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"The neighbors threw a birthday party. Although I wasn't there, I heard all of the noise at the party. A bullet shot was fired. A thief came inside and took the neighbor's daughter. However, the cops arrested him before he ran away."
I found a job offering online and decided to submit an application. I spent nearly an hour filling out my application. After it was all completed I submitted the application. I went back and noticed that they were not hiring in my area. I was very upset that I spent all that time for nothing.
I hate spiders. Every time I see a spider I jump. One day while I was putting my shoes on I jumped. There was a spider in my shoe and it almost bit me. Now I never take my shoes off because I don't want to get bit.
Tom tattooed his ex girlfriend's name on him. They broke up shortly after. Tom kept it for several years. He found a new girl that wanted him to remove it. He replaced it with her name.
Alex just started college the same year that 9/11 happened. Going to college was always a dream for him and he was very happy. But he couldn't stop thinking of the 9/11 incident. He wanted to do something about it and make a difference in the world. So Alex dropped out of college and joined the military.
Mike and John did not like each other. Their teacher had assigned seats in their classroom. Their teacher made Mike and John sit next to each other. They learned that they actually had a lot in common. Mike and John thanked their teacher for helping them become friends.
The family was traveling. They found one motel that had a room for them. It was disgusting. Bugs ran across the bed. They decided to go sleep in the car instead.
Tim was out hiking with friends. They were on a desert trail. The dry heat was too much for Tim. He got a bad nose bleed. It wouldn't stop and he had to go home.
Tim was into hard metal music. His grandparents were visiting. Tim didn't realize as he was blasting his playlist. His grandparents were negatively shocked. Tim explained it was just music.
I saw a car outside. The car was painted red. The owner got in the car. He revved the engine real loud. He sped off extremely fast.
The kids were dealing cards. They were going to play a fun card game. They all bet some candy. The winner got to keep it all! They played the card game all afternoon.
When my sister was a kid she had a teddy bear that she loved. She would sing to it and rock it. One day the Salvation Army came by looking for donations. My mom said we don't have anything but you can have this bear. My mom did mean things like that just to hurt us.
Bill was driving his car on the freeway. The front left side of the car suddenly fell and scrapped on the road. Bill thought he had lost a wheel. The car slid to a stop. Bill got out and discovered a broken ball joint.
"Chris was anxious about starting a new school. He had been at the same school since kindergarten. He was now starting high school as the new kid. In first period, he made a new friend. Chris knew it would be a good year."
"I've practiced the piano for 12 years. Every summer my teacher holds a piano recital. I pick my favorite piece of music to play. I practice for hours each day before the recital. Finally, I get to play music for friends and family at the recital."
Kia's classmate stole her binder. Kia told the teacher right away. The other students mocked her for a while. But Kia didn't care. She was just happy to have her binder back!
Ted wanted a new alarm clock. He could never hear his alarm clock. He slept in late too many times. He went to the store and bought a huge one. He finally was early to something.
Gabby had just come back from her vacation to Hawaii. She placed her bag on her bed and took a shower. When she got out she noticed a trail of bugs on her bed. Gabby quickly went through her bag and found a small tiki idol. Termites were coming out of a small hole in the souvenir!
I was sitting alone in a foreign country with no money. I was preparing to call my mom. I was very nervous and didn't really want to talk to her. As I dialed a beautiful white cat emerged from the brush. He sat on my lap during my entire conversation with my mother.
Tom was getting some fast food. They put out his order and called his number. Tom noticed someone run up and get it first. Tom told the workers there what happened. They apologized and gave him another meal.
Tom wanted to surprise his girlfriend. He bought her favorite ice cream. Unfortunately he got stuck in traffic. It melted by the time he got home. His girlfriend still appreciated the thought.
Linda applied for a new job. Today she was supposed to have an phone interview. She sat in her room waiting. They finally called. It did not go very well.
"The kids were up way past their bedtime. They were sneaking around the house. When one moment they heard footsteps. The children turned back around and hurried back up the steps. It was too late, their dad was waiting there for them."
Elise noticed something creepy. A bunch of birds were hanging out on the telephone wire. They were staring at her house. She walked away from the window and tried to ignore them. The birds flew down and landed in her front yard.
Jack was making breakfast for his kids. He made a big stack of pancakes. They were fluffy and buttery. Jack gave each of his kids five of them. They gobbled them up quickly.
"I went to a discipleship school in South Africa for two months. At the end, we were all preparing to leave and saying goodbye. I knew I would not see my closest friend there for a long time. I was very depressed about not having him around. Somehow 10 days later I got to see him and felt so much joy and peace!"
