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The store where I work sometimes has lots of shoppers. The shoppers are there on Black Friday. Last Black Friday I came to work prepared for it. I made sure that all the shoppers were helped. When the long day was finished, I felt tired, but happy. |
My math teacher was going over the homework assignment. My phone immediately started to ring. Since my pockets were tight, it was hard to get them out. The teacher got furious and told me to get out of the class. After walking out, I was able to get the phone. |
Tom has a big presentation at work tomorrow. He has not prepared for the presentation. He works all night long to present something for tomorrow. He spilled coffee on the USB stick containing his presentation. He gets to work and wings his presentation, everyone loves it. |
Pete was going on vacation this summer! He thought about going to Canada, but it was too cold. He thought about going to Mexico, but it was too warm. He just couldn't decide. Since he couldn't decide he ended up just staying home that summer. |
Tina invited her friend Ann to come sleepover. She hadn't seen Ann in ages and wanted to hang with her. Ann said okay and she ended up staying two nights. But she had forgotten to tell her parents about it. As a result she got grounded for not telling them. |
Harold needed a new kidney. He was brought to the hospital for the surgery. He was nervous and excited. When he came out of anesthesia, he was groggy but happy. The surgery had been a success! |
Incensed at statewide corruption, Susan decided to run for office. She focused her platform on transparency and accountability. She quickly gained support within her party and among voters. The campaign was an exhausting effort, and the race was close. Her perseverance was rewarded, however, and she won the district seat. |
Yolanda was in a bad car accident when driving in the rain one day. Her feet were nearly crushed, and her shins were broken. She was completely unable to walk on her own at first. After 3 surgeries and lots of therapy, she is now back on her feet. Yolanda now campaigns to raise awareness of safe driving practices. |
Jon needed to pay his cable bill. Before he left work he got his work check. So Jon went to the bank to cash his check. Jon used the money from his check to pay his cable bill. Jon was glad he payed his cable bill. |
Gina had a little sister who was not yet two years old. The baby was just beginning to walk. Gina was helping the baby to learn how to walk. Gina showed the baby how to hold onto a big push toy while she walked. The big push toy helped the baby to walk without falling down. |
Kelly and her friends decided to have a cookie challenge. They were competing for the best tasting cookies. The race was on. Kelly ended up winning. Her friends were disappointed. |
Ed gave his girlfriend a box of Cracker Jacks. He kept asking her what the prize was. She opened it, finding a ring. Her boyfriend had replaced the prize with an engagement ring. It was the best Cracker Jack prize ever. |
Lucy had a lot of things she never used. Her kids convinced her to put up a garage sale. Lucy reluctantly agreed. A lot of things were sold and she made good money. Lucy also had more space available. |
Tim wanted to go on an adventure. He went cave diving with friends. It was his first time. He wasn't prepared for how hard it would be. Tim slipped and got severely hurt. |
Ella was on her first cruise. She was so excited to see everything! But then she became very, very nauseous. The captain gave her some pills to alleviate the sickness. Soon, Ella felt much better. |
He was ecstatic. He had just logged into the server. He found that his new favorite game was released. He purchased it immediately. He played it all day long. |
Roy wanted a BB-gun for Christmas. He told Tim and Jill that he wanted one. Jill and Tim went shopping, but couldn't find a BB-gun. They bought a remote controlled airplane instead. Roy loved the airplane and forgot all about the BB-gun. |
Our apartment building walls are bare. Today I tried to brighten up the place. I printed an historic photo of the area. I tacked it up onto the wall. I am waiting to see when they take it down. |
Theresa liked working out. Yoga was her favorite. She practiced it every day. One day, she was practicing a new move. She fell right on her face! |
Jill's Scout troop was having a cake fundraiser. Jill worked hard to make her own cake the best of all. At the auction, Jill saw the other cakes looked professionally made. Jill felt downcast when her cake was offered for auction. To her surprise, it brought the biggest bid because it was homemade. |
