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Marcy was very late for her doctor's appointment. She was worried that he would not see her that day. Marcy's doctor agreed to see her when she arrived. She was glad that her doctor took care of her that day. Marcy vowed to not be late for her next appointment.
"My friends and I love this one video game. We decided to make a day of playing it in the local parks. We walked around a lot, getting much exercise. We even got ice cream before heading home. I may have gotten a sunburn but that was a great day."
John went to the park at night to relax. John heard an argument between two people. John heard a conversation about someone being a drug addict. John wanted to avoid such trouble. John left the park and decided not to go there at night.
Anita got some money for her birthday. Anita wanted to buy a pet. Anita went to the pet store. Anita purchased a parrot. Anita was very happy with her new parrot.
"Jasper wanted to grow a golden rose. He tried many combinations but his roses were always yellow. He entered a competition anyway, hoping to resolve his issue on time. With the pressure of finding a solution fast, Jasper worked very hard. The competition came and he had the only golden rose in the world."
Trevor was driving his car. He crashed into a pole. The car was totaled. Trevor's mom was furious. He had to pay to repair the car and the pole.
Jimmy worked in a restaurant. He came into work one day. The cooler had failed overnight. All the food had to be thrown. Jimmy's boss decided to close the restaurant for the day.
"Jim was at dinner. He ordered 2 coffees and a sweet tea. The waitress brought him unsweet tea instead. Jim drank a sip of the tea and knew it was unsweet. Instead of being nice, he was rude to the waitress."
Cindy was working very hard to catch up on her bills. It seemed like the harder she tried the more bills she got. Cindy resorted getting a second job. That helped some. Cindy finally got caught up after a lot of hard work.
"Sarah wanted to save more money on food. So she made a strict meal plan for herself. She bought 25 pounds of flour and decided to eat only bread. But after a few days, she felt terrible. Sarah decided to make a more realistic plan."
While at work two people met. Their job's rule book told them they couldn't date. The two were madly in love with each other. In order to date they decided to come up with fake names. Gretchen and Earl are very happy together.
Gordon was a soldier. He was stationed overseas. Gordon was involved in a gunfight. He was shot several times and lost the use of his arms. Gordon returned home with an honorable discharge.
Susie was curious about being a vegan. She didn't think it was right to eat meat. So she tried being vegan for a week. It was simply too hard. So she quit after three days.
Rebecca is such a workaholic. She likes money so much she refuses to take a day off. She got so exhausted always working. Rebecca's boss made her take a day off. Rebecca enjoyed her day off so much she decided to take more time off.
Paula was feeling very stressed one day. So she went to a coffee shop and tried a mocha latte. She was immediately hooked and went to the coffee shop everyday. But soon coffee was all she could think about. Paula's coffee obsession made her more stressed than before.
"Janet began to go to her doctor more and more frequently. But her doctor continually told her there was nothing wrong. Janet was recommended by her doctor to see a psychiatrist. But instead, she continued to schedule more check ups. It wasn't until Janet had a panic attack that she saw a psychiatrist."
Tom was out for lunch. He lost track of time. He got back to work very late. Tom's boss was furious. He almost lost his job.
John has worked on roofs his whole life but his knees are hurting. One day on the roof he had to grab someone when he lost balance. The boss was worried what would happen if John got hurt. He worked John less and less. Then finally the boss fired John.
Allie was about to leave her house. She forgot to tape her show. She had just realized. But thankfully she was able to get it on her phone. She was rather relieved about that.
Tom forgot to set his alarm. In the morning he woke up really late. Tom freaked out and tried to hurry to work. Unfortunately his boss had already called. Tom had been fired.
Frank was a lonely guy. Frank went out to look for a lady friend. He searched bars and cafes. He found a nice girl at a bar. He took her back to his place and made love.
I was playing soccer at the park. My friends and I were playing near another group of friends. We began to argue over the spot in the park. Everyone wanted their own spot in the park. We decided to make up and just relax together.
"Lena had a phobia about flying and had avoided planes her whole life. When her best friend got married in the Bahamas, she had a dilemma. Desperate to attend the wedding, Lena went to a counselor for help. With counseling and herbal sedatives, Lena braved the airplane. She clung to her friend's hand, but she was proud...
"The twins were excited to go back to school after the summer holidays. They ran to the classroom eager to see who their new teacher would be. They were surprised to find the principal waiting for them there. The principal apologised and told them they had no teacher this year! She then laughed, cackled, and told them ...
Tom was hanging out with friends. He was playing music. The songs were on shuffle. A really silly song came on. Tom embarrassingly changed it.
