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Jake hated big storms. They scared him. There was a big one this night. Jake was so scared he couldn't go to sleep. He stayed up all night hiding under his covers.
Charles was a fast driver, to the point of carelessness. Once, he took his brother on a dirt road, high up in the mountains. A man passed him, leaving dust in the wake, angering Charles. Charles drove furiously, almost running the man off the road. The man slowed down, his girlfriend screaming terrified.
Jon loved to play badminton. One day, he challenged his friend to a game. He lost by two points. He got angry so he hit his friend. His friend decided to file charges for assault and battery.
Emma was having a hard time conceiving. So she and her husband went to see a fertility specialist. He gave her hormones to help her get pregnant. She lucked out and got pregnant the first month of trying. Her first ultrasound revealed she was having triplets!
Anna won a pair of tickets for a cruise. She invited her boyfriend, Zach, to join her. Zach agreed to go even though he hates boats. While on the cruise, Zach got terrible motion sickness. Anna had to take care of him the entire trip.
Kelly loved Halloween. But she was finally too old to go trick or treating. So she thought of a better way to celebrate the holiday. She dressed up in her usual flamboyant costume. Then she passed out candy to trick-or-treaters!
The man creased his brow. Onlookers saw anger. The man said some words. The bartender kicked him out. The onlookers decided he was drunk.
Sarah was moving her stuff. She packed it up in boxes. One box tipped over. Sarah began to cry. Her new glass cups had broken.
I was driving into the McDonald's beside school. I saw my friend walking with a guy. I was slightly jealous. I drove back to the dorms. I wonder if she saw me.
Last night I kept getting facetime calls from my sister. The phone would ring and they suddenly stop. When I called back it went directly to voicemail. I was beginning to worry. She called to say that her phone was making random calls by itself.
Rob had been making a lot of money at his job He had also been working a lot, and needed to have some fun time So he decided he was going to buy a new gaming system After comparing several different game systems, he settled on an Xbox He spent a lot of money, but had a lot of fun playing it
Jesse's played video games every day after work. He was especially obsessed with a new multiplayer military game. His girlfriend, Tammy, felt ignored and was annoyed with Jesse. She confronted him about it and he encouraged Tammy to try playing. To her surprise, she enjoyed it and from then on they played together.
Ollie would like the moon for his birthday. His mother explains that the moon isn't for sale. Ollie suggests she hasn't asked the right people. Instead he receives a book with facts about the moon. He reads the book twice, but can't figure out the moon's price.
Ana had witnessed a crime. She was called upon to testify in court. She was scared! But her lawyer assured her the criminal wouldn't see her. Reassured, Ana went and testified.
Our family gather around the Christmas tree. Each member of the family place one declaration piece on the tree. We place our gifts under the tree on Christmas Eve. Everyone in the family sing Christmas Carols. Christmas Day we exchanged gifts and enjoyed our Christmas dinner.
Nina told Colleen she found a tiny black kitten named Marie. Marie was found shivering outside with a huge 150 pound dog. Colleen remembered dreaming about a black cat the night before. They both thought it was a sign. So Colleen gave the orphan kitten Marie a loving home.
Darin was tired of his job. He received project after project with no end in sight. The stress was beginning to affect his personal life. After much thought, Darin decided to take some time off. It was as if a huge weight had been taken off his shoulders.
Kate's crush was sitting on a bench at a bus stop. She sat in her car staring at him as he stared back. Finally he got up and walked towards the car. He hopped in and introduced himself to her. It was hard for Kate to contain her excitement.
Michelle has a daughter named Sienna. Sienna was born in January. Sienna's birthday is coming up soon. Michelle wanted to buy something special for Sienna for her birthday. Today Michelle bought Sienna a baby doll.
Tom had a favorite pair of jeans. One day they got a hole in them. Tom didn't want to get rid of them. He got a patch to put over the hole. Tom kept wearing them for several more years.
The work day was almost over so I walked to the time clock. Today there wasn't a line, just a single person waiting. We sat there together, watching the time click by. Finally the time came to clock out and we were both excited. With one fell swoop I slid my card and went home!
Christine planned to go travel all over Africa that summer. She got all her shots before leaving the country. She had a good time until she felt sick. She went to a doctor afraid to have caught a bad disease. But the doctor laughed and told her it was a cold.
Tim was walking in the park one evening. He heard strange sounds coming from behind a tree. There he discovered a child, huddled and crying to himself. He helped the child find his parents. Before long, he was able to reunite the family.
It was payday and Tiffany got extra money on her check. She happily jumped up in the air due to sheer joy. However, her phone fell out of her pocket. The screen shattered into a thousand pieces. It cost her all the extra money to fix her phone.
John went for a walk. He walked to the park. There was a guy mowing the lawn. He waved at John. John waved back.
