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John was a star football player. He got a scholarship to play in college. John injured himself in a game. He had to stop playing football. John began to focus more on his studies.
Jen was outside playing with her friends. They were running near some bushes. A spider got into Jen's shirt. Jen was terrified. She ran into the restroom and ripped off her shirt.
Joe was stopping at a drive thru for breakfast. He ordered a cup of coffee and breakfast sandwich. Joe was trying to eat and drive at the same time. Joe accidently dropped his coffee in his lap. Joe had to go home and change his pants.
Thomas came home from school. He put off doing his homework because he didn't have much to do. Thomas planned on doing his homework after dinner. He began to watch a movie after dinner. Thomas forgot to do his homework.
Megan was sleeping away from home for the first time. She was nervous and scared. Megan stayed up most of the night reading a book. Eventually she drifted off to sleep. Megan waited a while before trying to sleep away from home again.
Eddie wanted money to buy a game. His mother said he would have to work to earn the money. Eddie knew where his mother hid her extra cash. Eddie stole money to buy the game. Eddie's mother realized the money was gone and confronted him.
Jim was setting up a swingset for his daughter. He was having trouble assembling the parts. Jim pulled out the instructions. He tried putting the swingset back together. Jim was able to assemble the swing set in no time.
Carl had reservations at a hotel. The hotel couldn't find his name in the register. The hotel didn't have Carl's regular room available. Carl showed the hotel a printed out reservation sheet. They gave Carl a free upgrade to a suite.
Brett had lost his favorite CD. He bought a digital copy of the album. Brett loaded the music on all his devices. He wasn't worried about losing the music again. Brett never had to buy the album again.
"Casey was looking around for a used car. His neighbor was selling a car. The car was cheap but needed work. Casey bought the car. After a month of work, the car was ready to drive."
Someone had broken into the school. There were a lot of electronic missing or damaged. The police came to investigate. No one ever found out who had broken in. The school decided to install cameras on campus.
Kiley had a bug bite on her leg. She kept scratching at the bite. The bite got infected. She had to go to the doctor. Kiley was treated for a staph infection.
Gene was on the phone with a friend. The call dropped. Gene wasn't able to get in touch with his friend. He drove to his friend's house to check on her. His friend's phone was only dead.
Anita was at a music festival downtown. She needed to use the restroom. The bathrooms in the bar were for paying customers only. The bars were cleaner than the porta potties. Anita bought a beer to use the bar's bathroom.
Keisha was in the hospital. She had gotten into a car accident. Her leg was broken in two places. Some of Keisha's friends came by the hospital to visit her. She was glad to see and visit with her friends.
Tracy was at her father's house. He had a ton of records. Tracy didn't know the artists on any of the records. Her father wanted to introduce the music to his daughter. Tracy and her father spent the night listening to the records.
Stan collected comic books. He had left his collection in a box in his room. Stan's brother went into his room. He got peanut butter on one of his favorite comic books. Stan was very mad at his brother.
Carole was having a hard day at work. She hated her job. Carole's boss began screaming at her demeaningly. Carole walked out of work. She called back to say she quit.
Sandy was hosting lunch for her family's Thanksgiving dinner. She had forgotten to defrost the turkey. There was no way that she could cook the turkey in time. Sandy quickly defrosted a couple of chickens. Sandy cooked the chickens for dinner instead.
Andy had a younger brother. His brother was too young too talk. Andy threw a toy at his brother. Andy lied and said he had nothing to do with it. Andy didn't get in trouble because his brother couldn't tell.
Jill's mother was in the hospital. She had a minor operation done. Jill stayed in the hospital with her mother until she was released. Jill's mother was finally released. Jill continued visiting her mother everyday until she was fine.
Caleb was walking in a store. His jeans caught on an edge of a shelf. His jeans were ripped on the shelf. Caleb's wife mended the jeans. He was able to wear them again the next week.
Eliza was playing a video game. Her dad asked her if she had any studying to do. Eliza told him she didn't. Eliza didn't study and failed her test the next day. Eliza's dad took the video game away from her.
Gabe was staying in an apartment. The people next door were loud and obnoxious. Gabe's lease was coming up for renewal. The landlord didn't want to let Gabe switch apartments. Gabe didn't renew his lease with at the apartment building.
