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Manuel's father passed away when he was in high school. He had a very hard time with that. Manuel became a man without his father being around. He visited him regularly and told him about his life. Manuel put flowers on his father's grave every week. |
My work made a mistake with my paycheck. They shorted me by one day. It happened at a bad time. My rent is due. I guess it will have to be late. |
"Mitch found an old photo album under his bed. Curious, he flipped through some of the pages. Childhood images and old friends flashed before his eyes. His mind was flooded with old memories from his youth. The rest of the day Mitch was in a nostalgic mood." |
"Tiffany was hoping to get flowers for Valentine's Day. Her boyfriend didn't know that's what she wanted. Instead, he got her some chocolate and a card. Tiffany thanked him for the gifts, but was secretly sad. Her boyfriend never found out her true feelings." |
The garbage was piling up. Lily wondered what the smell was. It was atrocious. She had to empty it. So she drove to the dump. |
The man ordered the beer. The beer tasted flat. He asked the waiter for a different beer. The waiter charged him for the flat beer. The man complained to management. |
"Helen and her mother have never gotten along. Lately her mother has called incessantly, begging to talk. Helene doesn't want to fight, but isn't good at saying no. A friend of hers helps by answering and replying wrong number. Helen's mother never calls back." |
"Sara got in trouble for chewing gum in class. She promised not to do it again. But then she found it was easier said than done! Chewing gum was a serious habit with Sara. In the end, she was caught twice more and given detention." |
Jake was serving rude customers. They kept complaining about everything. Most of the complaints being lies. They finally asked to have a manager give them free food. The manager politely declined. |
Tom wanted to build a tool shack for his backyard. Tom went to his local hardware store for supplies. Tom took two trips to get the supplies back home. Tom spend two weekends building his shack. Tom looked proudly at his finished work. |
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. |
"Rick was preparing food for his family. But he didn't bother to use soap when he washed his hands. And he figured rinsing them would be enough. But after dinner, his family began to complain about feeling bad. And the next day, everyone was sick." |
Tina needed some textbooks. She decided to buy some used ones. It was a great deal. She found some for less than one dollar. She couldn't believe it. |
"Jill had a soccer game on Friday. When Friday came, her team beat the opposing one! Jill was the goalie, so she received a special award. She put the award on her bookshelf. The team appreciated Jill from then on." |
"I walked through the forest at midnight last night. While on my walk, I came across a little fox. He was small, but I was still frightened. Being more afraid of me, the fox ran away. I quickly walked home, determined to take a friend with me next time." |
James was at a concert. He was loving the sound coming from stage. He got as close as he could to the speakers. The speakers left James unable to hear anything. James had gone deaf from the sound of the concert. |
Claire had always wanted to ride a large roller coaster. Her parents took her to a big theme park. When she looked at the roller coaster she was very intimidated. Her mother encouraged her to try it. Claire loved riding the roller coaster. |
Miranda had some money. She didn't know what to do with it. The banks had low rates. So she bought stock. She was happy with her decision. |
Kate was bored and hot during a blackout. She wanted to watch TV. But without power that was not an option. She decided to use her laptop on the porch in the breeze. She used it happily until the battery died an hour later. |
Tom bought a new video game system. He really liked it but felt it was missing something. His old television didn't let it look as good as it could. Tom decided to get a new tv. He bought one and his gaming looked much better. |
Jordan is driving his car down the road. He see's another driver on the road. He begins to race the other driver. Jordan drives his car way too hard. Jordan ends up blowing his engine. |
"Chris worked as a pizza delivery driver. He had three pizzas to deliver to one location. Chris drove to the house. As he unloaded the pizzas, one fell onto the ground. Chris offered the customers a discount and some coupons." |
"Rory has a test today. He was not prepared for this test at all. Desperate, Rory wrote the answers on the sole of his shoe in pencil. The teacher noticed the answers shining from the ceiling lights. Rory was caught and given detention." |
Samantha was feeling sick. She couldn't make it to work. She called her boss to tell him she wouldn't be at work that day. Her boss refused to sympathize with Samantha's sickness. Samantha's boss fired her the next day. |
The teacher walked down the hall. He saw a student out of class. He asked the student for a hall pass. The student didn't have one. The student was sent to the principal's office. |