Harold went out for a walk. The city was pretty quiet. Some cars turned a corner. They were racing. They passed by him.
John really wanted to get first place in a school competition. He trained really hard but was very nervous about it. He had always gotten second place each time he tried. The day of the competition he nervously competed. John ended up just barely getting 1st place, he was so proud!
Jackson was riding his bike along the side of the road. He saw a tiny baby turtle walking in the middle of the street. Jackson picked up the turtle. He placed it in the grass along the side of the road. He watched as it walked away from him into the tall grass.
I open the mail in our office. I often find stamps are not cancelled. I cut the stamps out and take them home. I soak the stamps in water to remove them from the envelope. I glue the stamps onto packages I mail out.
Matt went onstage to perform. He began to sing his song. Then he noticed that it was very quiet. Matt's mike was not working! None of the audience could hear his song.
Gus wanted some entertainment now. He gathered some bricks and went to the highway overpass. He waited for cars to come and dropped bricks. He got a direct hit on a green van as it drove by. The van crashed into the median.
Charles was about twenty years older than the kids on the court. But he knew moves with a basketball they couldn't imagine. During a game this summer the score was tied. Charles had the ball and his team needed one basket to win. Charles pretended to be nervous and then sunk a jump shot!
Timmy wanted to learn how to play video games. His older brother had been playing for Years. So Timmy bugged him until he finally started to teach him. Now Timmy is great at video games. Unfortunately his older brother doesn't appreciate losing.
George was visiting his mom across the country. His flight seemed okay at first but quickly devolved into a mess. He got sick, his flight attendants were rude and the ride was bumpy. By the time it was over, George couldn't wait to get off the plane. Luckily, he did and his later flights were all much better.
It was mother's day. Jake wanted to do something special for his mother. Jake made breakfast for his mother in bed. Afterwards, Jake surprised her with a bouquet of roses. Jake's mother thanked him for being so generous.
An old man had trouble walking around town. The local woodworker wanted to make him a cane to walk. He took a piece of oak and carved into a cane. He presented the cane to the old man the next day. Now the old man had no trouble walking around.
Katherine was trying to change the channel She couldn't find the remote anywhere. She searched all over her apartment for it. The last place she looked was behind the couch. Somehow the remote had ended up there.
Andrew has always wanted to have his own website. He decides to learn how to design and create websites. He studies very hard and asks advice of some of his friends. Finally he launches a website with pictures of his dog. Andrew is very proud that he has his own website.
Rita has a friend Donna who loves to storm chase. One day Rita tagged along as Donna chased a tornado. They got very very close to the tornado and Rita got scared. After they got back Rita told Donna that she is crazy for doing that. Rita vowed to never go storm chasing again.
Sidney lived in the US. She met a man that lived in Europe. She fell in love with him. Unfortunately, the man didn't want to move to the US. So Sidney was forever sad.
Sam was going on a trip to the beach. His friend Gordy was supposed to be going with him. Gordy didn't have enough money to go on the trip. Sam had to go to the beach alone. Sam brought back a tee shirt for Gordy.
Emily beamed as she put on her pink skirt. She'd practiced for weeks to get the dance right. She ignored the butterflies in her stomach as she got on stage. The months of practice had paid off and she danced flawlessly. She brought honor to her family's emblem on her skirt.
Robert woke up very late for school. It was so late that he missed his bus! Robert would be given detention if he was late to his first class. He ran the entire two miles to school, but didn't make it on time. Expecting detention, he was ecstatic when he realized it was Saturday!
Chef Bill is set up for a job interview at a 5 star restaurant. He brags to all his friends that he is going to be the head chef. When he gets to the interview he is told that the position is busboy. Jim doesn't have the heart to tell his friends the truth. When they visit the restaurant unannounced Bill is humiliated
Heather was always drink Pepsi soda, all day and every day. She noticed she was putting on some extra weight lately. Heather decided that she would stop drinking soda to lose weight. Soon she was getting headaches, she realized it was from no caffeine. Heather decided to deal with the headaches and then she lost weight.
My little sister wanted to catch a butterfly for a pet. She had no idea what she was doing. I helped her build a net and showed her where to look. My little sister started swinging her net at the butterflies. Eventually she caught one.
Claire struggled through math class all year. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't pass any of her tests. Her teacher announced a big test was coming up on Monday. Claire studied hard all weekend. She got an B on the test.
Kenny walked into his new classroom. The teacher introduced him to the other classmates. However, one of the boys came up to Kenny. Kenny got bit on the arm by him. They fought with each other using their fists.
Gary saw a feather on the ground. He went to pick it up but heard a chirp. He looked around in the nearby bushes. He found a bird with its wing broken. He took the bird to a veterinarian right away.
Dagmar went swimming in the pool. She had to pee, so she just went in the pool. A cute boy swam by, and noticed the water was warmer. Rather than being disgusted, he smiled and peed beside her. They both had a pee fetish.
