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Tom was walking to his room at night. He noticed a scary shadow in the hallway. It startled him for a second. He looked closer and saw a pile of clothes. Tom felt silly for freaking out.
"Martin and Bill both needed new shoes, so they went shopping together. While shopping, Bill kept acting rude towards the salespeople. Martin tried to confront him about it. Bill yelled at Martin and broke off their friendship right there. Martin felt terrible, but he knew it was for the best."
"My middle name is often used in conjunction with my first. I was named after a famous cousin. We spoke last week for the first time in months. She was catty and rude, as usual. I ended up hanging up on her."
Olga dreaded the cost associated with the new school year starting. Her children went to a school that had a uniform requirement. She measured her children and determined their sizes. Olga found that some children could wear uniforms she already had. She only bought uniforms for the biggest kids.
Linda claims to be the fastest runner in her school. She makes a challenge to anyone wanting to race. A girl accepts her and decides to race her. They both race each other. Linda loses the race.
"Tony decided to make lemonade the old-fashioned way. He brought out some lemons, water, and sugar. He squeezed the lemons until he thought his hands would fall off. He then added some water, and a generous amount of sugar. Tony tasted his lemonade and decided he wanted to be a chef someday."
Katie always wanted to play soccer. She decided she was going to try out for the team this year. Katie got the courage to head out after school. Katie left it all out on the field. Katie was so happy when she found out she had made the team.
Larry was watching the baseball game. He was very confident in his team. Larry decided to bet a day's wages on his team. Larry's face begin to turn red as the final score was shown. Larry lost a day's wages betting on his team.
I was afraid to try a gainer. I had to do it my own way. I got to the board. I made the board go up and down. Then I finally did a gainer.
Tina went to the shoe store. She needed sandals. When she got there there was a sale. Everything was half off. So Tina bought double the shoes.
Jill is a woman in her 30s. She has never been married. She doesn't believe in love. Until one day a man sweeps her off her feet and she falls in love. They soon get married and live happily ever after.
"Mandy went to a drive thru. She ordered a burger and fries. She asked her daughter if she wanted anything. Her daughter wasn't hungry. As Mandy began to eat, her daughter decided she was hungry."
It was my junior year. My only race at the state meet was the mile relay. I got the baton. I ran into someone hard who had just finished. I shook it off the best I could.
Tom planned a picnic with friends. When it came time to go it started to rain. Tom hoped it would pass. Unfortunately it didn't for hours. Tom had to cancel plans and stay in.
We lived in Brighton from 1987 to 2013. Our neighbor lived in a run down little red house on Kenrick Street. One day he sold his house to a developer. The developer knocked down the house and built a condo building. I am told the developer made millions of dollars.
Charlie is building a playhouse. Charlie is hammering the tree. Charlie misses the tree and hits his hand. Charlie breaks his hand. Charlie heads to the hospital to get it treated.
Earl was working for four percent commission. Earl checked his pay stubs. His boss was only paying him two percent commission. Earl confronted his boss. His boss fixed the pay stubs.
Sam lived with his roommate Tom. Tom owned a coffee table. One day Sam accidentally scratched it. Tom was upset and asked him to pay to fix it. Sam agreed to the request.
"I liked to play baseball as a child. I was playing second base in a game at the playground. The strongest girl in the school hit a line drive right at me. It caught me on my right cheek and knocked me on my back! It hurt a lot, but I got up and finished the game."
"Dylan sped down the road to get to his appointment. He drove so fast, his car spun out of control. It hit a large tree, nearly knocking it over. The ambulance asked him why he was in such a hurry. But he'd hit his head so hard, he couldn't recall."
Shout had a friend for four years. They were very close. All the sudden her friend stopped talking to her. Shout was very upset. She didn't know what to do.
"The bird sat in it's cage every day. Every day, it looked out, wishing it could be free. One day, its owner didn't latch the door quite right when closing it. The bird realized this was his only chance to escape. He nudged his way through the door and flew to freedom."
"Koa wanted to be a dancer. He asked his mom to take ballet lessons. She said maybe that was better suited to females, but she compromised. She offered to let him take modern dance classes. Koa decided that was better than nothing, and he agreed."
Tyler is in war. He is serving his country the best he can. While rescuing a group of women in a town he gets shot. He is shot in the leg. Tyler is carried to camp to have his leg amputated.
"Connie never had a husband who treated her right. Her husband, Bob, drank too much and was abusive. One day Connie decided she had enough abuse and left Bob. Bob was devastated but he agreed to see a counselor after that. Bob and Connie never reconciled, but Connie felt alive finally."