I poured a glass of wine today. It was gross. But I wanted to relax. So I still sipped. But I blocked the taste out. |
I downloaded a lot of podcasts. Too many that I ran out of storage. Now I have no storage left. I will have to delete some. It is unfair. |
"Sally owned a video rental store. For the years the store was successful. However, over time, less people shopped at Sally's store. She decided to take a poll to find out why. Her poll revealed that Netflix had stolen many of her customers." |
"Dan wanted to build a swimming pool in his backyard. Dan hired a contractor to install a pool in his yard. However, Dan was met with bad news from his contractor. Dan was told his backyard was not deep enough to fit a in ground pool. Dan was not pleased that he could not have a pool in his yard." |
"Bill and Ed decided to go fishing. They packed up the boat and went out on the lake. They threw their lines into the water. Ed caught two fish, and Bill didn't catch any. They took the fish home and ate them for dinner." |
John was writing an essay at the last minute. He finished just in time for class. When he went to print it wouldn't work. His printer had run out of ink. John had to use the school printers and was late for class. |
Sam noticed that his carpet was messy. He didn't understand why. He always used his Roomba when he left the apartment. He checked it again and noticed it wasn't charged. The charging station became unplugged by accident. |
When Ellen was sixteen she dropped out of school. She hated going to classes and wanted to work to earn money. But then she found that almost no one would hire her. She had to accept a part-time job waitressing. Ellen wished she had stayed in school! |
"Dan and his daughter went to the supermarket. As they reached the checkout, Dan's daughter was asking for candy. Dan told his daughter that she could not get any candy. Dan's daughter immediately threw a tantrum right there in the store. Dan was so embarrassed with the behavior of his daughter." |
A new candy store opened up. It was down the street from lily. So she decided to try it. When she entered she got free stuff. Lily w as really happy. |
Oreo the dog wanted to chew on his bone. But Oreo could not remember where he buried the bone. Oreo sniffed the entire backyard. Oreo found the spot he buried it. Oreo was able to chew on his bone he found. |
"Jim wanted to be a rapper. He thought he had a chance, since he was good. He signed up to compete in a rap battle. All his competition was great, but Jim did well. He came in third place!" |
"Alice heard the starting gun and took off. She was participating in her city's annual marathon. Months of training led up to this event. By the last mile, she was exhausted, but determined. Alice went on to set a personal best that day." |
"Vera is 6 years old and getting ready to start first grade. She is very excited but nervous as well. Vera now gets to ride the bus with her cousin everyday. On the first day, Vera and her cousin joined hands and got on the bus. They had a great day and Vera wasn't nervous anymore." |
I was working as a lifeguard at a slide. I saw a boy splash into the water. He could barely stay up. I jumped in. His back was hurting. |
Tina needed tech support. So she went ahead and called them. They were very rude. So Tina hung up. She was offended. |
Olga was about to begin high school. Olga needed to buy many things for the new school year. She went on the internet to the Amazon site. She found everything she needed in less than an hour. Olga had everything shipped to her house. |
"Charles likes to watch tv. Last week he got a new tv for his bedroom. When the tv arrived, he realized it was damaged. He called the company to complain. The company sent him a new tv." |
"Charlotte was at work. She had done laundry earlier in the day. When she did the laundry, she didn't notice a sock stuck to her pants. A sock fell out of her pants as she walked. Charlotte's co-workers laughed at her." |
Randy was the best basketball player at school. Nobody could match his level of skill. James was a new kid at school. He decided to challenge Randy to a game. Randy beats James by 20 points. |
I slept at a hotel near an airport. The mattress was the best in the world. It had been a long day. I just sank right into it. I've never had a better night's sleep. |
Tim was a wrestler his entire life. He decided to get into mixed martial arts. He had to train more than just wrestling. After a while he liked striking more and more. He started knocking people out. |
David loved to be in nature. He was stuck at his office job 5 days a week. David decided he needed to get outdoors. He decided to take a little weekend fishing trip. David ended up having the best time fishing. |
Allie got a brand new sweatshirt. She loved it. It was black and great. When Allied to it though it broke. The sweatshirt was broken. |
"Fletcher had a Golden Retriever that he loved very much. One day, Fletcher's dad lost his job. His family was forced to move to an apartment that allowed no pets. Fletcher's family sent their dog to live with Fletcher's uncle. Fletcher could sometimes visit, but he always missed his dog." |
