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Lucy suffered to live a loveless life. She felt deep inside her a need for connection. As she didn't believe in fairy tales, she didn't expect to find love. So when she met Paul, she was floored. She had done nothing special and love had come to her. |
Sam hear a great fuss in his book shop. He ran over to the mystery section where the sound was. A man was laughing to himself and writing in books. Sam demanded for the man to stop what he was doing. The man said he was the author and Sam couldn't stop him. |
Cob brought his tuba to the school's band room. All the kids in his class looked at him expectantly. Cob began to play a Swedish death metal song. All the kids in the classroom covered their ears with their hands. Cob ignored them and kept playing the song he was passionate about. |
Angela was always the quiet type. She never spoke up for herself when others bullied her. Then she met Steve. Steve was a real protective type and he loved Angela very much. Steve taught Angela how to stick up for herself. |
Thomas is starting his first job at McDonald's From the start, everything is loud and chaotic. He does a good job, but knows this isn't for him. Once the day is over, he goes home and brainstorms. He decided that he's going to start a lawn-mowing business instead. |
Milton is enjoying his day off from work. He is watching some netflix. He starts to get hungry. He decides to order Domino's pizza. The pizza comes and Milton enjoys his day off. |
Arthur was planning on going home for the holidays. Unfortunately, the day his flight was to leave, a snowstorm came. He couldn't leave, so his friend Al invited him over for the night. He was happy to have such a good friend, and accepted. They had a good time together despite Arthur's flight mishap. |
Keith was driving home from work one day. He decided he needed some gas so he pulled into a gas station. He went in and paid for the gas and bought a lottery ticket. Keith later went home and went to sleep. Keith awoke the next morning to a winning lottery ticket! |
Amy went to the store to try on wedding dresses. The zipper broke on the first dress she tried on. The salesperson had to cut her out of the dress. Amy really liked that dress though. She ended up buying it anyway. |
When Sam signs up for an online dating site he gets no response. He is really depressed about not getting any replies. Sam's friend makes a fake profile and pretends to be attracted to Sam. Sam starts to fall for the person in the fake profile. Sam's friend has no choice but to tell Sam the truth. |
A man rowed his boat into the middle of the lake. He was too far out to hear anyone on shore. He did notice that they were jumping and pointing. The man turned around. A great storm was coming his way. |
Patricia hated when her mother and father argued. She would cry every time they fought. She was sixteen when her cousin told her stop being a cry baby. Patricia agreed she was tired of crying. Now she has a hard time showing emotion to her boyfriend. |
It was Joe's turn to take the garbage out to the street. He turned the corner around his house and heard some rustling. It was dark, so Joe couldn't see what was making the noise. In the dark, Joe heard a loud growl. Suddenly, Joe could see a huge bear digging through his garbage. |
Jen saw a house for rent, as she was walking one day. She wrote down the number on the sign out front and decided to call. The landlord gave a great offer for rent, and Jen decided to pursue it. After submitting her paperwork, she waited to hear back. The landlord called and she was approved and set to move in. |
Karen was worried about her daughter Sue's diet. It seemed as if Sue was becoming dangerously thin. Karen began to suspect that Sue was anorexic. Karen took Sue to an eating disorder specialist. The treatment was effective and soon Sue was eating normally. |
I was supposed to share a house with someone. I took all of my things over there. His sister had to approve me. I spent one night there. She didn't let me stay. |
Sam was walking home on a hot day. He decided to take a break. He rested under a tree and fell asleep. He woke up to sirens. Someone thought he was hurt. |
Darryl and Lauren hired a photographer to shoot engagement photos. They spent a lot of time preparing and picking what to wear. On the day of the shoot, they drove to a nice grassy field. The photographer spent the next hour shooting them in different poses. The photos ended up turning out fantastic. |
My friends and I played silly games. One game we made up was jumping stairs. We see who can jump the most stairs. I wasn't very good at it. However, I still had fun playing it. |