Ian is playing his buddy in a game of basketball. Ian makes a bet he could beat his friend for 20 dollars. Ian plays the game with his friend and loses. Ian is humbled and pays up to his friend. Ian won't be making any more bets in the future. |
Greg was constantly bored. So he decided to get a job. Initially, he thought it required too much work. But he enjoyed the sense of accomplishment it gave him. Greg was happy he was no longer bored too. |
Bob and Jane got married on the fourth of July. They had their first child on the fifth of August. They got divorced on the sixth of May. A year to the day later they married again. Their divorce lawyers were their best man and maid of honor. |
Justin has been in a relationship with selena for a while. Suddenly things changed. Selena was no longer interested in him. He went to a diner and ate away the pain. He has to learn to get over her. |
Teddy and his friends were playing videogames together. They decided to order pizza. They were all very hungry. They decided that Supreme pizzas offer the best value. They ordered supreme pizzas and were very happy. |
Shawn needed a website for his new business. Due to budget he could not pay a web designer. Shawn felt that he could learn to make the website on his own. He took many web development classes to learn how. Shawn successfully put together a very nice website. |
Lulu had to go to the doctors. She was due for a shot. The thought scared her. She got all her stuff and headed over. When shot happened, lulu screamed. |
Kaya and her dad went to play paintball one afternoon. They suited up and loaded their guns. Then they ran off to shoot and score! To her dad's surprise, Kaya won easily! She was very proud of her speed and great aim! |
The first thing Mitch did when he bought a house was change the locks. He took out all the old locks and installed the new ones. He closed the doors to test the lock. The door was very secure. Mitch reached for his key but realized he only had the old key. |
Jimmy was a notorious freestyle rapper in his community. He would participate in a rap battle every Friday night. He would be battling his friend James tonight. The audience bumped their heads as Jimmy got on the mic. They cheered for him to win when he finished. |
John always bragged to his friends about doing reckless things. He often did dangerous and illegal things. Today he decided to steal a coat from a department store. As he walked out with the coat however, a guard stopped him. John got arrested, and he learned not to do illegal things anymore. |
Terry went to the car dealership and bought a new car. He was so excited as he drove it home. As he approached the intersection, someone else ran into him. It was a horrific car crash and Terry ended up in the hospital. Terry's car was ruined, but he was thankful to be alive. |
Charles felt that he needed to sneeze. At first the sneeze didn't come. Finally he let out a mighty sneeze. He felt much better after. Charles was happy that he has sneezed. |
Miguel was working hard in the kitchen. He had a special salsa recipe that he refused to share. He served it to his family at his party. They all begged for the recipe. Miguel was proud that they loved it so much. |
We went fishing in our old paddle boat. We pushed off the dock, stowed away the rope and drifted. We set our lines when we were a good distance from shore. It was lunch time so we decided to head back home. We forgot the oars and had to hand paddle all the way back! |
Katie was terrified of spiders. One night she saw one in the bathroom. She made her dad go in and get rid of it. When her dad had carried it outside, Katie sighed with relief. Then she ventured back into the bathroom. |
Allie loved relaxing. She decided to relax while listening to npr. It was great. She learned a lot. She thought it was amazing. |
I was bored on the internet. I went to a website and read articles. The articles were interesting, but made me sleepy. I started to fall asleep in my chair. I woke up and went to my bed. |
Kate's class was keeping a caterpillar. Everyday they would feed it leaves. One day they couldn't find their leaves. The janitor thought they were trash and threw them out. Now they had nothing to feed the caterpillar. |
Tom was called into his boss's office. He was being fired for something he didn't do. Tom explained that it was a different employees fault. His boss didn't seem to listen. Tom was forced to vacate immediately. |
Kyle often forgot his clothes at the laundromat. The owner warned him they would be donated if he left them again. Kyle did not want his clothes to be taken away. So he decided to be more attentive and wait for his clothes to finish. Kyle never left any clothes unattended in the laundromat again. |