Alexandra was invited to a party. She decided she would make cookies to bring to the party. It took her a while, but finally the cookies were done. She packed them up and took them to the party. The cookies were well-received!
Maury bought a rescue dog. He bragged to everyone that it was a rescue dog. Finally, one person asked where he rescued it from. He said he rescued it from his ex-girlfriend. They told him he was horrible and that was thievery.
I saw a sign advertising fresh eggs. I pulled over, curious. I purchased a dozen of the eggs. I took them home and cooked them. Everyone agreed that they tasted better than store bought.
We were leaving the house for a morning walk when we noticed a duck. This little green and black duck was sitting on our front porch. He seemed very tame and friendly, so we named him Wadley. After a month of feeding Wadley, he showed up with 17 kids and a wife! We now have a total of 19 ducks.
Jill was talking on the phone with her mother. She accidentally dropped her phone on the ground. Her phone stopped working because of the fall. Jill was unable to pay for a replacement. Jill went to the store and bought a cheap prepaid phone instead.
My daughter is a terrible cook. One day she made dinner for her friends. She undercooked the rice badly. Her fiance ate the rice even though it was very hard. She was grateful for his support.
When my daughter Maddy was little she loved going to the beach. Her favorite thing to do at the beach was play with hermit crabs. One day she found three hermit crabs. She made a track for them and encouraged a hermit crab race. The race did not go as well as she planned but she had fun anyway.
Mally is swimming in the pool. She attempts to do a water trick. She gets a really bad cramp. She cannot swim and starts drowning. A lifeguard jumps in and saves her from drowning.
Joe was sweeping the floors of his home. He found some quarters on the ground. Afterwards, he went to the store. He bought a lottery ticket with the quarters. Joe won $10 from winning the lottery.
I was practicing my olympic lifts in the gym. At the top of a snatch, the bar slipped out of my hands. It fell to the ground and crushed my toes. I had to go to the hospital! I realized I should always use safety bars when lifting weights.
Liz had been waiting months for the new tablet to come out. She finally ordered one and could not wait to pick it up. When she got to the store, there was a long line. Liz finally got her tablet. When she got home, she tripped and shattered it.
Serena didn't like sport activities at school. Every day she had to play with her friends when she wanted to read. One day, she hurt her ankle and sprained it badly. Instead of being sad, she was extremely pleased. She spent the next few weeks in the library reading books.
I went back to St Jude to visit the son of a friend last year. He had been diagnosed with cancer like Adam's. I walked down to the memorial area. I looked through the stones until I found Adam's. I sat there and cried for a while.
I joked with my husband that I wanted to buy a gun. I went online and found a pink rifle. It had a picture of hello kitty on it. He laughed and said that's typical of me. I told him I'd only buy a gun like that.
Peter invited his best friends over. It was his birthday and he was going to have a party! The boys came over and brought gifts. They stayed up late playing video games and running around. It was a fun night with his best friends!
Larry hired a new maid. She cleaned well for the first few days. Then, he noticed his jewelry was missing! He hid a camera in his bedroom. The next day, he caught the maid stealing from him on tape.
Emma wanted to watch a new movie really badly. She couldn't find a single copy anywhere online. To her delight, she found one copy on Youtube. The video took forever to buffer. Luckily when it finally played it was the correct movie.
Gina's friend Tami had a colorful new folder. Gina asked where she got it. But Tammy didn't remember. She would have to check with her mom and get back to her. It was hard, but Gina had to be patient.
Tammy is easy to scare. She liked Halloween for that reason. She chose to go to a haunted house with friends. She was scared throughout. Her screams were amusing to everyone else.
Henry had filled his phone with tons of downloaded music. The one downside was that all of the titles were mixed up. Henry tried to ignore it at first but it bothered him too much. Soon he was forced to sit down and manually review all of his music. It took hours but eventually he had everything properly labelled.
A man was traveling in Nicaragua. He decided to go there for a vacation. He traveled to the hot water springs. There, his skin got much better. He came back a new man.
Today is Gail's 50th Birthday. Her friends have been planning a surprise party for weeks. Gail had no idea that her friends planned a party. When she walked into the room it was dark and quiet. When everyone yelled out Birthday greetings Gail was very startled!
Kendra thought it was the hottest summer ever. She decided to go outside and play in the sprinkler. Her friends all came over and joined her. They got nice and cool and had fun. They all hoped it would be hot again tomorrow.
William took his friends out to the lake for a sailboat ride. They boarded the sailboat and William began to set sail. After they made it into the lake, they felt turbulence. The boat began to collapse and fall apart, as everyone on board fled. William and his friends swam back to shore and went out for dinner.
An author that I liked released a new book. I looked up the book online. I found a website selling it and ordered it. I waited for a week and it arrived. I sat down and read the whole thing over a few days.
