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Missy started middle school this year. One of her elective classes was beginning band. Missy wanted to play the clarinet just like her older sister did. When it was her turn to try the clarinet there was a problem. She only had three fingers on her left hand.
"David needed a sofa for his apartment. And he saw one at a yard sale. He bought it despite its worn appearance. But after using it for a few weeks, David felt sick. He ended up throwing it away and buying a clean new sofa."
Johnson was 15 years old when he started to dress up as an animal. His friends would tease him about it so he started doing it less. He slowly stopped doing it in public and dressed up only in private. When he turned 21 he applied for a job at Disney World. He was hired and is now paid to dress up like an animal in pub...
"Justin just started at a high school. He was used to being popular. However, things had changed. He had to make new friends. Justin finally gained his popularity back."
Paula missed her favorite TV show. She called her best friend to see if she had recorded it. As there was no answer she decided to check on the Internet. She had a chance to download it illegally. But she chose to wait for her friend so she wouldn't break the law.
Henry climbed a tree. He could see into his neighbor's yard. He began to spy on them every day. He found out his neighbor was dealing drugs. He called the police.
"He remembered being age six and his dad teaching him how it's done. The underside of the van looked more complicated than before. He loosened a bolt, and oil came splattering down onto his shirt. Panicking, he quickly kicked himself out from under the van. He smiled, remembering the same thing happening to his dad."
"My brother and I were playing outside near our neighborhood pond. All of a sudden, my yellow lab Sandy came running to us barking. Sandy stood between my brother and I and a water moccasin snake! All three of us retreated to safety to our house and told our father. My father went and relocated the snake away from wher...
Jon woke up excited. His father was taking him to his first Dodger game. It was at night. Jon's day went by slow but he's finally heading towards Dodger stadium. Jon had a good time watching the dodgers beat the dodgers.
"The first day of school is always exciting for Troy. He loves showing off his new style each year. He treats the first day of school like a runway show. The second Troy walked into school, he got bombarded with compliments. Troy works his style all day."
Boys were playing soccer outside. One boy accidentally kicked the ball into the neighbor's window. The angry neighbor ran out of his house. He yelled at boys. They run away as fast as possible.
Lindsey was making rolls for dinner. She went to grab extra flour when some bugs swarmed in. Then she spotted one bug embedded in her dough. She was so grossed out she threw it all away. With her second try she was much more watchful.
Jeff hated the way the carpet in his house looked. It was dirty and it smelled because he had two dogs. He found a place that would install hardwood floors online for cheap. He had the company install the floors throughout the entire house. Jeff loves the look and the easy clean up of floors so much better.
"Michael always wanted a little brother. When his mother became pregnant, Michael was ecstatic. Michael quickly became sad when he found out it was a girl. His mother told him to give his little sister a chance. Michael decided that his little sister would make a great friend too."
"Kate's friend Sue was going away for the summer. But they had the first day of summer together. They rode bikes, swam, and saw a movie together. At the end of the day Sue's mom took her home. Kate was happy to have at least one summer day with her friend."
"Dan and his father walked outside. He took the key and opened the lock. As soon as they opened the shack, a few bats flew out. Dan and his dad ducked as soon as possible. They got up and noticed that the shack was torn from the inside."
June was an aspiring songwriter. She wrote songs every single day. She submitted her work to every agency in town. An agent finally hired her. June is now the most successful songwriter in the country.
Angel lost his job at the post office last week. He has been working there for 10 years. They laid him off due to cutbacks. After he was laid off he went to get his commercial license. Now he is a professional truck driver.
Sydney was at an amusement park with her friends. They were all planning on riding the tallest roller coaster. Sydney was afraid of the height but embarrassed to admit it. Luckily her friends noticed that she looked upset. After they inquired she admitted her fears and they decided not to go.
"I took my dog on a nice walk this afternoon. My dog got loose, saw a rabbit and took off running. I searched for hours but I lost my dog. I went home, made flyers and hung them all over town. I waited and waited and that night a nice lady returned my dog!"
Bob wanted to buy a new book. He didn't have the money. Bob found a ten dollar bill on the ground. He picked it up. He used the money to buy the book.
Jen was so excited about her new phone. She could not wait for it to arrive. When she got home it was sitting on her porch. As she ripped into the package she kept see small pieces of glass. The phone was shattered and Jen had to send it back.
Abby learned to swim at the local YMCA. Her friend Carl invited her to swim at his house. Abby and Carl had a great time in the pool but they forgot sunscreen. Both of them looked like lobsters when they got out of the pool. The next day they missed school because they were hurting so bad.
"Tanja was looking for a specific style of bodysuit. She went online to search for it. She visited a few of her favorite brand's online stores. After searching for a while, she gave up. She couldn't find it after all."