Patrick loves to play on his computer all the time. His parents told him if he ever acted bad they would take it away. One day Patrick decided not to do his chores and talked back. His parents took the computer away and erased all the information. Patrick learned then not to behave bad or there are consequences. |
Tom bought a new baseball cap. He wanted everyone to know it was new. He left the tags on it. His friends made fun of him for it. Tom didn't care and kept wearing it. |
Maurice was afraid of clowns his entire life. To overcome his fear Maurice decided to face it head on. Maurice located a circus that had clowns in one of it's shows. Maurice drove out to the circus to confront his fear. At the circus Maurice befriended two of the clowns. |
I have an idea for Fox's television show called Empire. My idea will make the show's producers a lot of money. I would tell you what it is but you might steal it. I'm going to write out and send it in. Watch for me as the new over the top character. |
Sasha braided her hair. When she got to school it was messed up. She asked her friend for help. They went into the bathroom together. They fixed her hair. |
My buddies and me drove to Las Vegas for some fun. We were staying in a big hotel right on the strip. We went out the very night that we arrived. We went to one of the big arcades in the city. We had no interest in gambling. |
She opened the energy drink and took a sip. Her son ran in and asked what she had. He wanted to have a taste. He took a big drink and smiled. He told her it tasted like lasers. |
Mischievous Max had a plan for the frog he had captured. He thought it would be funny to stick it into his neighbor's mailbox. He hid in the bushes to wait for her reaction. When she opened her mailbox, the frog jumped out! Her shrill scream made Max regret what he had done. |
Colton had a decaying tooth. He went to the dentist to have it extracted. The dentist told him not to drink any soda. Colton only drank soda though, rarely water. After a couple days he was worried why his pee wasn't yellow. |
Sam was bored at work. He decided to watch Netflix on his work computer. After lunch, he got a call from his boss. His boss wanted to see Sam in his office. When Sam arrived, his boss fired him for wasting time at work. |
Ed wasn't the tallest or fastest boy trying out for the basketball. But he was one of the hardest working. He had practiced his free throws all summer. He had a chance to show off his skills at tryouts. He made the team! |
Ana bought a BB gun for her eleven-year-old. She thought it'd be good for him to learn about gun safety. Ana felt she was a very responsible parent. Her son shot the neighbor's cat, and the neighbor as well. Ana took the BB gun away from him. |
Leroy had never wanted to play the same instruments as his friends. While they all wanted to learn the trombone, he loved the clarinet. Leroy practiced clarinet every day until he became an expert. Finally he was recognized as the best clarinet player in his town. Leroy is so happy that he stuck with the clarinet. |
Mary wanted a light snack. The vending machine was broken. Mary decided to go to the grocery store. She found the snacks she wanted but other stuff too. She came home with ten bags worth of groceries. |
Leah was excited to go to the swimming pool. Her friend Morgan had invited her the night before. She had gathered up her goggles and beach towel. When they got to the pool, Leah jumped right in. She thanked Morgan for inviting her for such a fun day. |
Oliver had made the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. It ended up coming out very dry. His wife decided to make some gravy. She went to the kitchen and threw the gravy together. With the gravy on top, the turkey was much easier to eat. |
Alicia wanted to go to Miami for her party. She invited all her friends to come join. The girls all had fun. Until Julie brought her boyfriend. The girls were mad because it was supposed to be a girls trip. |
My coworker is married. Her husband was a pre-med major, but did not become a doctor. She was dating another pre-med major in college. That person went on to become a doctor. She is struggling, but says she still has no regrets. |
I was sick. I had no energy to get out of bed. My mother came and fed me soup. The soup made me feel wonderful. I realized how thankful I should be for my family. |
Josh was waiting all day for an all you can eat buffet dinner. He had been fasting for the past two days. He looked forward to stuffing his face. When the time came, he ate 5 full plates of food. Soon after, his stomach started hurting from all the food. |