Tori saved up her allowance money for months to buy a new phone. She finally saved up enough to go to the Apple Store. She went there and bought the latest iPhone. She promptly dropped and cracked the screen. She returned the phone because it caused her too much stress to own.
"Milton was a drunk who enjoyed making his nieces and nephews cry. He was three times their age but enjoyed making them angry. One day while drunk beyond words he slurred and fell on a child. It was his own niece and she was hurt pretty bad, she broke a leg. The family banned him and he became a homeless drunk."
Suzy was having some tooth pain. She ate food that was too cold. So she decided to put gel on it. It took awhile. But after an hour she felt much better.
The kids were anxious for spring. The weather turned very nice one day in March. They went to the playground to take advantage of it. They had a lot of fun swinging and sliding. The playground was the best place to be when the weather was nice!
Sarah goes on a jog every day. Usually she runs 5 miles. Today she got up to 6 miles. She was determined to run 10 miles. She finally hit her goal distance.
Janelle needed to lose weight. She went on a strict diet plan. It said she couldn't eat any meat or sweets. Janelle was grouchy and hungry. She broke her diet and ate a sundae.
It was an asian celebration. Lily decided to have some mochi. But to her surprise someone choked. They had to help her. Finally the girl was saved.
The day was overcast and very humid. Jen thought it would be cooler because of the clouds. It was not cooler at all! The air felt thick and damp. Jen decided to stay inside under a fan.
"Sarah's family got a new puppy. They had fun playing with the dog in the house. When it was time for bed, they couldn't find the puppy anywhere. Suddenly they heard a quiet whimper coming from underneath the couch. Sarah laughed at her new puppy's tiny hiding place."
Tom got a guitar for his birthday. He practiced often to learn to play. He looked up videos online. He also asked others questions. Tom became really good in a short period of time.
"David was going to sleep. There was a light breeze outside. David decided to sleep with the windows open. It began to rain. When David woke up, his floors were soaked."
"A bird few into my house through an open window. We ran around, trying to chase the bird back out. Luckily, the cat was outside at the time. We cornered the bird in the basement near one of the windows. The cat was outside the window looking confused."
Ken liked to go on birdwatching expeditions. On one expedition he lost his binoculars. He decided to pack his things and go home. Ken's friend had an extra pair of binoculars. Ken was able to enjoy the expedition using his friend's binoculars.
"After taking Poland, Hitler decided he wanted more territory. He decided to attack France now. France had prepared earlier for just such an attack. So Hitler marched his armies through Belgium. Paris is now in Hitler's hands."
Tom was out at the beach. He put sunscreen on. Unfortunately it was just once at the beginning. Tom wound up getting sunburned. He made sure to put on more often next time.
My son loves bedtime stories. My mother bought my son 20 books. My son wanted all 20 books read to him. I diligently read all 20 books to my child. My son enjoyed his new stories being read to him.
"Timmy had volunteered to be in the dunking booth at the school picnic. It sounded like fun, and would help raise money for the homeless. However, his swim trunks were lost. His solution was to wear a pair of his dad's old Umbros. He made it on time and helped raise a good amount of money."
"Austin was a manager of a restaurant. One night a homeless man came in the door. He asked Austin for some spare food. Austin seated him at a table. The wait staff brought him a full meal, free of charge."
"My cat always disappears. Once, he was gone for 5 days! He showed up on the 5th day with some scratches. He was always quick to get into a cat fight. For now, he is under house arrest."
Tina had a birthday party. She was so excited for it. But unfortunately no one showed up. Tina felt so defeated. She realized they were not her real friends.
Kristi took on some private music students to make extra money. She had one student who never practiced for his lesson. Every week she tried to encourage him to want to practice. Finally she had to tell his parents that lessons were not helping him. When his parents threatened to stop lessons he started practicing.
"Maya was having trouble with her cell phone. It wouldn't stay connected to the charge most of the time. Even when she could keep it charging, it would keep the battery low. Maya tried to work around it but it was too prevalent. `. Finally she decided it was time to buy a new charger."
"James had an upcoming trip to Canada in a week. As a hurricane was approaching, he hid his passport to keep it safe. However, after the storm passed he completely forgot where it was! He strip searched his apartment without any luck. Luckily, his girlfriend called and said she found it at her house!"
"Dante really did not like Tim. Tim was annoying, and had recently said that Dante's mother was fat. That day after school, Dante confronted Tim. Tim repeated his claim, so Dante punched him. Tim recanted his claim, Dante was happy."