Ruth had bought a bag of potatoes. She hadn't cooked in a week or so. She wasn't able to use the potatoes. Ruth was cooking and was going to use the potatoes. They had gone bad and were growing sprouts.
Jessie talked in her sleep. Her husband thought it was very funny. One night he recorded Jessie talking in her sleep. He showed the recording to all their friends. Every laughed at Jessie after watching the video.
Keith had served in the army. He had just come back from active duty. Keith was attending a New Year's celebration. He knew that the fireworks would remind him of gunfire. Keith left before the fireworks.
Liz had been sick. She had the flu and had been in bed half the week. Liz finally recovered from her illness. She didn't want to get sick again. Liz sprayed disinfectant around her home and washed her sheets.
Doug had a neighbor with several pear trees. Doug bought baskets of pears every season from his neighbor. He used the pears to make preserves. Everyone liked the Doug's preserves. He sold them at the local farmer's markets.
Amy went to brush her teeth. She realized she was out of toothpaste. Amy didn't feel like going to the store. Amy used baking soda to clean her teeth. She bought more toothpaste the next day.
John was walking down the stairs at his house. He ran down to fast and started to slip. John caught himself on the bannister. His mother had watched the whole thing happen. John's mother told him to go slower down the stairs.
Cal needed a computer for work. His was broken. Cal checked the prices of new computers. He decided it would be cheaper to fix his computer instead. Cal had a friend fix his computer at a discount.
Carla's ex-boyfriend wouldn't stop calling her. She really wanted him to leave her alone. Carla asked the boyfriend to stop calling. He didn't listen to her. Carla finally blocked his number.
Courtney had bought a blanket with a cartoon character. Her niece came over to visit. Courtney's niece loved the blanket. Courtney bought another blanket. She gave the second one to her niece.
Lisa hated taking her ballet classes. Her parents insisted on her keeping active after school. Lisa asked if she could play soccer instead. Her parents took Lisa out of the ballet class. They registered her for soccer the next season.
Chase was a guitar player in a local band. He broke his finger in a bike accident. Chase wasn't able to play the guitar for a few weeks. The band took a short break for a couple of months. They began picking up gigs again when Chase had healed.
Jill was cleaning out her daughter's dresser. Her daughter had a lot of clothes that didn't fit. She put all the clothes that didn't fit into a pile. Jill drove to the donation center. She donated the bag of clothes.
Don was driving to work. The bridge ahead of him was closed. The workers told Don that the bridge would be out for a month. Don planned an alternate route. Don took the alternate route for the month the bridge was out.
Roy lost his job. He was having trouble getting hired. Roy's girlfriend asked for more hours on her job. His girlfriend helped pay their bills until he got a job. Roy's girlfriend stopped working as many hours when he got hired.
"Carolyn volunteered to throw her sister a baby shower. She went to the store to pick up all the decorations. Carolyn sent invitations to all her sister's friends. She picked up the cake on the morning of the shower. After a busy party, Carolyn was glad the shower was over."
Kayla was a new teacher. She had allowed two students to go to the restroom. The students were taking too long to return. Kayla went check on the students. They were hiding and playing in the bathroom.
There was a stray dog in Joey's neighborhood. The dog would show up at Joey's house every evening. Joey would feed the dog when he put out the trash. Joey asked his parents if he could have the dog. Joey's parents let him have the dog.
Arnold's car had broken down. He brought it to the mechanic. The mechanic said he needed a new engine. Arnold decided it wasn't worth repairing. He began looking for a used vehicle.
Karen did really well in her math classes. One day her teacher asked her to stay after class. One of her classmates was having trouble in algebra. Karen was asked to help tutor the classmate for an upcoming test. Karen and the classmate started to meet to study.
Ali went eat at a restaurant with Donny. They sat at the table waiting for the waitress for half an hour. Ali and Donny's waitress never came to their table. They walked out of the restaurant. Ali and Donny told all of their friends about the horrible service.
Sam had been falling asleep in class. His teacher had a meeting with Sam's parents. Sam's parents set an earlier bed time for Sam. They made sure he was eating well. Sam became more alert in class.
Sonya was mad at her ex boyfriend. She went to his workplace and keyed his car. The business had a surveillance camera. Sonya was caught on video damaging the car. Sonya had to pay for the damages.