Lisa decided to take an art class. She was excited to take it. When she walked into the class she was happy. The first class consisted of drawing. When she was done drawing, she hung it in her house. |
John needed to earn some extra money fast. He put fliers in the neighbors mailboxes offering to mow their lawns. He didn't realize how many people would hire him. He mowed twelve lawns in one week. He did so well he kept his business going all summer. |
Kenny was in a hotel. His room was on the sixth floor. Kenny took the elevator. The elevator got stuck on his way up. Kenny was terrified of riding elevators again. |
My son's third birthday was today He likes the color blue. We decided to get him a small cake with blue icing. He loved the look and taste. He was very happy eating it. |
Tom bought a new car. It was a very fast car. He thought the car was made to be driven fast. He drove the car fast. He had a great time. |
When we were camping on time we noticed some visitors. While we were in our camper we heard some noises. It was the sound of racoons going through our food we left out. They were adorable but we didn't want to get near them. We now know to hide our food. |
Eric was finally getting over being dumped by Tracy. Tonight he was meeting a new girl at a new restaurant in town. She looked good, and he wasn't thinking about Tracy at all. When Tracy appeared as their waitress, they both were shocked. He and his date left and went somewhere else. |
Lila was getting married in two months. Everything was set except for one important thing. She couldn't decide who her maid of honor was going to be. She had two best friends and didn't want to hurt either of them. She decided to make both of them maid of honor so everyone could win. |
The sixth grade was having an election for a new president. Adam and Ashley both wanted to be president. They both ran a good campaign and worked hard. Their classmates voted on who they wanted. Ashley won by Twenty votes. |
Cecilia wanted to watch the Olympics but her TV broke. As she didn't have any other means to watch, she called her friends. They made a few tracks in her backyard over the morning. And in the afternoon they held their own Olympics competing for prizes. Cecilia won the fastest runner award and was happy with herself. |
Lance took his dog to the park. He threw a Frisbee for the dog. The dog ran after the Frisbee. The dog kept running away from Lance with the Frisbee. Lance lost his dog. |
My friends and I played an airsoft war in a park. We had to take the other team's base. We found their base, and left our friend, Ted, scouting it. When we came back, Ted had taken over their base by himself. Now, we are all afraid of what Ted is capable of. |
Chuck had just got off work. He knew he had to go to the gym. He quickly made a quick snack. He put on his gym clothes. Chuck drove to the gym to workout. |
Henry lived in a box car on a train track in the woods. He used his solitude to write books and read. One day, a girl found him in the woods. She started talking to him and wouldn't stop. Henry abandoned his box car and moved back home with his Mom. |
Jack used to be a baseball player. He had pictures on the walls of his home of the glory days. A friend of his came over and asked him about the pictures. Jack shyly refused to speak about his past and offered a drink. They spoke about their futures and laughed together. |
A coworker of mine was walking in the park. He spotted something strange. A container with two betta fish in it! He brought them into work and I decided to adopt one. I named the fish Montague and kept him for a long time. |
Vinny was supposed to take a nap. He was restless and asked to play the ipad. Nannie said he still needed to be quiet. He gave Nannie the cute look and she gave in to him. She turned on his favorite cartoon show and Vinny was happy. |
The dog was feeling really tired today. She has been sick all week long. She refused her water this morning. She laid down wearily by my feet. She curled into a ball, and fell asleep. |
Randy was upset to hear that his grandfather was very sick. He went with his parents to visit his grandpa in the hospital. His grandpa was so happy to see Randy, despite feeling poorly. A few days later, Randy's grandpa passed away. Randy was very sad, but happy he had seen his grandpa one last time. |
Charles liked to cook taco burritos. He called them Macho Taco Burritos. He lived in a sober living home and asked who wanted a burrito? Out of five guys, only one said yes to a burrito. About a year later, that guy saw Charles and bought him dinner. |
