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There was a terrible earthquake. Tina's store got affected. Everything was strewn about. She lost a lot of money. Thankfully her friends helped out.
"I was at school running to get to class. Suddenly, my jeans ripped. I did not have money for new jeans. When I got home, I decided to simply sew the hole in my jeans. The jeans held together better than ever before."
Jan was hungry for something sweet. She got a candy bar from a vending machine. She ate it quickly and licked her fingers. Chocolate made her feel great. Jan promised to eat healthy food the rest of the day.
John and Kay like to travel. They both wanted to go to New Orleans. John planned a trip there for the two of them for Kay's birthday. They spent a long weekend exploring the city. Kay told John it was the best birthday she ever had.
Simon's church was holding a raffle. Simon paid ten dollars for a ticket. The church drew Simon's ticket. Simon received a gift certificate for a hardware store. Simon felt very lucky that he had won.
It was Shane's turn to ride the zip line. He grabbed the bar and raced down. He wasn't ready for the sudden jolting stop. He fell off and landed on his hands. He broke both of his arms.
Suzy felt her throat in pain. She needed to make some tea. She could barely talk. She got some lozenges. Thankfully they helped and a few days she was better.
"The couple was on vacation in Las Vegas. They went to a casino on their first night. They lost a ton of money! They were so depressed, they left the casino. They spent the rest of the night at the bar."
I was born and raised in Florida. I still enjoy to go back to visit my family that is there. I have a trip scheduled for next week. I had a great time during my visit to Florida. I am excited to plan another trip in the future to Florida.
"Today my horrible manager got back from her vacation. In order to be civil, I asked her how it was. She grumpily mumbled not long enough. I mumbled under my breath that I agree. She definitely heard me say that."
"Tom was at a concert. He yelled so much he lost his voice. The next day Tom couldn't talk. It made his job more difficult. Tom didn't regret his decision, though."
Elizabeth was out for a stroll. She found a beautiful bridge. She decided to cross it. She walked across and looked at the beautiful water below her. This bridge was peaceful and beautiful.
"Whilst at school, Jacob acted very shy. He was scared of how the other kids would treat him. This was because he got bullied at his last school. One day, Jacob got asked if he'd like to go round another kid's house. This was the boost of confidence that he needed to get more friends."
Tila needed something to do. Tila decided to go pick berries. Tila spotted a blackberry bush. Tila picked plenty of berries. Tila made a blackberry pie when she returned home.
Tom loved his old phone. It had always worked great. His friends all made fun of him for it. He eventually got a new one but hated it. Tom went back to his older one.
"Will needed a new backpack for school. And he found out a big sale at an office store. But he told himself that he was in no rush. And he went a few hours before the store closed. When he got there, there were no backpacks left."
Cynthia wanted to try something new on her vacation. She thought about many things that she had never tried. After a lot of consideration she settled on diving. She was a bit nervous when the day came. But ultimately she was very happy with her choice.
"Alex has been in love with a girl for years. He broke her heart not that long ago. After realizing what he lost, he tried to find her. He asked around, but he found out she moved away. Alex became heartbroken for messing it up."
"Fred was really thirsty during a basketball game. So he went to get water from a vending machine. But he saw a can of iced coffee and bought it. And he became hooked to the drink. Instead of returning to basketball, Fred drank more iced coffee."
Tom wanted some new furniture. A local store was having a big labor day sale. Tom went to find some stuff. He was able to get a few pieces at decent prices. It really changed the look of his place.
"Amber got a new shirt. She wanted to wear it on her birthday. She showed up to class on her birthday proudly wearing it. They had a painting assignment that day. Unfortunately, she got paint on her shirt."
"Lauren woke up one morning with a terrible headache and a stuffy nose. She took her temperature to check for a fever. She did not have a fever, but felt too sick to get out of bed. Lauren called her boss to say she would not come into work that day. She took some cold medicine and went back to bed."
Megan wanted to take her family on a vacation. She couldn't afford much so she had to apply some tricks. After researching blogs online she found some cheaper options. Soon she had mapped out an entire trip with affordable costs. The best part is that her family loved their trip.
"Ben wants to go to a party. His dad tells him it's too late, he says no. Ben sneaks out of the house. Ben sees car lights behind him and hears screeching tires. Ben dives out of the way, he goes back home."
Joanne has a big garden. She enjoys picking the fresh veggies everyday. She went out to the garden to do just that. Joanne found not vegetables but rabbits eating them. She found one tomato plant untouched.