Tom hated his girlfriend's cat. He decided to get rid of it. He drove it out to a far away park and left it there. Tom acted like it ran away until it showed up again. Tom couldn't believe it found its way back.
"Cass wanted to be a cheerleader. She had never tried out before. She decided to take tumbling classes. She was nervous at tryouts. When names were announced, Cass made the squad."
Rick was driving and stopped at an intersection. And he saw his friend next to him. They decided to race for fun. But Rick lost control and got into a car accident. And his friend felt guilty for the rest of his life.
"Tom wore camo clothes everywhere. To school, to the store, or even a funeral. Some people asked him why he like camo so much. So he told them with a gleaming look in his eyes. He liked to be prepared for when trouble arises."
My son was outside playing. His best friend came by the house. They went off on an adventure. They were gone for quite some time. They came home before dark.
I was at a friend's house. Her brother came over to yell at her for something. I intervened. He pushed me over before storming out. The friend told me I shouldn't have gotten involved.
Tom was looking through his parents DVD collection. He found an old movie to watch. Tom put it in and saw something else. He was shocked to find a private video instead. Tom put it back and never spoke of it.
"Jenny bought a new car. It needed new tires right away. She picked the cheapest ones she could find. Just a few months later, they were ruined. Jenny decided to spend more next time around."
Cal was chosen to give the speech for the graduating class. He spent months polishing it. He started off by saying something controversial. Before he could resolve the tension the mic's power cut out. Everyone thought Cal was a real jerk for what they'd heard him say.
Andrew needed money for a new video game. So he gathered his least favorite video games. He told all his friends he wanted to sale some of his video games. One his friends wanted them and bought them. Andrew made enough to get the video game.
"Tay acted up in school. His principal called his mom. His mom went in for a conference with the principal. When she got home, she grounded Tay for acting up. Tay wished he had not been so impulsive."
I wrote a short play about a musician. I wanted to improve it so it could be performed. I decided to attend a playwright's conference. The talks there were highly theoretical and very interesting. I can't help thinking that more practical advice would have helped me.
Allie always got up late in the morning. One day she was very late in waking up. But the school bus beeped and still waited. Allie was embarrassed that that happened. But her bus driver was nice and did not mind.
"Ben had a few seconds to score the basket. A seven foot man was guarding him. As a result, Ben ran as quickly as he can. He attempted to perform a lay-up. The opponent blocked his shot."
Growing up Anthony had a very special baseball glove. When he moved out it got lost. He blamed his mom on throwing the glove away. A few months later he was unpacking the last of his stuff. Anthony found the glove in the last box he unpacked.
"I decided to be adventurous today. I decided I wanted to cut my own hair. I went to the drugstore to get scissors. When I went home I took them out and started cutting. But to my disbelief, I cut my hand while doing so."
Richard was drawing anime. He drew the girls with ridiculous proportions. Richard started imagining girls who would look like that in real life. He realized how unnatural it would be. Richard then erased the measurements and tried again.
Jackie needed a new skirt to go with her shirt. She could not find one anywhere. She finally found the perfect one. However it was expensive. Jackie decided to splurge on it anyway.
"Anna wanted to hang a picture. She bought a big new frame. She hung it on the wall in her bedroom. In the middle of the night, the frame broke and fell. Anna was upset that her new frame was ruined."
Drew was scheduled to attend a business conference in Europe. The night before his flight he gathered the items he would need. His wife helped him load the luggage. The morning of the flight he was picked up and driven to the airport. He almost missed the plane but luckily it was running late.
Tim didn't know what to watch. Netflix had a lot of options. He kept scrolling through them. He finally gave up and picked something random. It was terrible.
Tom was at the gas station. He needed to put gas in his truck. He also really wanted to drink beer. They both cost about the same. Tom bought beer and walked home.
Ben bought four cans of blue paint. It was a beautiful day to paint his fence. His wife helped him. After they were done the sat on their porch and admired their work. Ben felt very gratified.
Tim moved into a new house. The basement always freaked him out. One day he misbehaved and his mom locked him down there. He freaked out and cried uncontrollably. His mom used it as a threat whenever he acted up.
Brandy and Pegs father left them and their mom years ago. Their mom worked hard to take care of them every day. Very quickly time passed and 4 years had come and gone. Their mom met a great guy that was very good to the three of them. They got married and he adopted the girls.