Martha was very hungry. She had not eaten in hours. She felt as though she could eat her hand. By the time her food came she devoured it. It was delicious.
Tina was dragged to a movie. She really did not want to go. Yet she felt like she had to. Her friends would not let her get away. But she ended up liking the movie after all.
Adam was a banker in a small north carolina town. He was a friendly family man. One day his wife Joy catches him touching another man. Joy decides to divorce him. Adam decided to stop living a lie and announces he's gay.
"Jeanie didn't know how to swim. Her friends made fun of her for being unable to swim. One day, Jeanie decided she had enough. She jumped into the deep end of the pool at her school. Jeanie wasn't bullied any more because she was dead."
Rick had a job as a traveling salesman. It required him to be gone from home often. He did not enjoy being away from his family. Rick tried to find a new job. He found one but had to take a cut in pay.
It was a very long winter in Wisconsin. My wife had decided to get a pool as soon as it got warm enough. The weather finally got warm. We had a company come and set up the pool. We played everyday in the water.
The men went hunting. They spotted a deer. One of the men took a shot. He missed the deer. The other man made fun of him for being a bad hunter.
Tom always paid his bills on time. One day he got a letter saying he was late on a payment. Tom didn't know why. He called in to fix the problem. He was told it was a mistake and things were fixed.
"I went to Bestbuy and started looking for phones. I didn't know what phone I wanted. All the phones look great. However, the Best Buy employee recommended the iPhone. So I've purchased an iPhone based on the employee."
John didn't really care for school. John did not study at all for the test he was about to take. He looked over at his friends paper and copied all the answers. The teacher caught John cheating on the test. The teacher sent John to the principal's office.
Paul wanted to be on his school's basketball team. But he was always short. He began to gain confidence after practicing. But taller players always outplayed him. Paul decided to never try out for the basketball team.
Ken had an old nightstand. It was ugly and beat up. He decided to get a new one. He shopped around for awhile and finally found one he liked. He bought it right away.
Robert owns a restaurant. One evening a man slips and falls in his restaurant. The man decides to sue Robert. Robert goes to court. Robert gets sued but wins the case.
Louis liked working on computers. Louis started his own business working on computers. Louis accepted too much work when he started. Now Louis is overwhelmed with too much work. Louis hired a second person to help him finish all the computers.
Joey's mom was having a baby girl. He begged his mom and dad to name her LuLu. It was his very favorite name but they didn't sound convinced. It was an exciting day when his mom went to the hospital to have her. And when they told him her name was LuLu he was even happier.
"Bob and Jill had just moved into their first home. Jill's parents got together with Bob's and all threw them a party. There were gifts, cake, wine, and sodas for everyone. Bob and Jill had a wonderful evening with friends. They finally felt at home."
"Michael was a manager at a paper company. Sometimes he would walk around the cubicles and talk to people. This annoyed his employees, but they never said a word to him. One day, Michael decided he wanted everybody's attention. In order to get it, he pretended to fire the receptionist."
"Todd and his family lived on the beach. They were under a tropical depression. As the storm grew stronger, they decided to evacuate. The storm turned into a hurricane. Luckily Rob's family left as their house was destroyed."
"Billy-Bob went to 7-11 every day. He always got a super-sized Slurpee. After 12 years, Billy Bob was diagnosed with diabetes. They eventually had to amputate his foot. Today Billy-Bob has daily insulin injections."
My coworker Sally just ended a ten-year affair. The affair ended after the man's wife threatened a divorce. Sally was sad as her man has refused to talk to her. Yesterday she posted a TBT FB post about how they used to kiss. I felt sad for Sally.
I opened Reddit this morning. I saw someone talking about scammers. I realized I knew the person they were talking about. I ended up wasting an hour reading the drama. I regretting spending so much time on reddit.
Jose wanted to save some money. To save money Jose decided to install his own tile at home. Jose's tile job looked absolutely terrible. Jose called a professional to fix his mess. Jose spent a lot more money to fix the tile floor.
Kevin asked Toni out on a date. Both were nervous. They met at the restaurant. When she got there she saw him. They had a great date.
"We bought a new blow up pool for the kids. We have a small yard, so it's not too big. We got it all set up for them. They played for hours in it. It was a perfect size."
Daniel is eager to become something important. Daniel wants to prove himself worthy of talent. He decided he was going to give his dreams a shot. Daniel packs up all of his belongings and buys a ticket to California. Daniel heads to California ready to realize his dreams.
