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Sandy likes to go to the beach. She plans to go to the beach tomorrow. She embarks on the one hour drive to the beach. The car breaks down halfway to the beach. Luckily a tow truck driver was passing by and gave her a lift. |
James needed new shoes. His parents could not afford to buy him a new pair. He did odd jobs around town to save up. He finally saved up enough money. James bought the shoes he wanted. |
"Vladimir found that Claire was overemotional. He told her to take pills to help her condition. But Claire refused as she stated that her feelings were normal. To settle their dispute, they invited a friend. The argument was heated and the friend said they were overly emotional." |
Kate wanted a new dress for the dance. She new her parents did not have the extra money. She decided to find a job. She saved until she could buy one. She was so excited when she bought her dress. |
"The little girl was watching Elmo episode. Elmo has got in some trouble. The little girl started to cry. Mom explained to the girl, Elmo will be ok. The girl was happy." |
Lucy was having a baby. She had to put the crib together. But it kept collapsing. Finally her husband came home. He helped with the crib. |
John was sitting at his desk writing. He wrote something wrong on the paper. He crumpled the paper into a ball. He threw it at the trash can but missed. John got up and placed the crumpled paper into the trash can. |
"I love watching movies a lot in the theatre. However, I get tired of people screaming or talking. I usually tell everyone to be quiet. I try to not let other people ruin the experience for me. I wish people in the theatre weren't so rude." |
"Sally was baking an apple pie. When she took it out of the oven, she put it in the window to cool. She then went to the living room to relax. When she went back in the kitchen, the pie was gone. The wind had knocked it over and the pie was ruined." |
"Bob was very scared of insects. This stemmed from a severe hornet sting when he was young. One summer, Bob saw a hornet attacking a girl. Rather than run, he helped swipe it away from her. Bob faced his fear and gained a girlfriend in the process." |
Amanda was at the mall and hungry for a snack. She decided on the classic mall pretzel stand. When her food was ready she excitedly took a bit. Sadly her fresh pretzel was cold and hard. Luckily the shop replaced her pretzel and gave her a gift card. |
"Filling up my car seems to get more and more expensive. When I fill up my car I just get angry. Even when I choose the cheapest gas, it is still expensive. The numbers go up and up while I am filling my car tank. I wish I didn't have to drive anymore." |
Susie downloaded a new game on her phone. She wanted to finish it. But it was taking a long time. Finally she beat the game. It took her two days. |
Tom was at the grocery store. He spotted an attractive girl there. He decided to hit on her a bit. She was flirtatious but not completely interested. Tom liked the interaction regardless. |
"John loves to do magic but his father doesn't approve. His dad tells him he should be a school teacher like him. John doesn't want to disappoint his father but he loves magic so much. John went to school to become a teacher, and do magic on the side. John now teaches first grade math using his skills as a magician." |
Ben was riding his bike when he saw Nate on the side of the sidewalk. Nate had a flat tire in his bike and was about a mile from home. Ben offered to give Nate a lift home on his bike. Nate and Ben rode home together on Ben's bike. Ben felt good being able to help Nate get home. |
Tom was leaving a meeting in the worst part of town. A man with a gun stopped him. The man demanded Tom's money. Tom handed over his money clip. Tom vowed never to go to that part of town again. |
"Stacey wanted to write the perfect story for her English class. But she kept stopping and rewriting sentences over and over. After several hours, she hardly had anything written. With little time left, she had to quickly finish her story. Stacey realized she tried to be too idealistic." |
"Nate went on the bus. After 10 minutes, the bus left the school. Since the roads were congested, the driver was driving slow. He didn't arrive at my stop until sunset. I barely had time to finish my homework when I came home." |
Carter was shopping at a grocery store. He was looking through the apples. Most of the apples in the store were mushy and soft. Carter told the produce manager about the apples. The manager brought out good apples. |
I remembered that I forgot to get mouthwash. I walked across the street to the store. I picked out the flavor of mouthwash that I wanted. I took the mouthwash to the cash register and paid for it. I walked back home with my purchase. |
Tom was taking his meds. He mixed them in his drink. A friend didn't realize it. They took and drank Tom's drink. Tom had to take them to the hospital. |
Tina was getting married. She was so very excited. It was a big day. But all the sudden it started to rain. Tina had to move it indoors. |
"Will had a hot date one night. Just as he was stepping into the shower, his power went out. Will was irked by being unable to get ready for the date. Will called the girl and cancelled the date. Will went out with some buddies, knowing his stink didn't bother them!" |
"Cynthia loved staying indoors, she rarely left her home. She often broke down in public places minutes after leaving her house. She was diagnosed with social anxiety and needed medicine to go out. She finally decided to see a shrink about her debilitating condition. She got better within days and now shops for herself... |