Tom was at a friend's house. He noticed his friend took his lighter. Tom confronted him about it. The friend claimed not to have. Tom didn't bother to fight over a lighter.
I rolled out of bed this morning rather late. I looked at my watch and it was almost class time. I freaked out and raced out of bed. Finally I made it to class. But the teacher gave me a dirty look about it.
Daniel was very lonely and started an online dating profile. He met a woman and decided to meet her in real life. When he arrived at the restaurant he saw his neighbor Sally. He was shocked to see that it was his neighbor he'd been talking to. Daniel and Sally got engaged shortly after their first date.
I was hired to do test prep for a high school student. I arrived at the house in question four months before the test. I was turned away because the student was too busy. They continually rescheduled our appointments. The student later got a low passing grade on the test.
"Lorpen Lapp was a patriot. When he moved into his new home, he immediately flew the flag. His neighbors were leftists, and didn't like this. They brought up complaints about him to the housing authority. Fortunately their claims were denied, and they got kicked out instead."
Kim lost ten pounds for a wedding. Then she decided to celebrate her success with ice cream. A few snacks turned into weeks of eating everything in sight. Soon Kim had gained all the weight back! She was very disappointed in herself.
Tom was helping a friend move. He was carrying a box full of dishes. Tom accidentally dropped them. Most of them broke. The friend was upset but understanding.
"When my sister was young she had a chick she kept in a box by her bed. She loved her chicken and it grew into a large beautiful rooster. My mother's cousin knew if was hers, but picked her chicken to cook. They had chicken and dumplings on the table when she came home. Years later our mother said she had something to ...
"Larry loved watching sports at sports bars. He decided to get a tray of wings and watch the season's first game. Larry showed up at the bar on the appropriate day. He was the only one there. He had used the last season's schedule, and was three days early."
Michelle grew up in a bad neighborhood. She saw lots of crime and felt helpless to prevent it. So when Michelle grew up she decided to enroll in the Police Academy. Michelle became a police officer at the precinct in her home town. Now Michelle works every day to keep her community safe.
Lyla loves planning parties. She always wanted to have a job planning parties. An internship program for an event planning company opened up. Lyla got internship and exceeded performance expectations . She was hired for full time after her three month internship.
"Bobby was a doorman at a fancy hotel. He enjoyed his job a great deal. He never had to make small talk with anyone. He was often tipped for almost no work at all. When Bobby was promoted, it made him unhappy."
Tom broke his rib in a basketball game next week. The doctors said he'll be out for 8 weeks. He can't even sit still for two minutes. He decided to join the table tennis club. He finally found another sense of family!
Jenny's son was navigating through the television. He ran across several channels. The last channel he went on had pornography. Jenny saw this channel and quickly changed it. She yelled at her son.
Clay sat astride the agitated bull. He grabbed the rope in front of him and waited. The chute flew open. The bull shot out of the pen. Clay's eight second ride began.
I took my daughter into the grocery store. I had my shopping list already. I was hoping to get some great deals. I forgot my coupons. Shopping would have to wait for another day.
"Elena washed the dishes with a purple rag each night. She never thought to launder or replace the rag. One day her dishes smelled a little funny. She traced the smell back to the dish towel. From then on, Elena always washed and exchanged the towel."
Bill was late on his electricity payments. It was winter and he couldn't afford them. They cut off his power. Bill had to keep warm with a gas heater. He stayed without electricity for months.
"Right before bed, little Katie spotted a huge spider and told Mom. Mom said it wouldn't bother her and put Katie to bed. As Katie was lying in bed a huge shadow darted across the wall. Katie screamed and fell from her bed as Mom ran up the stairs. There, on her bedroom wall was a spider the size of Katie's hand!"
John needed to send a letter. He went to a post office. He found out there was no address written on the envelope. He borrowed a pen from the postman. He wrote down the address.
Tim didn't feel fulfilled in his life. He wanted to give back somehow. Tim decided to volunteer at a local homeless shelter. The work wasn't great but he helped a lot. Tim felt much better.
"Fred was at a library. And he decided to look through some books for once. He found himself absorbed in a fantasy novel. And reading it was all he did for several weeks. Afterwards, Fred loved reading and libraries."
Tom was a nerd in high school. He was invited to his first party. Tom was really excited about it. When he showed up it was an empty house with grumpy old people. Tom had been invited to the wrong place as a joke.
Katie needed new socks. She didn't want to ask her mom. She decided to buy them on her own. She went to the cash register and did not have enough. Luckily someone helped Katie with the rest of her purchase.