Tony was a negro guy, who lived in England. He was well-off and used to go to many reputed pubs for night-outs. Once, while he was dancing his night off, he heard racist comments. He resorted to police and got them behind the bars. The convicts begged pardon from him and after a while he forgave them. |
Parker was driving to work. He didn't see a cat jump into the road. He hit the cat. He went out to take care of it. It died shortly after the accident. |
Ragnar has always wanted to have a hobby. He notices that his time after work is lonely and boring. He decides to become a stamp collector. He gathers a wide variety of stamps, both rare and common. Ragnar is happy that he has something to do outside of work. |
Tony loved iced tea. He decided to make himself a big batch. He filled a jug with water and tea bags. Then, he set the jug outside. The sun brewed delicious tea in the jug with little work for Tony. |
Ana got a mosquito bite. It itched badly! She tried not to scratch it. But she could not help but claw at it. Soon Ana's bite got infected. |
I wanted to become a taxi driver. My parents disapproved because I had a degree. But, I quit my job regardless and became a taxi driver. Being a taxi driver was difficult and soon I gave up. I realized I should have stuck with a white-collar job. |
There was an old abandoned barn across the street from my house. My parents didn't want me to go in there. All of the other kids and I would sneak into the barn. There was a long rope hanging from the rafters. It was fun to swing on the rope and let go, landing in the hay. |
Jake drove to the store. He put the e-brake and went in. When he went back out his car had rolled down the lot. Jake realized the emergency brake was broken. He had it replaced as soon as he could. |
Dave saw lights flashing behind him so he pulled his car over. The cop told him he was speeding. Dave knew he wasn't speeding, but he was nervous anyway. Another cop came along and talked to the first cop. They had pulled over the wrong car and Dave was free to go. |
Our team went to a certain track meet every year. But somehow our seed times were not entered. My main event was the 800 meters. I won the second to last heat. I should have said I was usually in the last heat. |
The little girl was cleaning her room. She seen a small item on the floor. She picked it up. She read it. Then she unwrapped it and ate it. |
Troy had been practicing hard for an upcoming tennis match. The day of the match had finally come. Troy was very nervous going into the match. He wound up playing the best game of his life! Troy dominated the match and went out for a celebration after! |
Trish's mom never wore makeup, so she never learned how to apply it. The school dance is coming up and she wants to go. Her friend Kathy is great at makeup, so Trish asked for her help. Kathy came over the night of the dance and applied Trish's makeup. No one at the dance recognized her because she was so beautiful. |
Paul wanted to cut his electric bill down. He went to Home Depot. He bought new energy efficient light bulbs. He changed all the lights in his house. The light bill was half of what it was the month prior. |
Gina was at Target with her mom. Gina wanted to find a Lisa Frank folder. She checked in the stationary section, but they didn't have any. All they had was a Lisa Frank trapper keeper. It cost more than Gina had, so she asked her mom to buy it for her. |
Terry attended an academic conference across the country. He had some nice conversations with a lady at the conference. Their last night there she told him what a great guy he was. He wanted to express his attraction for her, but he didn't. He regrets it to this day. |
Chuck was known as the family bum. Portia thought Chuck wouldn't see her graduation or give her a gift. But, on graduation day, Chuck drove to Portia's ceremony. He gave Portia an envelope with three hundred dollars in it. Next, Chuck reminded Portia the he graduated college too. |
Horatio realizes that he has let his apartment become gross and messy. He decides he needs to start keeping a cleaner apartment. Horatio cleans the entire kitchen, bathroom, and living room. Finally his apartment is clean. Horatio promises himself never to let his apartment get messy again. |
Sam was excited to get his car washed. He had a big date on Thursday to get ready for. He went into the automatic machine. Before he noticed he was soaked and soapy. He had forgotten to close the window in all the excitement. |
Alex got a bike for his birthday, and wanted to give it a try. He left his own party early, and rode as fast as he could up the road. After a few passes, he got more bold and tried some tricks. His first trick was to ride with his eyes closed, and his hands up. Alex crashed his bike into the curb, ruining it in just one day! |
