. He saw a woman inside. He watched the woman. The woman noticed him watching. She called the police. |
Sue saw a strange bag. So she told the adults about it. They took it seriously. So they issued a fire alert. And the whole place was evacuated. |
Tom was cleaning his apartment. He kept finding change in different places. Tom found several quarters. He put all the money together and counted it up. He had several dollars to do laundry. |
Doug lifts weights and weighs over 250 pounds. He drives a 4 door sedan. He lowers himself on one leg and twists his body to enter the sedan. His knee has become inflamed due to the twisting under a load. He bought an SUV so the driver's seat would be higher off the ground. |
Erica was walking on the patio near the pool. The patio was wet. Erica slipped in the water. She fell into the pool. Everyone laughed at Erica. |
Kelly had a drawing with her work last week about winning an iPad. She never thought she would win but she tried anyway. The next day she found out she won. Kelly couldn't believe it. Her wishes came true. |
Jake fed his cat in the morning. Afterwards he let it outside. The cat roamed outside while he was at work. When he came home he found a dead bird on his driveway. Jake's cat had hunted a bird while he was gone. |
Jill went to prom on Friday. However, right before, her dress ripped. She had to go and get a new dress at the last minute. Jill did not want to miss prom. To her, the money for the new dress was worth it. |
Kate was shopping at the mall. She saw an amazing purse. It was so far out of her budget! She decided it was worth it to spend the money. Kate would have to eat Ramen for a month but she had a new purse! |
Iris put on blue contacts. She looked at herself in the mirror. She thought she looked weird. She replaced the contacts. She thought she looked better in brown. |
Deena had big dreams of opening her own bakery. She ran her business out her kitchen and needed more space. Deena entered a baking competition. The winner would receive 25,000 dollars as their prize. Deena won and used the cash to open her bakery. |
One day in second grade we were all on the playground. As we were playing, one kid called another an idiot to my dismay. My mom had always told me that words like idiot are cuss words. I quickly ran to tell my teacher who dismissed me and told me to play. From then I was very confused about the severity of the word idiot. |
Neil had just arrived in Calais, France. He had taken the Chunnel from England. He had a great time seeing the sights in Calais. He thought it was exotic and fun. He decided Calais was his favorite stop so far! |
A knife lay on a table in a dark and smoky bar. One man at the bar got in an argument with another. The man walked over to the knife and picked it up. He pointed it at the man he was having a fight with. The other man got scared and ran away. |
Remy liked to eat her toast burnt. And her friend, Tom, decided to try it too. But a week later, he became sick. Tom advised Remy that burnt toast probably isn't healthy. But Remy decided to keep her ways. |
Kate was at a Vegas casino with her friends. But she was having no luck at the tables or on the slots. Kate wanted to leave the casino. She tried to talk her friends into calling it quits. But the look in their eyes said they were absolutely not leaving. |
I weighed myself 4 months ago for the first time in a year. I was astonished to see how much weight I had gained. I knew I had to make some changes to live healthier. I started exercising again and cleaned up my diet. I have lost 16 pounds since that day. |
Thomas worked on the railroad. He worked for weeks at a time. He decided to take a break, and see his son Amos. He told his son that he'd been working on the railroad. He told his dad that his new name was Thomas Train. |
Jen knew she really needed to start saving more money. There just never seemed to be any left after bills were paid. Her mom told her to try the $1 52-week saving plan. Every week she increased her deposit by $1. To her surprise, at the end of the year, she had $1,378. |
Nick was a lonely man. He went to a party. At the party, Nick met Noelle. Nick and Noelle went on many outings together and became best friends. Nick was no longer lonely. |
The gas light came on in my car. I tried to get over the bridge quickly. I pulled off the interstate. I finally found a gas station. I pulled in and filled up, relieved. |
Tim had been a race fan for a long time. He had gotten the opportunity to go to a race for the first time. Tim and a friend camp at the race track the night before. They got very drunk. The day of the race Tim felt sick and missed his opportunity. |
I needed to get some items for school. I went to an office supplies store with my aunt. I bought pens, papers, a calculator and a small tablet computer. We then went and had lunch and talked about clothes. To finish out our day, we went shopping for some jeans and shirts too. |