My daughter was very excited to go on her favorite ride. We walked down the boardwalk. We saw the ride. She rode the ride. After the ride she begged to do it again.
General Groves has been placed in charge of the Manhattan Project. He knows he needs some scientists. He also knows they need to do their work in secret. He collects scientists from major American universities. The Army built a secret lab for them at Los Alamos in the desert.
"Rich enjoyed working out. However, he didn't enjoy spending money. To save money, Rich bought weights and a chin up bar for home use. 3 days after they arrived, Rich dropped a weight by accident. He now has a dumbbell shaped crack in his floor."
Tim lost his lighter. He thought a friend took it. Tim confronted the friend about it. The friend found it in his pocket and apologized. Tim accepted his apology.
Jacob wrote a check at the store. He forgot to record the check in his register. Jacob thought he had more money than he did. Jacob spent more money than he had. Jacob overdrew his account.
Tom was late on his payments. The bank was threatening to take their house. He tried to work out different payment options. Unfortunately he couldn't come up with it. Tom's house was taken away.
Susie always had dark hair. She wanted to dye it blonde. So she went to the drugstore and got some dye. So was nervous. But it turned out good.
I never understood the need for expensive dishes. Dishes are going to get eaten off of. There is no point paying more than you have to. My wife told me otherwise. My wife and I eventually bought expensive dishes.
Tom was on a date. The night turned cold as they were walking. Tom didn't have a coat to offer his date. He instead offered a hug. It worked and Tom was able to get in close.
Tom was putting up some posters in his dorm. He dropped a thumb tack. Tom looked around but couldn't find it. A while later Tom tried to go to sleep. He was poked by the lost tack in the process.
Ann wanted an easy lunch. So she opened up a box of mac and cheese. But when she opened it she noticed something. She saw a small black bug inside of it. Ann screamed and threw the box away immediately.
Carl caught a fever over the weekend. He did not go to school on the following Monday. His mom fixed a bowl of chicken noodle soup for him. Carl felt better a few days later. He returned to school that following Thursday.
Stacy was hiking in the woods. She heard a rustling behind her. She turned around and saw a huge bear. She backed away quietly. The bear watched as she faded into the woods.
David had achieved his lifelong goal. He had just become a pilot! He had learned how to fly many kinds of planes. He decided to buy a small plane of his own. He couldn't wait to get up in the air.
"A group of friends meet up at the beach. They lay out their blankets and umbrellas. After everyone puts on sunscreen, they make their way to the ocean. They spend hours splashing and playing. They ended their beach day with a bonfire."
"Samantha was starting her new school this morning. This is her third school in as many years. She's gotten used to making new friends and then losing them. Samantha wishes this could be her last school. However, she knows it won't be."
"Carl always had to have something in his hands or he'd go mad. His friends told him he was too obsessive. Carl schedule an appointment with a professional to talk about it. During the consultation, Carl touched everything in the room. The professional told him he had OCD and that he'd be okay."
Tim's girlfriend was easily scared. She hated watching horror movies. Tim convinced her to watch a movie he liked. He didn't tell her it was scary. Tim's girlfriend couldn't make it all the way through.
"Simon loves to dance. Every Friday night he would go dancing by himself. Once, his friends came dancing with him for his birthday. Everyone had a great time. Now, Simon goes dancing every Friday night with his friends."
Joe didn't feel well after work. He had very bad pain in his abdomen. Joe went to the emergency room. It was discovered that Joe has appendicitis. Surgeons removed Joe's appendix.
John likes hot dogs a lot. He comes home after school and eats two everyday. John rushes home to eat his favorite food. John doesn't find any hot dogs in the fridge. John's father has two hot dogs and decides to share one with John.
Benny hardly shows up to class. The professor announced that there will be a test tomorrow. I warned Benny about the test. He told me that he started studying today. He ended up earning a perfect score on the test.
Pauly grew up in a small town. After high school he moved away for college and then work. Every holiday Pauly would go back to visit. He would see how much the town had grown and his friends had grown ol. It made him both sad and happy to see all the changes.
My grandmother taught me to sew when I was a young girl. I really enjoy doing it. My grandmother has since passed away. I continue to create new sewing projects 3 times a month. This reminds me of my grandmother.
I love to eat potato chips. One day I was eating potato chips out of a bag. When I was eating I noticed a competition entry on the bag. It asks you to submit your flavor for a chance to win. I'm still waiting for my cheeto flavor idea.
"Kathy was driving down the road. All of a sudden a deer jumped out in front of her. Kathy could not slow down. She hit the deer. Luckily, it did not do a ton of damage to her car."