"Jim works two jobs at two different companies. He has worked two jobs every since he was a teenager. He works, sleeps and saves money because he's too tired to spend it. Jim decided to finally scale it back to just one job. Jim now has lots of money and lots of free time to enjoy his life."
Kies was tired of his job flipping burgers from nine to five. He made minimum wage and dreaded going to work every day. He had no choice since he did not go to school and needed money. One day he couldn't handle the pressure and went crazy at work. He started flipping patties at customers and quit that day.
"Marianne woke up and felt numb one one side of her body. Nervous, she looked on the Internet for the meaning of her sensation. As she didn't find anything conclusive, she went to a doctor. The doctor said the nerves got pinched during the night. And as he foresaw, the next day her body was back to normal."
Paul had a problem with drugs. His Father was very concerned for him. He put him in a rehab center to get help. Paul stayed there for sixty days. He learned how bad drugs really were and never did them again.
"Sven lived in Stockholm. He was bored at home by himself in his family's apartment. He decided to try his father's akvavit, a caraway-infused vodka. It tasted awful and burned his tongue. He didn't try liquor again for six years after that."
Jack needed clothes for school. His mom decided to take him shopping. They went to many different place. Jack got four outfits for school. He was glad his mom took him shopping.
Tom loved heavy metal. He would listen to it all the time. He would play it as loud as he could through his headphones. Tom's ears eventually became damaged because of it. He was partially deaf as an adult.
Sally's family moved to a new house in a new town. Sally was sad that she didn't have any friends there. She went for a walk to the park near her new home. There was a girl there by herself. Sally became happy as she became friends with her.
"Blair was making sugar cookies on Christmas Eve. She popped them in the oven and left to clean up a bit. Suddenly she remembered her cookies minutes too late. To her dismay all of them had burnt to crisps. Luckily she was able to whip a new, better batch quickly."
Jerry was camping in the woods with his friends. His son had fallen and broke his leg back home. Jerry's wife tried to call him. She wasn't able to reach him because he was in a dead zone. Jerry didn't find out about his son until he arrived home.
"Dave and Ali were getting married in a church. The wedding director said that no drinking was allowed in the church. Dave's best man, Keith, showed up with alcohol on his breath. Ali gave Keith some breath mints and kept him away from the director. Dave and Ali's wedding went off without a hitch."
Ricky had found some old baseball cards in his father's closet. One of the cards was autographed. Ricky took the autographed card to an appraiser. The appraiser graded and certified the card. Ricky and his father sold the autographed card.
Betty asked her kids to buy lettuce at the store. She wanted the lettuce for tacos. The children returned home with cabbage. They had mistaken cabbage for lettuce. They ate their tacos without lettuce.
Allie had very frizzy hair. She needed a treatment for it. So she decided to go and get it done. After the treatment her hair was like silk. Allie couldn't believe it.
Tom was divorced. He had a son that he wanted to keep. They were fighting for rights. Tom thought he could buy his son's love with gifts. It worked out pretty well.
"Every year I try to list what I want to accomplish. I try to accomplish these goals every year. Sometimes I am not successful. However, I do at least accomplish a few things usually. My biggest goal is to lose weight."
Tim was at the bar. He ordered a drink. When he heard the price he was shocked. He paid and left a tip but didn't order more drinks. He decided to buy beer on the way home instead.
"Sammy spent every christmas abroad. She did this because she didn't have lots of family. This christmas, she plans to take her parents with her. Her plan is to take them to Australia. She thinks they'll enjoy the sun more than the cold."
Mary planted a flower in the pot. She was happy to watch it grow. Than she had to leave for four weeks. She forgot to ask a friend to water it. The flower died.
"Today our family took a trip to the grandparent's house. It takes about an hour to get there by driving in a car. Once there, the kids played with their cousins all afternoon. The kids played so much and so long that they were very worn out. On the way home, all the kids fell asleep in the car."
"Amy's dog was a troublemaker. When she left for work, he tried to get into the pantry. When Amy came home, she saw huge scratches on the door! She yelled at her pet for his bad behavior. She locked him in his crate when she left the next day."
"My friend and I wanted to adopt a cat. We decided our local animal shelter would be the best place to go. We wanted to adopt all of them but decided on one, a calico. We brought her home and named her Sassy. She is now part of our family and we love her!"
Shane had never been camping. He decided he would need to be very prepared. He packed 3 bags to make sure he could survive. He showed up at the campgrounds with 3 bags. All of his friends made fun of him.
"Kim went to a local concert. It was for a famous rapper. Kim didn't know any of his songs, but she heard he was popular. Kim ended up really liking it. She went home and downloaded all of his songs."
Luis was taking a final exam for his online English class. He had been answering questions about a novel for an hour. But the next question wouldn't load. And Luis realized his Internet stopped working. Luis was outraged because he had to start the exam over.