Sam bought a convertible. It was a warm day with a light breeze. Sam decided to drive around with the top down. The fresh air felt amazing. Sam drove around for hours. |
Kim took her kids to watch a movie. She didn't realize it would be so violent. Things got too out of hand midway. Kim had to take her kids out of the theater. They were upset but she stuck by her decision. |
"I made an appointment for my dog to get a check up. On the day of the appointment, my dog was excited to go for a ride. The closer we got to the vet, the more nervous he got. At the vet she started to relax and even got a treat. She had a good day, and doesn't hate the vet." |
Susie bought some new headphones. She had loved them. Susie took them everywhere. Finally they broke. She had to buy some more. |
"Hal went to a small restaurant for dinner. Upon finishing his meal, Hal found a roach in his food. He immediately expressed his disgust with management. The manager accused Hal of lying to get a free meal. He gracefully paid and went home to write negative reviews online." |
"Dan recently applied for a part time job at the local cinema. Dan decided after a two week wait, he would call the HR department. After speaking to the HR manager, Dan was told his file was lost. The manager apologized, and asked Dan to fill out another application. Dan was furious that the cinema had lost his applica... |
My sister-in-law and her daughter both smoke. Her daughter has asthma and uses an inhaler. My sister-in-law has shortness of breath. One day the daughter ran out of her inhalant and borrowed her mom's. I suggested they both stop smoking. |
"Simon invited his friend Joey over for a play-date. He was looking forward to playing Minecraft with his friend. Right before Joey arrived, the internet went out. Simon tried resetting the router, but it didn't help. Simon and Joey played outside until the router was back online." |
The man shot a deer. The deer stumbled and fell. The man approached the deer. The deer was still breathing. The man shot the deer again. |
Allie went on a trip. She went to the Rocky Mountains. Allie had a great time. She camped out for a long time. Then she went back the year later. |
"Margaret was looking to pick up her daughter after school. It had been 15 minutes and she was getting impatient. Finally, she saw her sitting in the sand with her back to her. Margaret tapped her on the shoulder and said it was time to leave. The girl turned around and Margaret realized it was the wrong girl." |
Susie was in high school. She wanted to go on a college tour. So she went off to it. When she got there she liked it. She thought the area was nice. |
Jon was out with friends at a flea market. There was a man selling tennis balls. Jon took one without paying for it. The man confronted Jon about the ball. Jon was embarrassed in front of his friends. |
When I was a boy I was able to go to work with my Dad. He was a chef so I was given the jobs of opening the cans. After I had mastered that I was able to do more. I worked hard and was able to help the waitresses do their side work. With helping them I received tips that was my own money to spend. |
I heard the band play at a music festival. I went with a friend to hear a couple bands. Lynyrd Skynyrd was playing while we left. They were more popular than the other two bands. I asked my friend if he wanted to stay for them. |
I was playing with kids in Canada. They had just left. So someone decided to do donuts in a van. The police came by. They said we shouldn't do that beside a daycare. |
Thomas heard a noise outside. He went to see what the noise was. It was dark outside. He didn't see anything. The next morning Thomas noticed that someone had taken his bike. |
Sam hated going to the dentist. He felt uncomfortable and it always hurt. He tried to avoid appointments. He tried telling his parents he was too sick. They didn't believe him and sent him anyway. |
Tom's girlfriend was too sensitive. It made it hard for him to be upset with her. She crashed his car. Tom was upset but she was crying too hard. He decided to just break up with her instead. |
Sally had been sick for many weeks. She was feeling better. Her and a friend decided to go for a walk. It was great for Sally to get some fresh air. She felt much better after getting out of the house. |
James was in charge of lunch room duty. He was to make sure the kindergartners were eating healthy snacks. James watched as two boys sneak three candy bars into their pockets. James stopped the boys taking the candy bars away. He replaced their unhealthy snack with apples and grapes. |
James has a big test coming up. James spends all of his time studying. The day of the test arrives. James takes the test. James gets his grade back and learns he did not pass. |
Jim picked his kids up every weekend and they always wanted nuggets. He used to take them to a fast food place and spent eleven dollars! Then he found that nuggets at the store were four dollars a bag. Jim bought a bag and cooked for the kids himself. The four-dollar bag lasted them over a month! |
"Troy was always on the bench during his baseball games. One day, his coach decided to put him in. Waiting to bat, Troy became nervous. The ball flew at him through the air. Troy hit the ball out of the park." |