"Sam went to a Chinese restaurant on a blind date. He had a great time getting to know the woman he met. They shared crab rangoons, lo mein noodles, and sushi. At the end of the meal the waiter brought them fortune cookies. Sam's cookie had not one but two fortunes inside!"
"Josh was very keen on skydiving. He learnt to skydive on his last holiday. When he was learning, he nearly had a big accident. His lines got twisted and he lost control. Thankfully, he managed to cut the cords and deploy his reserve."
I was in a study abroad program in college. I went to France. I did not have a car while I was there. I walked everywhere instead. I lost twenty pounds from walking everywhere in France.
"Jan was looking forward to the next movie coming out at the theater. She wanted to go to the matinee. With the money she saved, she thought she would get popcorn. Maybe she would get some candy, too! She was really excited about the movie."
Caleb was doing yard work. He was trimming grass near a tree line. Caleb started itching the next day. He went to the doctor. Caleb had come into contact with poison ivy.
Tom was trying to download a game. It kept going really slow. Tom didn't know why. He checked his router and found the problem. After fixing it the download completely fast.
Andy was laying down tile in a house. The homeowner's child ran in without warning. He messed up the grout Andy was working on. Andy was upset but couldn't show it. He patiently kept working long into the night to finish the job.
The family had been fishing all day. They wanted to eat their own seafood for dinner that night. They caught some snapper and a swordfish. They brought them home and broiled them. They couldn't wait to dig in!
"We went to what we thought was a Mexican restaurant. I ordered a quesadilla. When it came, there was hardly any cheese on it. It didn't taste too bad. That's what I get for ordering Mexican in Germany."
John bought a new horse. He has a large house with a big stable for horses. He already has two horses. This one is a baby one. It is so adorable.
"My friends and I wanted to see a new movie. We met at my house. We drove to the movie theater. I bought my ticket and got my popcorn. Finally, we sat down and watched the movie."
"Pepe and Lee are both dogs, and George is a curious little kitten. Lee is protective of her bowl, growling at other animals that go near. This happened with George, so George went to investigate Pepe's bowl. Lee growled and chased George away from Pepe's bowl, too! So, really, Lee has two bowls, but she shares one wit...
Ross loved hiking. One day he decided to try a difficult trail. On his way up he lost sight of the path. He used to sun to guide him to the direction he wanted. Soon enough he made it to the top of the mountain right by the trail.
I put some coins in a snack machine. The snack would not come out. I tried pressing the button again. The snack did not move. I got my coins back from the machine.
"One day Kim was out on her daily run. All of a sudden she spotted a large rock. However, it wasn't a rock. It was a kitten in the road that was hurt. Kim too the kitten home and nursed it back to health."
Alice joined the Army. She always wanted to growing up. She is very patriotic. Her parents were worried for her but proud too. After her basic training she got stationed in Germany.
I used to sell books on eBay. I would try to sell larger lots. One day I sold 21 books. The buyer claimed two books were missing. I gave him a partial refund and he was happy.
Tom got a girlfriend after a while of being single. He started to let himself go. Tom gained weight and started not dressing up as much. His girlfriend didn't like his laziness. She broke up with him over it.
Robbie was driving through the countryside. He ran out of gas along the way. He pushed his car to the side of the road. He called his parents to come bring him gas. They finally came after several hours.
"Tamika was a cosmetologist. She had dreams of one day owning her own barbershop. She had a large portfolio of clients and was very good at her trade. One day, an angel investor bought out a failing shop. He gave the deed to Tamika and within weeks she was open for business."
"One day the police stopped Amanda for seemingly no reason. They accused her of hiding drugs on her person. They proceeded to strip search her in the middle of the street! Eventually they let her go, after not finding anything. Amanda was shocked and humiliated that such a thing had happened."
Annie unpacked her books. She had a bunch of homework to do. She got to work on it immediately. She finished the math quickly. The english took her a whole hour!
Lora always had long hair. One day she decided to get it all cut off. She was both nervous and excited. She found a style she liked and got it cut. She cried for a little bit but then decided she liked it.
Kate had gone swimming at the park. She hadn't asked for permission from her mother. Her mother found out and was very upset. Kate was grounded for a week as a result. Kate was stuck in the house watching boring daytime TV for a week.
Rob purchased a new glove but he could not catch a baseball with it. Rob was not aware that he needed to break in his glove. I oiled his glove and ran it over with my car. Rob then pounded a baseball into his glove all night. Now Rob can catch the baseball with his glove.

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