Jerry was a senior in high school. He had to start thinking about college. He took a few tours of some colleges and settled on one. He liked to write and he liked sports as well. He wanted to be a sports journalists and this school would help. |
Tom was a proud guy. He hated losing at anything. Even small things mattered to him. He lost friends over a game of Monopoly. Tom is now as lonely as he is proud. |
Tom was walking home. He saw a car accident nearby. One person seemed hurt. Tom rushed to help. He helped the hurt individual while others called 911. |
"Raphael didn't know he was gay until he was sixteen. At that time, he couldn't deny his attraction to Matt. The problem was that Matt had a girlfriend. So Raphael stayed silent for years. Only when they were in college did Matt admit he was gay too." |
"Maggie was angry that her neighbor captured a herd of wild horses. The neighbor was new to the area and didn't know they were wild. She thought they belonged to someone who wasn't caring for them. Maggie tried to explain that the horses belonged to the community. Unfortunately, the woman called a government agency to ... |
Luis wanted a bicycle. But he couldn't afford one. So he made plans to steal a bike. But he abandoned the plan at the last second. Luis decided to save money and buy a bike in the future. |
Nas was accused of murder. A woman was killed and Nas was the prime suspect. He was found with the murder weapon in his pocket and arrested. He turned down a plea deal and took his case to trial. The jury found Nas not guilty. |
Debbie was a devout vegetarian. She decided to become a professional chef. Debbie enrolled in culinary school. The school required her to prepare meals using meat. Debbie dropped out of school because this went against her beliefs. |
Susie went into the bathroom and brought her phone with her. When she was done she accidentally threw it in the toilet. When she looked in the bowl she was horrified. She had to take it out and clean it. But it did not work and it was broken for good. |
Allie set her alarm to eight in the morning. As soon as it went off she was annoyed. She did not want to get up. So she set it to snooze. She slept another half hour. |
Maria is sick of her life in mexico. She decides to head to the states. She goes on a trip to sneak across the border. Maria successfully crosses the border. Maria enjoys her new life in america. |
"Sophie wanted to get a pet. Her landlord wouldn't let her get one. She decided to get one anyway, and got a cat. Her landlord found out she had gotten a cat. Luckily, her landlord had 10 cats herself, and so didn't mind." |
"James was dancing with his friends. He asked his friends to check out what he was going to do. He then tried to do a backflip. James landed on his face, and embarrassed himself. He vowed to never try that again at his children's school dance." |
I love making random trips to the beach. Sometimes I would decided to go right after work. However I would always get dirty in the sand. I decided to keep a towel in my car. Now I could sit on the towel during my random beach trips. |
Jim was a great basketball player. He always scored many points. One day a friend challenged him to a friendly game. Jim agreed and did not play as well as he thought. Jim learned his skills were not always that great. |
Grace always ran through the local park for exercise. The park had been closed down recently for sidewalk repairs. Grace was unsure of where to run in place of her regular choice. Grace decided to go buy a treadmill at a store. Grace enjoyed her treadmill run just as much as the park. |
Blair had signed up to plan her school's winter dance. She wanted to make everything perfect. Unfortunately the budget was limiting her abilities a good deal. She decided to raise money with a bake sale. Thanks to her ingenuity the dance was better than any dance before. |
Kate loved playing tennis. She was not very great at it. She finally decided to take lessons. She was able to learn some new tricks. Kate was able to improve her skills. |
Jim likes to take his truck and go mudding. He plans to go to the river bottom tomorrow. He gets in his truck and arrives at the river bottom soon after. He notices it's all dried up and he can't go mudding today. It then starts raining very hard and soon enough there is mud. |
Jude was ready for school an hour earlier than usual. He had vowed to eat breakfast before he went in. He had never eaten breakfast before school. He microwaved his oatmeal that morning. The microwave stopped working halfway through. |
"Bob's favorite food was lasagna. Bob's wife didn't like Lasagna because of the cheese in it. Bob tried to make lasagna himself but it was awful. He and his wife talked about how to make the lasagna. They came to a conclusion, she would make lasagna without cheese." |
He vomited into the emesis bag. He had never been very good on flights. He had popped a xanax before take off but it wasn't helping. The turbulence was driving him crazy. Next time he would have a couple drinks first. |
"Anna thought that Larry had taken her wallet. The police came to question Larry about Anna's missing wallet. Larry insisted that he did not take Anna's wallet. Later, the police found out that someone else had taken her wallet. Larry felt guilty about the incident, even though he was innocent." |
Allie was about to get a shot. She was so nervous. She was about to cry. Allie was short of breath. Finally when it was over it didn't hurt badly. |