Amy and Sue were dorm mates and enemies. Amy was working on an important assignment on her laptop. Amy hadn't realized the battery wasn't in the laptop. Sue intentionally tripped over the cord pulling it from the wall. Amy was horrified when she realized she lost all her hard work. |
Tim was getting married. His friends wanted to throw him a bachelor party. His fiance was completely against it. Tim did it behind her back anyway. His fiancee dumped him before the wedding. |
Jade walked for hours alone through the trails. She had not seen another hiker for hours. As she passed through a clearing, suddenly there was light. The sun reflected off a deep blue pool of water. Jade had found place to cool off from the hot sun. |
Jean had always wanted to leave her big city life for the countryside. Her friends told her it was just a dream. However, one day Jean met a nice boy from a small town in Vermont. That boy took her to his farm on a vacation. Upon seeing Vermont, Jean decided to leave the city and never return. |
The monster banged on the wall. Chloe trembled with fear and scrunched down under her blanket. The monster pounded harder on the wall. Chloe was so frightened, she began to cry. With a final loud thump, her father hung the wall clock. |
I have three dogs. Getting them groomed professionally is costly. So I had to find a way to do it inexpensively. I purchased a good pair of clippers and decided to do it myself. I'm no groomer so I give all three dogs a very short buzz cut. |
Sally's dream was to make it in Hollywood. She saved all her money and traveled to California. She started taking acting classes and earning acclaim. Before long, she was offered a small part in a film. The film was a success and Sally was on her way to stardom. |
Paul loved to play tennis. He did not know anyone else that would play with him. At the gym he overheard another guy talking about playing. Paul invited him to play a match. They played tennis for hours and both of them had a great time. |
Mike wanted to climb Mount Everest. He began training for months to prepare. He felt like he could conquer the world. When he finally got to Everest he was unable to get halfway up. Mike was discouraged and simply went back home. |
Jake liked to drive fast and furiously in his new sports car. He was out driving on Saturday night with his buddies. He was going 30 miles over the posted speed limit. A police officer stopped Jake. Jake received a massive ticket and summons to court. |
Larry did not like to read books. His mother made him read one book a day. Larry checked out a hard book to spite his mother. His mother made him read it even though it was extremely difficult. Because he read the hard book, Larry learned to appreciate books. |
Travis was an avid skateboarder. One night, his hobby became quite expensive. Overconfident, he attempted a risky trick. He fell and broke his arm so badly it needed surgery. The hospital bill was over forty thousand dollars. |
Sam and Mel never went out since their son was born. Then they decided to plan a date night. Every month they decided to schedule one night to themselves. They went to dinner and then saw movies. Sam and Mel said date night was the best night of the month! |
John was driving on the highway. Suddenly a deer ran out onto the road. He swerved the car quickly to miss it. Luckily he was fast enough to avoid hitting it. John continued on his way scanning the sides of the road. |
Viri went to the gym. She headed straight for the squat press. Viri has been working out hard the past few months. She's ready to add some more weight to the bar. After the first squat, Viri is proud of herself. |
Kelly had a black kitten when she was younger. She loved the kitten more than anything. As Kelly grew up, so did the kitten. When Kelly was 18 years old, the kitten (now a cat) became sick. The cat passed away and Kelly felt like she lost her best friend. |
Emily's dog Pepper was very cute. He had big floppy ears and a wet nose. Pepper was very good at finding bones in the yard. One day, Pepper found a dinosaur bone! Emily saw Pepper's dino bone and called the museum. |
I was relaxing on Friday night. My friends invited me to the dance club. I decided to go. I met a woman there. A few years later I married that woman. |
Ben forgot to charge his phone before leaving his house. Since his books were on his phone, he wasn't able to study. After he got out of class, he went behind a building. He was looking for a place to relax. He decided to rest until his mom picked him up from school. |