Every day Brock stood by the railroad tracks to watch a local train. The train engineer would wave at Brock as he went by. One day the train stopped. The engineer asked Brock to come aboard. Brock got on the train and had the ride of a lifetime. |
"I went to the bank this morning to cash a couple checks. When I gave them my checks, they asked for my identification. They would not allow me to cash them without it. I asked the teller if I could just deposit them instead. They were able to deposit the checks without my identification." |
Sam drove a rather old car. He didn't do much maintenance on it. One day he was driving and his brakes went out. Sam had to slow it down with the emergency brake. He started taking better care of the car after that. |
"I was doing well in all my classes except math. I hired a tutor to help me improve in my math class. We spent a lot of time going over the formulas I needed. I spent so much time in math that neglected the rest of my classes. I ended up with an A in math, but did badly in my other classes." |
Nicole had dropped her phone in the bathtub. She tried freezing it in a bag of rice. It still would not work. She went to the local phone store. She happily got a new phone. |
Sam was drunk and posted on his facebook. The next morning he had several alerts. He had forgotten what he wrote. He deleted everything immediately. Sam apologized to everyone involved but it wasn't enough. |
Our building has a clubroom with free coffee. One day we went down for coffee. The room was out of creamers. The concierge told us a few kids took the creamers. He said the manager would tell the parents. |
Ken had never been on an airplane before. He was a bit nervous about his first flight. His heart started racing a bit before the plane took off. The entire flight went very smoothly. Ken wound up liking the experience. |
Tom was a thrill junkie. He decided to go skydiving. The experience was exciting. Tom did it dozens more times. Eventually he became an instructor. |
"There was a bad storm one night. The Smith family was worried about the storm. Lightning struck, and a tree fell into the garage. There was a lot of damage, but they had insurance. They were grateful no one was hurt." |
"Suzie decided to go on a vacation. She didn't know where to go, so she looked to Pinterest for ideas. After an hour of browsing, Suzie made her decision. She had determined to go to Glacier National Park. That afternoon, she booked her flight." |
The man requested an estimate. He was happy with the amount. He got the work done. The work cost way more than the estimate. The man refused to pay for the amount above the estimate. |
"My 99 year old neighbor Sam is getting forgetful. Most days he does not remember what he did the day before. Today we had an outdoor luncheon provided by the building manager. Sam came, his hair uncombed and very unshaven. We are trying to call his daughter to voice our concerns." |
Tina was working as a maid. She hated her job. Nothing she did was ever enough. She contemplated quitting. But she stuck it out. |
Eric worked on a ranch. His boss asked him to dig a new well. Eric had never dug a well before. So he grabbed a shovel and began digging. He made it a few feet down before realizing that wasn't how to do it. |
Carrie had a wedding. She wanted her nails done. So she went to the salon. She got a French manicure. It lasted a long time. |
I saw a scooter online. I took a bus 400 miles. I bought the scooter. I got pulled over on the way home. Eventually I made it home. |
Once i was practicing CPR for lifeguard training. I remember feeling guilty. We practiced finding where to put your hands. I felt like I enjoyed that too much. I confessed it to the girl later. |
The boy looked for his dad. He was usually in his chair. He wasn't in his chair. He looked in the back yard. His dad was picking up dog poop in the back yard. |
Noah's new job required him to wear safety goggles. At first he did not want to wear them. He felt like he looked silly. But then he saw that every other worker wore them un-self-consciously. Noah felt a lot better after seeing that. |
Jill got a kitten for her son. The kitten stayed indoors. Jill's son began to sneeze and have watery eyes. Her son was allergic to the kitten. Jill put the kitten outside. |
The family was poor. The father bought a lottery ticket. He won a lot of money. He left the family. The family stayed poor. |
Tina had a date with tom. They were both so nervous. She did not know how it would go. But ultimately it went well. Tina was glad it went well. |
"Jerry had a mustache. Everyone knew how proud of his mustache he was. One night, Jerry and his friends got drunk. Jerry passed out. When he woke up, his mustache was missing, as were his friends." |
Carlton has a crush on a girl from school. For months he has been thinking of asking her out. The day comes and he asks her out. The girl tells him no. Carlton is crushed on goes home crying. |
Ken got a call from work one day. He was supposed to be there. Ken told them that wasn't his schedule. He was informed that the schedule was changed last minute. Ken got in trouble for not showing up. |
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