Jay was hiking in the woods. He was unfamiliar with the trail he was on. Jay had lost the map he had packed. He finally called a friend for help. The friend directed him through the trail.
Chris had gone to the beach. The waves on the shore were very strong. The lifeguards put up warning flags on the beach. Chris decided not to swim at the beach. He returned to the beach the next week.
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.
Todd's truck had been having trouble starting. He had been getting jump starts. Todd began to save up money. He went to the store and bought a car battery. Todd installed the car battery and had no more trouble.
Donna was driving on the highway. An ambulance was behind Donna. She didn't pull over for the ambulance to pass. A police officer saw everything happen. He pulled over Donna and gave her a ticket.
Ty wanted to try out for his school's drumline. Ty spent weeks practicing drills on his drums. He asked members of the drumline for help. Ty tried out for the drumline. He was excited to find out he made it.
"Anna had fallen and broken her hip. She had to stay in a hospital for a week. Anna was allowed to go home and was released. She had to go to therapy every day. Eventually, Anna learned to walk again."
Janet had gotten a new job. The boss had promised her 35 hours a week. Janet's boss was beginning to give her less and less hours. Janet needed more hours. She quit her job and got another one.
Jena was taking a shower. She realized she was out of her soap. Jena didn't want to get out of the shower to get more of her soap. She used her husband's body wash. Her husband laughed when he smelled her come out.
Frank was supposed to be dieting. His wife was monitoring what he was eating. One day Frank left a receipt to a fast food place in his pocket. His wife found the receipt when she was doing the laundry. Frank's wife confronted him about not sticking to his diet.
Aaron's car broke down on the side of the road. He was on an empty stretch of road outside of town. A man in a truck gave Aaron a ride into town. Aaron had a signal when he got into town. Aaron used his phone from town to call a tow truck.
Jack was attending the performance of a play in his small town. Jack's friend was the lead actor in the play. There was a party after the play for the performers. Jack's friend invited him to the party. Jack spent the night partying with the cast.
Molly was visiting her grandmother in the nursing home. Her grandmother loved chocolate chip cookies. Molly went to the bakery and picked up half a dozen of cookies. Molly gave the cookies to her grandmother. Her grandmother was excited about the cookies and the visit.
Arnie was watching a funny movie. He was drinking a soda as he watched the movie. One of the actors made a funny joke. Soda flew out of Arnie's nose. Arnie choked laughing at the movie.
Jena wanted to have a snack. She decided to microwave a bag of popcorn. Jena put the popcorn in for too long. The popcorn burned. Jena put another bag in for less time.
Vanessa worked at a local diner. She was the best waitress at the diner. A new waitress joined the staff. The boss told Vanessa to train the new employee. The new employee learned to do the job correctly from Vanessa.
Tina's mother was getting older. She fell down twice in a week. Tina was worried about her mother staying alone. Tina hired a sitter to stay with her mom. Tina was more comfortable about her mom staying at home.
Kyle was going to take his school pictures in the morning. He was walking to school and tripped. Kyle fell and skinned his chin on the sidewalk. He tried cleaning his chin but it was obvious. Kyle's picture showed the scratches on his chin.
Timmy needed a job to help him pay his way through college. Timmy had always done well in his high school math classes. He found some students in high school needing help in math. Timmy started to tutor the kids. Timmy used the money tutoring to pay for his studies.
David got kicked out of his apartment. David's brother had a spare bedroom at his house. David called his brother for a place to stay. David and his brother enjoyed being roommates. David began paying rent to stay permanently with his brother.
Jamie was taking a bath. She was using her cell phone as she relaxed in the tub. Jamie dropped her phone in the tub. The water damaged the phone. Jamie had to buy a new phone.
Katie was home alone. She sat up reading a horror novel. Katie heard a noise from her living room. She was terrified. Katie was relieved when she found out the noise was her cat.
Alex bought a used RV. He hadn't gotten the RV checked out before buying it. The RV had a broken air conditioning unit. Alex couldn't take the RV out camping with the broken ac unit. Alex brought the RV in to get the air conditioner repaired.
Hampton was reading a magazine. He got up to go to the restroom. Hampton left the magazine on the coffee table near his drink. Hampton's dog ran by the coffee table. The dog knocked the drink onto the magazine.
Carter was eating at a restaurant. There was too much salt in his meal. Carter complained to the manager. The manager gave Carter his meal for free. Carter never returned to the restaurant.