Suzy was baking some cookies. They were for her neighbor's. But she forgot about them. She left them in too long. So they came out burnt.
Tim's family got behind on their house payments. They were risking eviction. They tried several things to make money. Unfortunately it wasn't enough. They were forced to leave in a couple of months.
Kate liked to draw. She would draw everyday after school. She was so good that her mother put her into an advanced art class. Kate was the best in the class. Kate grew up and became one of the best artists in the world.
My movie theatre charges for almost every little thing. Everything in theatre was already expensive. I thought the least they could do is give me a free refill. The person working behind the counter told me no free refills. This just aggravate me and made me never go back to the movie theatre.
Fred wanted to get more exercise. So he decided to walk to his local grocery store instead of drive. But he couldn't believe how tiring it was to carry groceries. And he ended up calling a cab. Fred tried to set better exercise goals the next time.
"Margo was desperate to quit smoking. Although she had tried many times to quit, she never succeeded. She opted to ask her pharmacist for advice. He recommended smoking patches. Margo gave them a try and was successful in quitting smoking."
Gary's grandfather would drive Gary to school. His grandfather was a terrible driver. He would drive too fast and run stop signs. Gary was afraid to ride with his grandfather. Gary decided to ride his bike to school.
Jen had to grab a few ingredients. She ran into the grocery store. She forgot what she was supposed to buy. She wandered around the aisles of the store. She finally remembered what she was supposed to buy.
"Jane had a research paper due at the end of class. She had been working all week on it. When she went to print it out, she could not find it. She searched everywhere on her computer. Jane had accidentally deleted her research paper."
"My daughter wanted to go play at the neighbor boy's house. It was seven-thirty on a school night so I said no. She cried and we argued about it for fifteen minutes. Then, the doorbell rang and it was the neighbor boy. I realized that my daughter will somehow end up getting her way."
Harry stopped by the gas station to put gas in his car. He parked the car near a gas tank. A strange man came out when Harry went inside the convenience store. He was able to start the car since Harry left the keys in the ignition. The man drove off into the street.
Willie's electrical bill was due. Willie mailed a check in the mail. He forgot to put a check on the envelope. The bill came back. Willie ended up paying the bill late.
Mary loved butterflies. One day she noticed several large caterpillars in her garden. She decided to bring them inside to protect them from birds. She put them in a terrarium with lots of leaves for them to eat. Eventually they metamorphosed into butterflies!
Ali wanted to take horse riding classes. Her parents enrolled her in the classes. Ali loved the classes. She took part in a competition. Ali did very well in the competition for her first year.
Tom hated his job. It was too stressful. He wanted to quit. But he thought he had no guts to do so. Finally he stood up and quit.
"I was really broke and hungry. I looked in the kitchen and there was only bread. I made toast, but it looked nasty. I decided to add sugar and cinnamon to it. After that, I was able to happily enjoy the toast."
"Shawna likes to watch movies on her laptop. She also frequently uses her laptop in class to take notes. One time, she forgot to shut off the laptop. She opened up the laptop to class. It started playing the movie very loudly at the start of the lecture."
Brooke was against going to the mall. She wanted to go skydiving this Saturday. Her aunt was against the idea. Brooke fibbed about going to the mall. She went skydiving instead.
"Kim loved sunglasses. She wanted to buy a new pair. However, the pair she wanted was too expensive. She decided to save up. Kim was very excited when she was able to buy them."
Tom woke up in the middle of the night. His house alarm was going off. Tom quickly checked to see what the problem was. He wasn't able to find anything. He eventually reset the alarm and went back to sleep.
"Anthony got a new job. He was very excited because of the pay increase. He said goodbye to all of his old colleagues. After his first day of his new job, he was dismayed. All of his new coworkers were cruel."
Carter was playing in the bathroom. He repeatedly flushed toilet paper down the toilet. The toilet got stopped up. It began to overflow. Carter got in trouble for stopping up the toilet.
"Mary always wanted a puppy. So when she saw on in her driveway, she immediately brought it inside. Later, she heard a knock on the door. And two children asked her if she saw a puppy. Mary lied and kept the puppy."
I was playing soccer outside in the backyard. It was just me and my friends. I fell down in the mud. When I got back up I had mud all over me. My friends laughed and pointed at me.
"Nichole's company was closing down at her location. She lost her job. Nichole's company recommended her to another company. She got an interview for the a new job. Because of her hard work at her last job, Nichole got the new job."