Tom went to the beach with friends. The ocean looked more violent than normal. Tom still decided to get in the water. He was knocked over and sucked under. Nobody ever saw Tom again.
Cliff was working at a gym. There was a gym goer who would constantly bring in food. Cliff had warned him several times about the rules. The patron came in again eating a sandwich on the machines. Cliff finally kicked the man out of the gym.
"Angela always smelled funny. No one wanted to be around her because of the horrid smell. Some people thought that Angela suffered from a medical problem. This fact was that Angela never, ever bathed. In private, Angela actually bragged about being filthy."
Jim loved big trucks. His dad took him to a monster truck show. It was loud and intense. Jim loved every minute of it. He begged to go to more.
Tim was at an antique store. He was a bit pre-occupied and not paying attention. Tim bumped into some items. One fell and shattered on the floor. Tim had to pay for the expensive antique.
Allie wanted to go to the beach. She had been planning it for awhile. But then it started to rain. Allie was so defeated. So she then decided to see a movie instead.
Beth was invited to her friend's house one night. When she showed up it was just her and her friend. Beth assumed there would be a party or something. Beth's friend asked Beth to be her maid of honor. Beth was very honored and very excited for her friend and said yes!
"Bill was renovating his house. He'd bought a cute little bungalow downtown. He painted the outside some historic colors. He gutted the inside as well. After months of work, it was perfect!"
Kim loved to eat fast food. Her favorite item to order was fries. One night she went to her favorite place and it was closed. Kim was very disappointed. She wrote the manager and received a gift card in response.
"Brandon had just qualified as a substitute. As he prepared for his first class, he was confident he'd do great. But when he stepped into the classroom, he encountered screaming kids. He tried to calm down the rowdy hooligans, but to no avail. As he went to bed that night, he was dreading the next day."
Tim ordered Chinese food. That same night he felt sick to his stomach. He threw up and had diarrhea. The next day he got checked up. A doctor told him he had minor food poisoning.
Susie went ice skating for the first time. Her friend Allie took her. When they got on the ice Susie lost balance. She felt like she was falling. She ended up falling right on her friend.
Juliet was trying to enjoy a local city fair. Her only problem was that she couldn't find parking. Then she had the bright idea to check nearby stores. To her delight a grocery store nearby had open spots. She parked and walked to the fair which she really enjoyed.
"Will heard that his neighbor's dog died. Will wanted to do something for the kids in that family. Will went and got the cutest puppy he could find. Will rang the family's doorbell, presenting the dog. The little girl who answered melted with happy tears."
Tim likes mowing his grass. He mows it every week. His mower broke down a month ago and he hasn't been able to mow it. The city will fine him if he doesn't mow it by tomorrow. His brother brings over his mower and mows it for him just in time.
Susie got a few tattoos last week. All the sudden she got sick. She went to the doctor. The doctor told her she had to take antibiotics. So she walked out with a prescription.
"Danny went driving his parents car without their permission. Driving back into the driveway, he hit the mailbox. Danny put the mailbox back upright. He wasn't able to fix the bumper on the car. Danny decided to tell his parents what he did."
Bruce was exploring an abandoned house. He was going up the stairs. The stairs didn't feel too sturdy. The handrail gave out from under Bruce's grip. Bruce decided not to go up the stairs.
Jon was driving home from work. He remembered that his lizard had just ran out of food. So he drove to the nearest pet store. He found his lizards favorite food and bought it. He went home and fed his lizard.
Tera had gotten a huge promotion. She was a top executive at the company. She got a huge pay raise and a great office. Tera bragged to all her friends. She couldn't wait to get to work in her new position.
Will was a middle school student with a whole Summer coming up. Will decided to make use of his free time. Will began mowing his neighbor's lawns for money. Will worked hard all Summer long. Will made a thousand dollars that Summer!
"Herb went to the office cookie exchange. Herb ate what he thought was an oatmeal cookie. It turned out to be a peanut butter cookie. Herb was very, very allergic to peanuts. Herb left the office cookie exchange in an ambulance."
Sandy and Ron had just bought a new house. There was a pool in the backyard. The couple had a young son. They were concerned about their child's safety. Sandy and Ron enrolled their son in swimming lessons.
Travis was attending a party. There was a lot of underage drinking at the party. Travis was scared to get in trouble. Travis decided to leave. He went home and played video games the rest of the night.
"Josh and Liz had wanted a baby. They had been trying for a few months. They had not had any luck. One day, Liz took a test. She was pregnant and could not wait to tell Josh."
Josh kept getting prank calls. He would get them late at night. He was starting to lose sleep over it which wasn't good. Josh decided to disconnect his phone before bed. Josh slept much better after doing this.