Nala knew she would look much more mature with a haircut. But she had never cut it before and was apprehensive. Then a friend suggested she donate her long hair to a charity program. Nala decided to give her hair to a wig charity for kids with cancer. She felt better about the cut- and she looked great with shorter hair! |
Tom had a pair of jeans he liked. One day he ripped a hole in them. Tom didn't want to get rid of them. He decided to try and sew up the hole. It went well and he wore them often. |
Kaya was riding her bike home. As she pedaled, her phone rang. She tried to pull it out of her pocket. But she wavered and her bike fell over! Thankfully, Kaya was unhurt. |
I stepped to the line to shoot the game tying free throw. The ball bounced around the rim before falling out. The other team got the rebound. We lost the game. I spent every day that summer shooting 200 free throws. |
Charles has the worst luck finding a job. He went to Craig's List and looked over the job listings. He came across a job lead managing the social media for a company. He used a Facebook fan page he made as an example of his work. Charles landed the position and makes sixteen dollars per hour. |
The Conrad's were a family of 5. They lived on the island of Oahu and loved it there. So they never felt the need to go on vacations anywhere. But one day they all decided to take a vacation. They booked a hotel in Waikiki and had a staycation for a whole week. |
Jerry found a cat on the street. The cat had a hurt leg. Jerry to the cat to the vet. A week later, the cat was better. Jerry decided to keep the cat. |
Lane had a cut on his finger. His wound was bandaged. Lane went to do the dishes. He realized his bandage was missing. Lane found the bandage at the bottom of the sink water. |
Alex found numbers disconcerting. He could add simple numbers but felt stupid in his math class. During his test, he knew he was failing. He got an F and deserved it. But as he never used more than simple numbers, he didn't mind. |
The approaching storm was a big one, and Max was nervous. He asked his parents if he could have some friends over. Even though it was a school night, they agreed. With several of his buddies to keep him company, Max felt reassured. Even when the storm hit, he wasn't scared because he wasn't alone. |
Larry noticed his shoes were coming untied one day. He ignored the problem for a few hours. Finally he was sick of having untied shoelaces. He tied his shoelaces very tight. He was happy that his shoelaces were no longer untied. |
Lilly was a high schooler whose father was very protective. One night, Lilly had a date. The boy came and knocked on Lilly's front door. When Lily's dad answered, he glared at the boy. Strangely, the was the only date the boy and Lilly ever went on. |
Eliot never knew what to get his mother for her birthday. No matter how much money he spent, she always seemed dissatisfied. Even expensive jewelry failed to make much of an impression. At a loss, Eliot penned a heartfelt letter expressing his feelings. His mother was overjoyed and hugged him delightedly. |
My husband usually feeds the dogs. We use a dehydrated food mixed with water. I just tried to mix it for them and they just looked at me. One of the dogs slightly snarled. I guess I'll wait until my husband gets home! |
Randy was a radio repairman and could fix just about anything. His business was slowing down because people no longer used radios. He had to think about how to keep his business going. He took up learning to repair portable phones and computers. Now instead of radios he repairs the phones and computers. |
Daniel's pet mouse passed away in the night. The mouse, Albert, had been in the family for years. Daniel decided to bury him out back. He was sad as he placed his pet in the dirt. Daniel then went to the store to pick up some flowers for Albert. |
Roy liked to dig for rocks. Roy found many shiny rocks. He decided to bring them to a prospector. His rocks turned out to be diamonds! Roy sold them and became rich beyond his dreams! |
Fred brought yugioh cards to school. Everyone else was happy about it. They all wanted to battle him in the game. The teacher got angry. The teacher banned it from the class. |
Sadie was in class when Rebecca announced that her pen was missing. She immediately accused Sadie of stealing the pen out of jealousy. Sadie insisted that she hadn't taken it. The teacher checked her bag and confirmed that the pen wasn't there. Sadie decided she would never talk to Rebecca again. |
The man made a craft. He displayed it in his house. A guest saw his craft. His guest wanted to make one. The man showed the guest how to make one. |