Tim went shopping for some groceries. His wife made him a list of things to get. Tim covered everything on the list. He got a few extra things for himself as well. Tim's wife told him he did a good job. |
Jordan had recently returned from summer camp. Her friend from camp had promised to write her soon. Jordan eagerly anticipated getting the letter. After some time passed she began to worry that her friend had forgot. Luckily she then finally got her letter. |
"Eric wanted to learn how to draw. But he was always too afraid to start. In his drawing class, he looked at other people's drawings. And he realized he had to start at the bottom too. But in several years, Eric was able to draw anything he wanted." |
"Benny's son ran outside. He began to dig in the ground for no reason. Benny noticed him and quickly ran towards him. Before saying anything, he saw something with a a gold shape. When he pulled it out, he found out that it was a golden ring." |
Susie had a band concert. She was nervous. All the sudden the power went out. The thunder was massive. Everyone was evacuated. |
"Hubert was always tired. Even if he slept his eight hours a night, he'd nap. So when his girlfriend came over one night, he did the same. She woke him up. And she stormed on him as he fell asleep while they were kissing." |
John was sitting at his work desk. Someone brought him a bunch of papers from the copy room. John realized the papers were not properly stapled. John stapled all the papers himself. He was pleased he finished the work before lunch. |
Jim had never been overseas. He always wanted to visit Paris. He finally got the chance to on his wedding night. He spent more time on the city than his wife. He returned there often. |
Ursula always slept on her belly. But when she got a new boyfriend he realized she was snoring. He tried to rock her back and forth. And when she settled on her back she kept silent. He told her so the next day and since then Ursula sleeps on her back. |
"Vivian always watched the same TV show on Mondays. So when she received a call that Monday she didn't answer. She only listened to her missed message afterward. As she listened, her face blanched. It was her sister who had been in a car accident who had called." |
"My friend's Facebook account was hacked. A bogus message was sent to all of her contacts. I opened the message and clicked a link, getting a virus. Fortunately, my anti-virus software cleaned up my Facebook page. I reported the hack to Facebook, asking for better security measures." |
Johnny did not want to do his homework. He waited until 10 PM before looking at it. He had 200 problems to do. He did not have it finished by the time he had to go to school. He got a zero on his assignment. |
Julie was starting a new school. She was very nervous. She was used to be popular. She was having a hard time making new friends. She finally started fitting in. |
"Sonia's washing machine broke down. She called for a repair person, but no one was available. Sonia decided to read the manual and fix it herself. She was able to fix the broken valve and get it working again. Sonia felt very proud to have done the repair without assistance." |
"Jenny has been trained in gospel singing since she was seven. She's had a passion for singing for as long as she can remember. Every day, she makes sure to practice. Now at 24, she is considered a ""power house"". She gives all her credit to dedication." |
Todd has been in the hospital for many days. The doctors say there is sign of recovery. His family is planning for the worst. Later in the week Todd's doctor said he was pulling the plug. Todd was pronounced at at 6 pm today. |
Ivan bought his son an Xbox One for his birthday. But he noticed that he son rarely used it. Ivan felt guilty and decided to use it. But he didn't have much fun. Ivan continued to reluctantly play to justify the purchase however. |
Chris was eating lunch with his friends. They were talking about playing disc golf. Chris had never played before and was interested. His friends invited him to join them. He joined his friends for disc golf and had an enjoyable time. |
Charlie had been sick for the past few days. He had decided to go back to school. Charlie got dressed and was about to walk out the door. He suddenly felt very weak and nauseous. Charlie ended up staying home another day. |
"Stan wanted to play a prank on a colleague. He placed his colleague's stapler in jello. When his colleague arrived, he was upset. The colleague was upset as the stapler was a present. Stan felt bad so cleaned it up for him." |
"Joe was good at cooking. He decided to make rice and gravy. While he was cooking his gravy, he forgot to add water. His gravy started sticking. He burnt his gravy and was so disappointed." |
"Jamie frequented the gym several times a week. His mum said he was obsessed with it. After years of training, Jamie used his time to become a bodybuilder. He entered a bodybuilding competition after a few more months. Despite it being his first attempt, Jamie came 3rd out of 25." |
Robby stopped at a gas station in a small town. There was no one in the store that he saw working. Robby looked around the store. He saw an old man passed out on the floor. Robby called an ambulance to help the man. |
Max could only buy one comic book. He wanted five comic books. Max offered to sweep and clean the store. The store manager agreed. He was awarded with four more comic books. |
Caroline loved to write novels in her spare time. So for her birthday her mom gave her an old typewriter for fun. Caroline really got into it. She loved the old keys and the sound. She typed her whole novel that way and felt great. |