Dina found an ad on the news for a cheap car. So Dina went to the dealership. She soon found out that the it was deceptive. The dealer only gave cheap cars for people with perfect credit. So Dina ditched the dealership.
John's son wanted an rc car. So he saved up money to buy one for him. It was very powerful and had a top speed of over 40 mph. But John's son was too immature for the expensive machine. And it landed in a pool after he used a ramp to try to jump across it.
Tom forgot to brush his teeth one night. He tried to kiss his girlfriend in the morning. She pushed him away because of his bad breath. Tom agreed that his mouth tasted gross. He rarely forgot to brush his teeth after that.
Ellie started limping while at work. Ellie decided it was bad enough to see a doctor. The doctor told Ellie she had spurs in her feet. The doctor fixed Ellie's feet. Ellie was able to walk again without limping.
I went to my friend's house for piano lessons. I had a few pieces I was working on. I got feedback early on. I was never good enough to sight read hymns. But I knew I could learn any piece.
Fargo was a boy. Fargo needed a friend. Fargo's parents got him a dog. He loved that pet like his friend. Fargo didn't need any friends his dog was his best friend.
A new pizza place opened up. I decided to try it. It was great. I got to customize my pizza. I decided to go back the next day.
Terry had big plans. He was going to build a new computer. He had never done it before. He got all the parts together and began working. He assembled the computer and it worked great.
Ken was tired in class one day. He didn't get up for the pledge in the morning. His teacher noticed and woke him up. Ken argued he didn't have to say the pledge. He still got in trouble for sleeping in class.
Tracey fell in love with a man named John in the United States. She visited John many times over many years from the United Kingdom. One Christmas Tracey and John got engaged. The very next year they got married. Tracey and John now live happily together.
"I was using crayons to make pictures. I began to get tired of using the same crayons. I could not afford any more supplies. I decided to just give up. However, my friend showed up with a box full of art supplies."
The Smith family was going to visit relatives. The weather was supposed to be clear. Unfortunately a big storm moved in. The Smith family did not feel it was safe to drive. They postponed their visit.
Joe is so hungry. He has been working all day long. Joe decides to order a delicious pizza. The pizza arrives at Joe's place. He enjoys the pizza very much.
"Dan recently visited the country of Haiti. While there, Dan decided to try some of the island cuisine. At a restaurant, Dan saw Bull foot soup on the menu. Dan decided to try the soup. Dan was presently surprised with how much he loved the exotic soup."
Andrew 's doctor told him to change up his diet to lose weight. He said just switch out a few food items here and there. So Andrew switched out chips for nuts and pop for water. The next doctor's visit the doctor said Andrew was much better. This motivated Andrew to keep making healthy habits.
"Tim's dog ran away one night. He found the dog, Mo, missing in the morning. He was devastated and spent all day looking for Mo! Luckily, he caught Mo running around the local park. Tim was so glad he had found Mo!"
"Beth was driving with her boyfriend in his new car. He wanted to show her how fast it could go. Suddenly, he lost control. He scraped his new car on against a wall, and Beth was hurt. Beth decided she was going to be single for a while."
Susie needed a new book. Unfortunately it was too expensive. Thankfully she found a cheap one. It was old though. But it did the trick.
"Marci was walking her dog through the neighborhood. The dog started sniffing intently under a bush. When he pulled his head out, Marci could see something in his mouth. She tried tried to pull it out, but the dog wouldn't let go. Before she could try again, the dog had already eaten it."
Teddy is at the fair. He wants to go on the big roller coaster. He gets on and rides the ride. During the ride he pukes on everyone. Teddy will never ride the roller coaster again.
The news agency reported a scandal. People were interested in it. The news started covering the scandal exclusively. Eventually people grew tired of the scandal. The news agency changed their reporting.
"Dan hated to iron his work clothes. After ironing his clothes every week for months, Dan had a idea. Dan decided he would take his clothes to the dry cleaners instead. After picking up his clothes, Dan was pleased with the service. Dan was glad that he decided to take the clothes to the dry cleaners."
"Joey's favorite place to go was the aquarium. When he arrived with his mom he grabbed a map. The first exhibit he chose was the penguins. Next they saw sharks, jellyfish, turtles and many other exhibits. Five hours later they went home exhausted and happy."
"Elliot was driving his friend's car. He felt uncomfortable as he sat. The car's cushion wasn't to his liking. He decided to remove it. After he took it off, sitting was much more comfortable for him."