Keith had just started at a new school. He was assigned a locker. Keith couldn't get his new locker open. He kept trying his old combination. Keith had to get the janitor to open his locker.
Eve had just put her son to sleep. It had taken all night for him to fall asleep. Eve's husband came home and slammed the door. The slamming door woke up the baby. Eve was furious at her husband.
Marks laptop broke. He needed a new one. He looked online for a new one. He found one and ordered it online. He got it several days later and enjoyed it.
Joe had a project due in a couple days. Joe got his supplies ready and began to work on it. He worked on it after school. He finished it and turned it in. He got an A.
John was walking around his neighborhood and saw a ice cream store. He decided he wanted too some ice cream. John got a cone with chocolate ice cream. He licked the ice cream. It was a good ice cream.
John's hair was too long. So he decided to get a haircut. John went to his local barber. Got his haircut. He looks very nice now.
"Frank was the best shooter in his basketball team. The team was down by two points. His team had the ball, there was ten seconds on the clock. His teammate threw him the ball and john caught it, John shot the ball at last minute and scored a three."
Andrew was hungover. So he got some Gatorade and breakfast. Andrew began to feel better. Andrew fell back asleep. Andrew was no longer hungover.
Phil's mom warned him to not let the dirty clothes stack up. Phil did not listen. Phil just kept stacking dirty clothes on top of dirty clothes. One day Phil was going to go on a date. Phil had no clean clothes to wear on his date so he had to cancel it.
Mary wanted to paint something for her cousin. She got some more paint from the store. She started to paint a picture. Mary gave her cousin her painting. Her cousin loved it.
Joe wanted to learn how to box. So he got a boxing trainer. They trained for months. Joe began to get better at boxing. A year later and Joe knew how to box.
John woke up in the morning wanting pancakes. He saw that Ihop had a good deal on pancakes . John got ready and got in his car. He drove too ihop. He enjoyed the pancakes.
Andrew began to write a book. He wrote for months and finally finished it. Andrew sent it too many publishers. One publisher got his book. His book became a New York best seller.
Sam wanted a new tv. So he went to the best buy and looked at a tv. Found a good tv. Bought the tv. Sam loved his new tv.
John was getting ready to go out. He was ready but could not find his sunglasses. So he searched all over his house for his glasses. Finally he found them. He put them on and got ready to head out.
Kevin's mom warned him not to leave food out in the house. Kevin did not listen and would leave food out every night. One night Kevin woke up to use the restroom. Walking down the hall Kevin noticed a mouse in the kitchen eating. Kevin never left food out again.
Sam invited his friends over for some beers. But he had no beer. So he went to the store and got some. His friends went over. They all got drunk and had a good time.
Joe ran out of toilet paper. So Joe got ready to go too target. Joe was now ready to go too target. In target Joe got toilet paper. Joe is happy he has toilet paper.
Tom loves movies. He decided that he would watch one. So he got a movie and played it. He got some popcorn. Tom sat down and enjoyed his movie.
Tomorrow was father's day. Jack wanted to get his father a new grill. Jack went to the store. Got a nice new grill. His father loved his new grill.
Joe would always forget to pay his parking tickets. Joe had about 4 parking tickets that he had to pay. Joe thought that he could just wait to pay his tickets. One day Joe parked on the street where a street sweeper went by. Joe had so many unpaid tickets that his BMW got towed away.
Frank wanted to get buff. So he got some weights. He started to work out. He worked out for months . Frank got buff.
Frank needed a need desk for his office. So Frank looked one up on Ebay. A bidding war was on the desk. Frank bid for the desk for several hours and eventually got it. Frank now has a new desk.
Andrew got invited to a bar. So he got ready. His friend picked him up. They went too the bar and drank. Andrew went home drunk.
Kevin needed some bananas. He went too the store. Got some bananas. He took them home. Enjoyed himself one.
John's yard was a mess. John decided he would clean the yard. So he started to clean the yard. He finished it a hour later. The yard was nice and clean.
Kim's bathroom was filthy. So she began to clean her bathroom. She was tired from cleaning the bathroom. She was happy that her bathroom was cleaned. The bathroom was clean.
John was off his work in twenty minutes. He was really tired. Every minute felt like an hour. Finally he was off so he clocked out and left work. John went home and slept.