Tom lives in Chicago and he gets very cold winters. Today his car wouldn't start because it was so cold outside. He had to call into work and say he can't come in. Now he isn't going to get paid today. Tom wants to move somewhere warmer. |
Brad loves to play checkers. Brad challenges his dad to a game of checkers. They both sit down and play the game. Brad loses to his father. Brad gets angry and refuses to play another game. |
Aurelia notices that her shirts are all very dirty. She decides to clean them in the washing machine. When they're all clean, she hangs them outside to dry. When they're dry, Aurelia beings them in and folds them. She is happy to have clean shirts again. |
Joe bought a new set of tires for his car. He took off all the old tires and put the new ones on. Joe stacked the old tires in his front yard. He made a sign to let others know that they could have the tires free. One hour later a man came by and took away all of the free tires. |
Lily loved to paint near her bedroom window. She always left her paintbrushes in a cup on the window ledge. One day, Lily finds that someone has taken her paintbrush. She searches all over the house in hopes of finding it. When Lily looks under the bed, she sees her cat with the paintbrush! |
Greg bought a package of cottage cheese. When he got home he noticed the container was already opened. Greg brought the cottage cheese back to the store. The manager exchanged the product. Greg left with a new package of cottage cheese. |
Dean Little was an eighth grade English teacher. He took his students to see a play in the city. Twenty four students went into the theater, but only 22 came out. The police got involved to help locate the kids. They were found in the arcade two blocks away. |
My best friend was getting married. I needed to get a tuxedo. I went to the most expensive store in the mall. They fitted me with a wonderful tuxedo. My friend got mad because I looked better than him during the wedding. |
Travis is riding his motorbike. He enters into a race. He gives it his all. He races trying to win. Travis lost the race and his bike. |
Tom was at a new bar. They had several mixed drink options. They all seemed really overpriced. Tom picked an exotic sounding one. It tasted alright, but not for the price. |
Moe was a grave keeper at a small cemetery. One night, he heard a small noise near a freshly-buried plot. He went to go investigate and found a pair of grave robbers. He ran away as fast as he could and called the police. By the time the police arrived, the grave robbers had fled. |
Heidi needed five more dollars to buy a game. Her mom told her she must earn the money. Heidi found some lemons and decided to make lemonade. Heidi's lemonade was a neighborhood hit. She quickly earned more than enough to buy her game. |
Robbie wanted a pet cat. His parents took him to the Humane Society to choose one. Robbie looked at all of the cats in the cages. Finally, he chose a black and grey cat. Robbie and his parents took the new pet cat home. |
Michael practices soccer every afternoon after school. One day, the other neighborhood kids came over to play with him. It was almost time for dinner and the soccer match was tied. With less than a minute left, Michael scored the winning goal! Michael was so glad he spent so much time practicing soccer. |
Martin is skiing. Martin tries to show off and attempts to do a crazy stunt. Martin falls and breaks his leg. He is taken to the hospital. Martin will not be a show off next time. |
Teresa was cleaning. She gathered all the garbage and threw it in the garbage can. She liked when her house felt clean and tidy. On garbage day, there was a huge pile for the garbage man. Teresa was happy to get rid of so much. |
Meg was doing very well at work. As a reward for her hard work she was given a promotion. Meg was elated when she found out the news. She was excited to be getting a better job. The higher pay was also a large bonus. |
Emmett was playing dodgeball in PE. He had been taunting a girl on the other team. When he wasn't looking, she threw the ball. It nailed him right in the face, startling him. She immediately apologized but she couldn't help but laugh a bit. |
The grandma made a hot tea on the stove. She fixed the table She called her daughter down the stairs. They had tea. They both loved it. |
Our agency had a new IT director in 1995. He was politically connected. One day his staff had to fix his computer. They found porn on his hard drive. He was fired right away, despite his connections. |
Chris spent a day at the beach. He swam a bit in the water then came ashore. Chris spread out a blanket on the sand. He laid down on the blanket and fell asleep. Chris woke up with a sunburn. |
Kate's family was going on a trip to Mississippi. Kate was sure it would be boring. But there were fruit trees, and chickens to chase. She no longer thought it would be a boring trip. Kate now thought she would enjoy this adventure. |
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