Tom had low blood pressure. He checked it right away. It was very low. So he took some tomato juice. It brought his pressure right up.
It started to snow very hard. The school then called all of the families. School was canceled. Allie jumped for joy. She was glad to have a day off.
"Jake had just been to the grocery store. While there he bought a dozen of eggs. When he got home, he took his eggs out of the car. As he was doing so, he tripped. Jake broke all his eggs."
"Cassie was living on the streets. She hated to get help but noticed a sign for free lunch. Starving, she decided to check it out herself. She enjoyed a hot bowl of soup and some bread. She realized it was no big deal to get help from then on."
"It was a very dry and hot summer day. Ryuu felt like he was melting in the heat. He went to the kitchen to grab a watermelon and coconut water. Ryuu sat on his porch, sweating. He took a big bite of watermelon while enjoying the sunset."
"Amanda wanted to plant a garden. She wanted something that would be low maintenance. After researching, she realized she could plant succulents. Succulents are easy to take care of. The succulent garden she planted looked great."
"Doug started a new school. He was very worried that he would not have any friends. At lunch time, Doug asked Bill if he could sit with him. Bill said yes and introduced Doug to some of his friends. Doug was happy to have made a new friend at school."
"Beverly was in the middle of knitting a blanket. The yellow ball of yarn rolled along the floor as Beverly knitted. Unfortunately, Beverly's cat began swatting at the ball of yarn. One of her claws became tangled in the ball. Beverly reached down and freed the kitten from the yellow ball."
Tim didn't want to go to church. His mother was thinking of ways to make him go. She gave him a bunch of chores to do if he stayed home. Tim agreed to the chores instead. He gladly got them done in exchange for not going.
"Maria walked with her 4-year old daughter into her class. As soon as her daughter walked into the class, she began to cry. The teacher tried to show her a gift. However, she continued to cry. She eventually stopped after an hour."
Tom was going to take a shower. He couldn't find any clean towels. The dirty ones smelled too bad to use. Tom didn't want to smell worse after a shower. He decided to just not shower instead.
"One night Joseph saw a fast moving object in the sky. Joseph went inside, got on his computer, and started researching. Apparently the fast moving object was the International Space Station. Joseph learned that he could see it many times the following nights. He spent the next few nights outside during each passage, m...
Jen has a big exam tomorrow. She pulled an all-nighter to study. The next day she went to class extremely tired. Jen fell asleep at her desk. She slept right through her exam and failed.
John watched tennis on his cable tv. John realized he wanted to play tennis. John learned to play tennis and became good at it. John wanted to be a professional at it. John would eventually qualify for a grand slam tournament.
Susie was so hungry. She filled her plate to the top. She needed to eat. All the sudden she got full. She put on too much.
"I needed to make money really fast. All I had to sell were tomatoes. I opened tomato stand on my block. Everyone laughed at my idea. However, no one laughed when I made five hundred dollars in sales."
Tim wanted to sleep. He wasn't able to pass out. He tried a few tricks. Eventually he tried drinking warm milk. It helped a little bit.
Sally just started middle school. She was was a new student too. One day she got very confused about her schedule. She ended up at the wrong lunch. Luckily she made a friend who helped her figure out things.
Kate was on the phone with her friend Sue. Sue was away at a lake for her summer vacation. She had a blast telling Kate all about her fun time. Meanwhile Kate sat at home bored watching TV. Kate couldn't help but be jealous.
Mindy was really sick. She had to miss a lot of school. Mindy wasn't able to keep up with her schoolwork. Mindy eventually recovered from her illness. She was able to repeat her grade level the next year.
"Today I rode on an airplane. I was traveling from Orlando, FL to Washington, DC. We hit bad turbulence while in the air. It scared me. I'm glad to be safely on the ground and for the trip to be over."
Ann had a spelling test today. She was quite worried. She did not study. She figured she would fail. When she got the test she left it blank because it was too hard.
John is known as a slumlord. He owns several properties and rents to people on disability. He gets their checks and takes his rent money off the top. He refuses to make repairs to his properties which all have roaches. Renting from John is pretty much bad business.
"I left my 18 year-old son in charge of the house for three days. When I came back, I discovered my dog was pregnant. I asked him why he wasn't watching her. He shrugged and said he didn't want a reputation. So now we're having puppies sometime in the next few months."
"Mani was studying medicine. He had always wanted to be a doctor. On his first day of his placement, he saved a woman's life. She was already in the hospital but choked on some food. Despite his lack of training, he still knew the heimlich maneuver."