"Suzy was learning how to drive. One day, there was snow on the road. She tried to brake when a car pulled in front of her. She did not brake fast enough and hit the car. Her mother was very angry." |
Tom was traveling with his wife. He was a bit lost but didn't want to admit it. Tom pretended he was taking a short cut. They wound up actually saving time. Tom never admitted he was lost. |
John was at home. He was thirsty. He opened the fridge to see what he had to drink. When the fridge was opened a very bad smell came out. John quickly cleaned the fridge. |
The farm had a lot of animals. The kids' favorite was the donkey. His name was Old Red. They fed him a carrot and petted his nose. Old Red was a fun animal to play with. |
Suzy had been going to tanning beds for years. But she found a mole that she thought could be cancerous. She went to the doctor to get it checked. It turned out to be melanoma. Suzy broke down in tears. |
"James loved being outside. He decided to go to the lake. He brought his kayak and put it on the water. He paddled around and admired the water. It was a beautiful, peaceful day on the lake!" |
Calvin was born with bad eyesight. He learned that he could correct his vision with laser surgery. He decided to have surgery to fix his bad eyesight. The surgery was a very good success. Calvin is happy that he does not have bad eyesight anymore. |
Jen loved carbs. She ate pasta every day. She wanted to lose weight. She decided she would give up pasta for a year. She only lasted two days before she binged on some macaroni. |
John burned his favorite candle before a date. He was sure he would impress this girl. She came over and noticed the smell. She found it to be enchanting and was excited. They fell in love then. |
John was looking for his keys. He could not find them anywhere. He continued looking. Finally he found them under the refrigerator. John wondered how they got there. |
"Matt's parents came into town one weekend. He, his fiance, and his parents drove out to the beach! After that, they visited the nearby town of Annapolis. Once they got back, they saw a movie. By the time his parents left, everyone was very tired!" |
"Patrick always had his way with women. He was a smooth talker and got them home every time. When he took Beth out for dinner, he was shocked. She slapped him in the middle of the restaurant and left. Patrick went home with his ego between his legs." |
The American scientists have been working on a bomb. They worked on a design. They assembled all the materials. Finally the day to test it came. The gadget worked. |
Sam was always creative. He made a really elaborate costume for Halloween. His friends were really impressed. They told him to enter a costume contest. Sam wound up winning first place. |
"Jim was walking home from school. And he noticed that his shoelaces were untied. He figured he could walk a bit longer though. As he stepped off a curb, he tripped and fell. Jim felt silly for not just tying his shoelaces." |
Jill loved to sing but hated performing in public. Her friends planned a night out at a local karaoke bar. Jill was nervous that she wouldn't be able to sing for an audience. She faced her fear by belting out her favorite song. Jill felt proud that she could perform after all. |
Mickey was walking barefoot in his house. He stepped on something. His foot started throbbing. He looked at his foot. There was a toothpick stuck in his foot. |
Jack needed a new jacket. He did not have enough money. He decided to do work around the house. His mom paid him for chores. Jack was glad to be able to buy his own jacket. |
"The class ended. Before John got out of his seat, he stretched his arms. Since he stretched too hard, he dislocated his left arm. The school's nurse came into the room quickly. She helped John by re-positioning his arm." |
"Angela owned a very pretty doll. One day, Angela was playing outside with her doll. She accidentally dropped the doll into a mud puddle. Angela cried because her doll was dirty. Angela was happy after her mom cleaned up the doll good as new." |
I bought a 1969 Mercury Montego with a loose front seat. The seat was loose because the car's floor had rusted through. I removed the seat and repaired the floor with pieces of sheet metal. My repair held the seat firmly in place after I reinstalled it. The car then successfully passed the safety inspection. |
"One morning while at work, Bills chest began to ache. As the day went on, Bill's chest hurt more and more with each breath. Bill left work when the pain got too bad and he was short of breath. Bill called his doctor, but he had to wait until 3pm to get seen. Instead of waiting to see his doctor, Bill went to urgent ca... |
"Jimmy was very fond of his aunt. She would always buy him things whenever she came to visit. Once, she didn't bring him anything. Although this surprised Jimmy, he didn't mind. He learned that seeing family matters more than material goods." |
Tom didn't have much money. He wanted to get his girlfriend a gift. He decided to carve her a small figurine. His girlfriend was not very impressed by it. Tom found it in the trash weeks later. |
"Harry wanted to paint a portrait. But he was too scared to start. So he continued to watch tutorials and gather information. But he never gained enough confidence. In the end, Harry never painted the portrait he wanted." |
John was going sailing with friends. They had planned it for months. The day they were set to leave had storm warnings. John noticed that the wind was really picking up. They decided to reschedule just to be safe. |
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