Tom was hoping it would snow overnight. That would mean he wouldn't have to go to school the next day. When Tom woke up he rushed to the window. It had snowed a lot over night. Tom's classes were cancelled.
"Lacy was pregnant and due in five weeks. But one day, she had a headache. She forgot which medications were safe to take while pregnant. She called her doctor to double check what was okay. She followed his instructions carefully."
Jerry went to a strawberry patch. They were having a festival. He was able to go pick his own berries. When he got home he cleaned them. They were the best strawberries Jerry had every eaten.
"Jill decided she had a craving for a banana shake. She gathered her blender, ice cream, milk and bananas. She peeled the skin off of two bananas. Jill put all the ingredients in the blender and blended it up. The shake was delicious and her craving was cured!"
Tom likes to cook. He has a lot of recipe books. He likes to learn how to make food from different parts of the world. Yesterday he made Indian food. The food turned out too spicy but very good.
I was invited to go on a hike. It was fun. However it was very long. Not to mention strenuous. I could hardly go through it.
It was the first day of baseball practice. Jack was determined to show his coach how much he had improved. As he ran the bases he felt an asthma attack coming on. He had to sit in the dugout and watch the rest of practice. Jack went home dejected.
Tina wanted a new iPod. She looked everywhere for one. Finally she wanted a pink one she liked. When she got it it was great. Tina wanted another one.
Susie tried some tea. Her friend recommended it. It was terrible. Susie spit it out. She never wanted it again.
Tom was at a party. He had too much to drink. After a while he passed out. The next morning he was still at the same house. He snuck out as quietly as possible.
"Sarah entered into a local cupcake competition. She entered her recipe for strawberry shortcake. The judges picked Sarah' cupcake as one of the top 5 entries. Ultimately, Sarah one the 3rd place trophy. She felt proud of her accomplishment that day."
"Kenzie had an idea for a product. Since she had no experience in business, she started college. When she was halfway done with her degree, her computer stopped. She decided to use some money from her loans to get a new computer. She went on to finish her degree and launch her product."
"Mark went on a trip to Italy. He ate a lot of pasta and pizza. He learned some recipes. Back at home, he cooked a lot of pasta and pizza. Finally, he got sick of Italian food and never eat it again."
Tim was watching Netflix with his girlfriend. They were trying to figure out what to watch. Neither could agree on anything. Finally Tim picked something she didn't like. Tim's girlfriend went to sleep instead.
Jeff always used pencils to write his papers. Because of this habit he always kept pencils with him. He became so infatuated that he began to make his own pencils. People really like the pencils he made. He eventually began to sell his pencils in retail stores.
Tom was painting the fence in his front yard. His friend Carl walked by and asked him if he wanted to play baseball. Tom explained he couldn't go out until he finished his chores. Carl nodded and asked if Tom had an extra paintbrush. The two friends then painted the fence together.
Ivy and her best friend Sami were nine years old. They shared a birthday and decided to honor it in a special way. Sami suggested they cut palms and mix blood on their birthday night! But Ivy had seen a show on TV about how dangerous that could be. She suggested they create a secret handshake instead.
Fred was going on a long road trip. He hated driving. All the sudden he fell asleep. His head fell on the window. He was exhausted.
Quinn wanted a laser. She needed to get it done. So she went to the store to get one. When she got it it worked great. She saw results fast.
The man broke off a piece of chocolate. He put it in his coffee. It was not sweet enough. He threw the coffee away. He went to a coffee shop and ordered a mocha.
Jed was doing his math homework. He was having trouble understanding the problems. Jed called his friend that was doing well in the class. Jed's friend came over to help. He explained the problems to Jed.
Tom was out with friends. He agreed to be the designated driver. Unfortunately he started to drink. He was too drunk to drive by the end of the night. Tom wound up calling everyone a taxi instead.
"Our realtor was a member of our church. He told me he had lost his wife to ALS recently. A friend told me the realtor had an affair while his wife was sick. As a result, the wife's parents banned him from attending the funeral. We were saddened by such strife."
Kim texted her crush. He never replied back to her. The next morning Kim noticed a missed message. He replied overnight. He explained his phone wasn't charged to her relief.
Travis had a dog. Travis's dog got sick. Travis decided it was time to put him down. So he went to put him down at the vet. Travis lost one of his best friends that day.
"Smith was a commercial airline pilot. He flew four flights a day, every day. He grew bored of flying the same routes over and over again. He decided that he would join the military to fly. Smith now pilots fighter jets overseas."