My family was getting ready for Christmas. They had been waiting for a couple months for December to come. When November hit we already had our Christmas tree up and ready. Once i was December we had all our lights and presents under the tree. This year was the best Christmas we ever had.
"On Wednesday, Jane woke up later than usual. So, she had to hurry to get to work on time. She drove too fast on the highway. A police officer gave Jane a speeding ticket. Jane decided not to never speed again, even when late."
Ed was a singer in a band. Ed was known to be moody and impulsive. One night at a club a microphone did not work to his satisfaction. The threw the microphone onto the stage and stormed out. Ed's band was banned from that club.
"Jen hailed a Taxi late at night. When the taxi stopped the smell coming out of it was horrible. As she needed to go home, Jen entered the taxi anyway. She opened the window to release the bad smell. And took big breaths as soon as she got home."
Tim wanted to be have the highest grade in class. He was poor and had a bad home life. Another student was rich and had tutors to help. Tim tried to study as much as possible but it wasn't enough. It was one of many times he had to give up his pursuits.
"My friend Riley asked for help dyeing their hair. I had never dyed someone else's hair, only my own. I agreed anyway, reasoning that it couldn't be all that hard. Riley picked out the colors and away I went! In the end it turned out very nice and I was proud."
The Johnsons always went to the beach for vacation. This year they decided to go skiing. They rented a cabin at a resort. They did snow activities. It was the best trip ever.
Kent made himself a sandwich for lunch. The ham he used was no longer good. Kent hadn't noticed and took a big bite of his food. He immediately spit it out in disgust. Kent lost his appetite after the foul tasting sandwich.
This car dealer has not moved any inventory in months. He tried to market his cars but nothing happened. He finally had to drop his prices. After he started to see people coming to his car lot. He was able to sell everything he had in stock.
"Penny liked to walk through the woods. She was walking through the woods one night when she heard a noise. The noise sounded far away so she continued her walk. The unusual noise was getting closer. It was her father looking for her, she was relieved."
The girl loved Finding Nemo. Her dad got her a big poster of it for her room. She hung it proudly on her door. She smiled every time she passed it. She told all her friends at school what she had now.
"Will went to a lecture on a controversial subject. After the talk, they opened things up for a Q-and-A. Will approached the questioners' microphone. Will asked the speaker a very tough question. The speaker was stunned and stumped by Will's insight."
Vanessa wanted to read a book that had just came out. The book had a waiting list at her library. Vanessa didn't have enough money to buy the book. Her friend was reading a copy she had purchased. Vanessa borrowed her friend's copy after she had read it.
"Jane was trying to be a better soccer player. She went to practice every day. At the end of the season, Jane was a great player. She told her coach she would practice a lot in the off season. Jane knew she could be even better next season."
Tony got his first cell phone. He had never used any electronics. He had no idea how to use it. He went to a class on how to use it. He learned so much his friends asked him for advice.
Katy inherited her grandfather's stamp collection. She thought it was a silly hobby. She kept it in her attic. Twenty years later she remembered it was there. She looked through it and found it very interesting.
Jamie was driving a small boat. The boat hit a big wave. Jamie almost flew out of the boat. He decided to slow down some. The ride was easier.
Judy woke up early one morning to clean her bathroom. She reached under the cabinet to find a sponge but it was not there. She checked all over the house and found the sponge under the bed. Judy had no idea how the sponge got there but she was happy. She cleaned the entire bathroom with the sponge that went missing.
Anna owns a puppy named Wilfred. Anna's neighbor's dog attacked Wilfred. Anna asked her neighbor to keep her dog tied up. Anna's neighbor refused to keep the dog on a leash. Anna and her neighbor are no longer speaking to each other.
"Today I was babysitting my young cousin. We were outside building a snowman. I bent over to gather snow and felt a snowball whack me. I lost my balance and knocked my head against the wall. Afterwards, I woke up in a hospital bed with a nasty concussion."
Jim was a football player. One day at practice he got hit really hard. He stood up and then fell back down. The team medic was sent over immediately. Jim was diagnosed with a concussion.
"I felt weak after a very hard exercise class. As a result I couldn't attend the same exercise class the next day. I had to wait three days before I could return to the class. After the soreness left my body, I was able to go back to class. As a result, I had another very good class."
Tammy likes to cook for the family. She wants to make apple pie. She gets all the ingredients ready. Then she realizes they don't have any apples. A friend told her she could use zucchini as a replacement.
"Tom's house caught fire. He tried to get some things out. ONe was a box full of old pictures. Tom figured he could replace most everything else. Those pictures were personal treasures, though."