One of Tim's chairs was partially broken. He had a few friends over one night. A fat one sat on the chair. It broke underneath him. He was embarrassed even as Tim explained it was already broken.
My friend Sally wanted to change her hair color. She had never been a blonde before. She went to the store to buy some hair dye and bleach. The cashier tried to talk her out of it. Sally almost didn't go through with it but still bought it anyway.
I absolutely love my job. I am a freelance graphic designer. I work from home in my underwear and pick my own hours. I am high in demand and people pay a lot of money for my art. I am very thankful for how much life turned out.
Kelly really wanted to take guitar lessons. She was quite nervous about it actually. She thought she would be terrible. As a gift however her parents got her a guitar. She was very thankful.
One of my favorite movies is the breakfast club. Since I like that movie so much I thought I wanted my own. I got my friends together and we ate a large breakfast together. We made it an exclusive group. We ended up doing this once a week.
Adrian badly needed money. He'd run out of cash a week ago. Plus he'd eaten all of his groceries. He called his mother and father and asked for money. They said he was grown and not to call them for money.
Adam was on his way to Florida. He was driving through Texas in the middle of December. It was three in the morning when he saw the lights behind him flash. The blue and red lit up his car as he pulled over. The cop gave him a ticket for going two miles over the speed limit.
Steven was a new father. His wife had a better paying job so she went back to work. This left Steven as the stay at home parent. He loved it. He was able to build such a strong bond with his newborn son.
A new show came out recently that I wanted to see. It has very good reviews so I was very interested. I asked a few friends if they've seen it yet and they all said no. I decided to start watching the show in my free time. The show turned out to be very good and I recommended it to friends!
Penny loved jewelry. She bought a new necklace for her birthday. All her friends complimented it when she went out that night. They all asked where they could buy one. Penny's jewelry made everyone else want to wear jewelry.
Baby Charlotte loves music. Her aunt played her John Williams to see if she liked it. Charlotte's eyes got huge. Charlotte charged toward her aunt! She loved it!
Ana had just bought a holiday-themed coffee from the coffee shop. As she walked out of the shop, she noticed a homeless man. He was huddled next to the shop looking very cold. Ana offered him the coffee and he graciously accepted. Ana was glad to have done something honoring the true holiday spirit.
Sam got some seeds at the store. He tossed them out near his apartment. After a while he noticed a rose bush started growing. It grew bigger than Sam expected. He picked flowers from it often.
Glen was the youngest of three brothers. He was always treated well, but felt like he was emotionally neglected. He didn't try very hard to get people to notice him because he was shy. His older brother, Landon, asked him why he was really sensitive. Glen was finally able to tell someone what bothered him so badly.
After cooking one night, Jason realizes that his knives are very dull. The next day he buys a knife sharpener. He spends one hour diligently sharpening each of his knives. Finally they are all very sharp. Now Jason cooks with a great set of sharp knives.
Stacey always wanted to be a mom. She decided to adopt a child on her own. She was nervous but knew she could be a good mom. Stacey found a baby to adopt. On the day of birth the baby passed away.
Grace wanted to be school president. She made posters and hung them up. She wrote a speech and delivered it. On voting day, she reminded her friends to vote for her. Grace is so happy now because she won!
They were all standing on the banks of the river. TJ and his friends had been planning this trip for months. They got into their canoes and began paddling. They paddled many miles down the river having a great time. After the trip was over they all agreed how much fun it was.
Jim was very nervous about his interview. He practiced in his head what he was going to say. When he felt he was totally prepared, he went in. Jim's worrying was for nothing, as the interviewer was an old friend. He got the job, and enjoyed working with someone he liked.
I wanted to make cheese. I began to boil milk. I poured vinegar into the milk. I let it curdle up over the heat. I then filtered the cheese curds out of the milk.
Nora was Italian and decided to show it one day! She resolved to make homemade ravioli, and went to work. It took hours, but she made her own noodles, stuffed with ricotta. Then she fried them and tasted her creation. Her eyes closed in bliss - they were delicious!
Fred was on a hike with his family. He kept teasing his child. He pretended that he was going to throw them off a cliff. The child began to cry. Fred's wife got angry and Fred apologized.
Anna needed a side dish for her dinner. She attempted to open a can of peas. But her can opener broke! She had to pry the can open with a knife! It was hard and scary, but Anna managed it!
Gina's just discovered refrigerated cookie dough. She asked her mother for money to buy some. Her mother thought it was too expensive. Gina knew she could still buy the cookie dough. She would simply have to wait until she got her allowance.
Bob was excited that his uncle Matt was visiting. Matt bought an expensive RC car to show Bob. Bob begged his mom to buy him one. But Matt was nice enough to give the car to Bob for free. The next day, it broke after Bob tried to drive down a staircase.