Tom was watching television one night. He noticed the same commercial kept coming on. It annoyed him greatly by the third time he heard it. By the sixth time Tom hated the commercial. He vowed to never buy their product. |
Jax had just had his birthday. His aunt had given him fifty dollars. Jax didn't know what to do with the money. His parents suggested that he save the money. The put the money in the bank for him. |
I remember when I first tasted beer. It was an apricot ale that my brother gave me. I thought it tasted pretty good, it was both sweet and bitter. I ate a steak that went great with the beer I was tasting. I will always remember that sip of beer. |
Sam poured himself a bowl of cereal for breakfast. But he realized someone played a prank on him. It was dog food. But Sam liked how it tasted. So he had dog food cereal the next morning too. |
Tim loved to play with his dog. He made a toy by knitting a sock. He showed it his dog. The dog sniffed it carefully, then wagged. Tim and his dog played fetch with the toy. |
All evening Daisy asked her boyfriend for a surprise gift. Although he disagreed with being asked for a surprise, he planned one. 1 Month later, he turned up at her door with plane tickets for Paris. Unfortunately, she had prior plans with family. He used this as an excuse for never surprising her again. |
Randi decided her house needed a change. She wanted to replace all her brass doorknobs with bronze. She slowly replaced each one. It made a huge difference? Randi set her sights on the next change she would work on. |
Bill was a smart man with a good job. He paid his bills on time. One day he saw a for sale sign in the window of a coffee shop. He talked to the owners and decided to buy the shop. Now he is broke, owes taxes, and is unhappy. |
It was college exam week. Ed was very tired. He had exams every morning! But he made it to every test on time. Then he slept for twelve straight hours! |
Tom saw an add for all you can eat pancakes. He thought it would be a good idea to save money. He went there early and kept ordering. After a few hours they had to cut him off. Tom complained but they still kicked him out. |
She was pushed into the water. They put her cell phone to the side. They waited for the perfect chance. People wanted to surprise our lifeguard supervisor. It was the last day of the season. |
Dan was not a very smart kid. For some reason, he was convinced he could fly. One day he climbed on to his roof and jumped off. He spread his wings and screamed that he was flying. Landing with a thud, Dan finally realized he could not fly. |
The squirrel works hard when Autumn arrives. He scurries about, gathering acorns on the ground. Hungry birds watch him from the trees, and swoop down on him. The squirrel is too fast for them. He dashed for the safety of his tree, with the acorn in his mouth. |
Maya decided to go to the beach. It started raining just as she was about to go out. She wondered if she should stay in. She decided to go. The rain stopped by the time she arrived. |
Don was always moving slow. He loved walking slowly. He liked to enjoy the scenery. One day while walking, he was almost hit by a car. He never walked slowly again. |
Tom was at school. But all he could think about was food. When he got home, he ate several slices of pizza and chips. And he didn't stop eating until he felt satisfied. Afterwards, he continued to think about what he should eat next. |
Adam found out he and his wife were having a baby. He hoped for a son. When he found out it was a girl, he hid his disappointment. But he still thought a son would be better, until he met his daughter. Then he decided he was very proud to have a little girl! |
Amy was failing math. Her parents hired a tutor to help her. At first Amy resented the implication. But the tutor studied with her and helped her quite a bit. Soon Amy's grades had improved drastically! |
Ana was waiting in line for splash mountain. She was rather scared. She was afraid of the large drop. When the ride was over, Ana was relieved. It was not as bad as she thought. |
Adam was a banker. He was good at his job. One day he was caught goofing off at work. His boss warned him. Adam continued to do it and was eventually fired. |
LJ and Brandon cooked out every Sunday. This week, they each planned to bring different items. LJ brought sweet potato fries and brussel sprouts. Brandon brought salmon and watermelon. They cooked it on the grill, and ate dinner outside on the patio. |
The kids were taking a field trip. They were going to a local museum. It was full of amazing artifacts. They learned about history and science. The kids were sad to leave at the end of the day. |
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