"I was driving to work one day when I felt a slam and a crunch. I had been rear-ended by another car! I got out of my car, furious and ready to confront the other driver. It was my wife! We had a laugh about it when we got home."
"Billy really enjoyed coffee. Often, he'd go to a coffee shop to try new types. He tried every type of coffee available to him from the shop. As he had no new ones to try, Billy decided to go to the source. He flew out to Nicaragua the next week to get it fresh."
"Jan was in a hurry to get to school. She ran into her dark room and quickly put on her shoes. All day, Jan's feet felt funny. At the end of the day, Jan looked down at her feet. She was wearing a shoe from a different pair on each foot."
Tim always had back pain. He wasn't sure what the cause was. Eventually he went to a doctor. The doctor found Tim's problem. They were able to treat it appropriately.
Olivia didn't like going to school because her teacher was mean. The teacher was always yelling at the students and insulting them. One day Olivia brought a small toy to school even if she shouldn't. The teacher caught Olivia holding her toy and took it away. The teacher opened the door and flung the toy onto the playg...
Tom got stuck watching a new show. He stayed up all night binge watching it. The next day he could barely stay awake at work. His boss noticed him falling asleep. Tom almost got into trouble because of it.
"Sara was going to work one morning. As she was getting closer to her job, she saw smoke. She could not figure out where it was coming from. She finally got closer. A car had caught on fire."
Tom needed a job to get an apartment. He couldn't get a job without an address. He tried to fake a friend's address. Unfortunately they found him out and he got in trouble. The trouble made it harder for Tom to get a job.
Sherri ate at a restaurant that quickly became her favorite place. It was expensive but she liked to treat herself. The restaurant had very nice cups and Sherri wanted two. She asked for the price on them but they were out of her budget. Sherri decided to steal two cups and she's had them for 5 years now.
"I was driving down the road and saw a small candy store. I went inside and bought all kinds of candies and chocolates. When I got home, I left the bag on the kitchen counter. My dog grabbed the bag and ate all the candy! I was sad, but then i went back to the store, got more, and ate them."
"Jim put a pizza in the oven. He turned the oven on and set the timer. When the oven went off, he grabbed his pizza. However, the pizza was still frozen. Jim had forgotten to turn the oven on bake."
Maryann and Josh spent the day exploring Venice. They walked through the green lush alleyways. They both admired the contemporary homes they passed. The day ended with them drinking coffee and people watching. They can't wait to do this again.
Judy has a terrible forehand. She decided to start taking tennis lessons. She found a coach to help her every week. Soon her forehand got better. Now Judy has the best forehand on her team.
Susie ordered a sandwich at the restaurant. She thought it would take a half hour. It took two hours. So Susie complained. She did not leave a tip either.
Joe was tired of his old haircut machine. So he looked online for a better one. He found one cheap on Amazon. He ordered it. It arrived a week later and Joe was glad to have it.
Tim was a student in college. He was thinking about his future and decided on law school. He immediately started studying for the LSAT. He felt himself become smarter solely by studying for the LSAT. He did well on the LSAT and could go to any Law school in the country.
Tim was trick or treating with friends. They all got a lot of candy. Tim noticed one friend had more than everyone else. They all checked his bag. He had stolen their candy and they took it back.
Rita wanted to learn how to do her own makeup. She bought new makeup. She watched videos online. She practiced every day. She then became a makeup artist.
Cat had made the dance team every year since the 7th grade. It was her junior year and she was nervous. New people were trying out. Cat practiced and practiced. Cat tried out and did not make the team.
"It was an extremely windy day at pats house in Arizona. Pat tuned into the news to see that the wind reached dangerous speeds. The wind blew a branch off of a tree that hit into Pat's car. Furious, Pat decides to park his car in the garage. Pat decided to make a habit out of parking in the garage."
"Three months ago my bosses hired someone. They decided to have me train him for his new job. I've been working with him every day since then. He still has no idea what he's doing. Meanwhile, I've been saddled with trying to do two jobs."
I bought a jar of dip yesterday. I couldn't open it. I was very frustrated. I tried everything. Finally I got it open with a spoon.
"Bernie didn't like to wake up early in the morning. He always put his alarm on snooze and went back to sleep. As he had an important meeting, he bought two other alarms. He set them all at the same time. And when the three alarms sounded together, Bernie woke up right away."
Shad had three brothers. They two were very troubled but Shad was always a good kid. His parents had to put a lot of time and energy into raising them. Shad felt like he never got any attention because of how they acted. Shad started acting out just so his parents would have to punish him.
Jane bought a new pair of heels. She wore them to work. They were too uncomfortable. Jane took them off almost immediately. She hid her feet behind her desk.
"Candy's dad worked for a law firm. She would stay in his office sometimes after school. Candy would hear a lot of law terms from the office. Candy became interested in law. When she got older, Candy majored in law like her father."