Last year on the day before Halloween I tripped. I didn't think anything of it and continued on as normal. After a few days I couldn't really move my elbow. I went to a doctor and they told me it was broken. I was pretty surprised by that and had to get a cast. |
A recent stroke left Kay unable to move her left side. She needs intensive PT and round the clock care. Her son finds a rehab facility that accepts her insurance. The facility is dirty and understaffed. Kay becomes depressed. |
I went mini golfing yesterday. It was pretty fun. I was happy to go golfing. All the sudden my ball went in the water. I had to rescue it. |
Lucy was tired and hungry after being at church for hours. Her grandmother normally cooked dinner. Since grandma was with her there would be no dinner waiting at home. Lucy was happy when grandma took her to the church kitchen. Lucy happily stuffed her face on fried chicken and cake. |
Jessie and Mark were in a beach house on vacation. They felt bored, so they walked to a local bar on the beach. While they were drinking, men in masks showed up with guns. The tourists were held hostage as they were all robbed. After the money was taken, the robbers ran off and the couple left. |
Tom was trying to open a jar. No matter what he did he couldn't get it open. Finally his girlfriend gave it a try. She was able to open it right away. Tom claimed he had loosened it for her. |
Ian could not wait to got to Hollywood for the first time. He got on plane with intense excitement and could not wait to land. The plane ride was somewhat long but Ian took a long nap. Once the plane landed, Ian raced into the airport to find his cousins. When they got outside, Ian took a deep breath of the nice Cali air. |
I opened up a bakery. On the first day I had no customers. I decided to spend ten thousand dollars on advertising. I spent so much money that I went bankrupt. I decided I was not cut out for owning my own business. |
Tina wanted to change her diet. She decided to be a vegan. She cut it all out. It was hard. But she was happy she was changing her lifestyle. |
Ora wanted to go to public school. She had been homeschooled for ten years and was tired of it! Her mom refused to let her attend public school. But Ora kept begging, and finally her mom agreed. Ora went to public school and made dozens of friends! |
In college, I studied abroad in France. My 16-year-old host brother was very nice. I invited him to a party with me to meet some cool older kids. He misunderstood why I invited him. He tried to kiss me on the bus ride home. |
Ana works very hard for her money. She has a boring job. She needs a vacation and asks for one. They give her a week off to go anywhere she wants. She head to the city she loves the most Paris, France. |
Charles didn't want his son to know he was afraid of clowns. They went to a birthday party where a clown was the entertainment. The clown came close to Charles and his son. Charles stood his ground bravely. His son enjoyed the clown, and Charles was proud he faced his fear. |
Sophia loved to mountain bike. She went so often that eventually she became careless. Sophia would bike through the woods, flying over hills. One day she went too fast and ended up falling over a cliff! Sophia was able to recover, but had to learn her lesson the hard way. |
John was offered a new position at work. The position paid more but was in a different state. John took the weekend to consider it. On Monday he met with his boss. John said he would take the new job. |
Julie and her husband wanted children but were told they could not. Julie had been out jogging and felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. Concerned, she made an appointment to see the doctor. The doctor examined her and saw nothing wrong, so he ran a few tests. Julie was surprised to learn the test results said she was pregnant! |
Buck bragged he was the best swimmer on the team. He bet the whole class he could swim faster than them all. The class responded with jeers and derision at Buck's arrogance. They hoisted Buck from the diving board by his trunks. Even the slowest team member could swim faster than him now. |
Jane notices that her toenails have grown long and uneven. She decides to clip them one day. Jane carefully clips each toenail. Finally they are perfect. She is happy that she finally clipped her toenails. |
The bakery offered a fun new cupcake variety. It was filled with marshmallow cream. The diners loved it as soon as they tried it. The bakery started advertising it around town. THey couldn't keep it in stock, it was so popular! |
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