"Cassie put rice on to boil. As she was cooking, she got a phone call. She forgot about the rice and continued to talk. She suddenly smelled something burning. She ran to the kitchen and her rice was on fire."
Tim had a friend Fred. Fred had no wife or children. He was going to be alone on the holiday. So Tim invited him to join his family. Fred agreed and had a great time at Tim's.
"Cindy wanted to save money on bread. So she decided to buy flour and bake her own. But after several weeks, she couldn't get her bread to taste very good. So she went back to buying store bought bread. Cindy still had desires to bake her own bread, however."
Allie had never been on a private jet before. But her best friend had one so she decided to go on it with her. The two flew to Europe together. It was the experience of a lifetime as Allie had all the amenities. Allie vowed to never fly commercial again.
"Helen wanted a new lamp. She went to a store and picked the most beautiful one. She could barely afford it, but she didn't care. She brought it home in her car. When she opened it she found it was broken."
"David had only a few friends, but none he could count on. He began adding new people in neighboring towns on social media. Nobody had accepted his requests after 12 hours, and he was sad. He decided to go to bed and ignore his computer for the night. When he awoke, he found that almost all the people had accepted!"
Brian was trying to teach Karyn to play chess. Karyn didn't like following the rules of the game. Brian had taken almost all of her pieces. Karyn crafted a plan to win the game. She launched atomic warheads and destroyed the rest of Brian's pieces.
Shauna went to the state fair. She expected to go to the livestock show. When she got there it was nowhere in sight. She asked someone what had happen. All of the livestock was stuck in Texas.
"Noah was interested in becoming a pilot. He took classes to obtain his pilot's license. He then decided to get enough hours to fly commercially. After applying to several airlines, he got an interview. Noah ended up getting hired as a commercial pilot for Delta."
"Kate rode her bicycle to school. As she was riding, one of her tires popped. She had to walk the rest of the way to school. When she got to school, one of the teachers helped fix her bike. Kate was happy to have nice teachers."
After a night of snowing my yard was filled with snow. I took a picture of the yard. I admire the snow and how great it looks. I took the first step on the lawn. My footprint was the first on the lawn.
Scott was in love with a beautiful girl. He promised her the world. She treated him well and he was loyal to her. They grew old together. They stayed together forever.
"A school choir entered a competition. They had practiced very long, hard hours. They sang for ten minutes for the judges. The judges liked it immensely. The choir won first place."
Hank liked to watch college football. Hank started to bet money on college football games. Hank's teams usually lost their games. Hank ended up losing a lot of money from gambling. Hank decided to stop gambling before he lost everything.
The band was ready to play a gig in a patio of the pub. Suddenly the electricity went off. The pub owner tried to fix it. It did not work. The group played acoustically.
Elaine was an up and coming medium who claimed to talk to ghosts. She would charge $60 an hour to talk to any dead relative. One day she put on a big show for a new client. The client was at first shocked that she knew so much. She then revealed she was an insider and told everyone she was a hoax.
"Ron wanted to run for president. He decided he would need a successful career first. He wanted to apply to law school. He took all of the prerequisite classes. Unfortunately, he failed them."
"John applied for a new job a week ago from today. John decided to go out to the bar for a few drinks with his friends. The bar was so loud that John was not able to hear his phone ring. He missed a call from his future employer. The future employer decided John was not reliable, denying him a job."
Ana had never flown on a plane. Her boyfriend moved across the country. She loved him and didn't want him to leave. She cried and cried. She decided she was brave enough to get on a plane.
"I was in my apartment drinking juice. When I went to the kitchen, I slipped. My glass fell and broke on the tile. I was furious because it was my favorite glass. I installed carpet in my home so it would not happen again."
Kelly needed a new computer. She bought a really fancy laptop. She took it home to set it up. It was so confusing! Kelly put it back in the box and returned it.
Susie was supposed to go to the vineyard. She had a six o'clock ferry ride ticket. It was six thirty. But her ferry still was not there. She ended up not getting there until nine at night.
Pat was getting ready for bed one night in his very dark bedroom. He opened his drawer and quickly bent down to grab some pajamas. As he bent down he hit his right eye very hard on the drawer. He quickly realized that he could not see out of his right eye. Pat went to the ER where they told him he was blind in his righ...
Amy was taking down the sticky fly paper. It was covered with dead flies. A breeze blew the fly paper into Amy's hair. Now there was fly paper and dead flies stuck in Amy's hair. Amy had to cut her hair to remove the fly paper.
"Joe woke up one morning with a craving for pancakes. He walked into the kitchen to grab a large bowl. He poured in the pancake mix with milk into the large bowl. He stirred the batter and poured it onto a hot skillet. A while later, Joe ate the pancakes he made for breakfast."

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