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Stacy was a straight A student. She was never good at sports however. She had to join a team for her college applications. Stacy joined the soccer team and tried to not do much. The coach knew her plan and placed her on the bench the whole season.
Tom was dj at a friend's wedding. He had a music list they wanted him to play. Tom kept having guests ask for specific songs. He kept turning them down. Eventually Tom put a sign up telling them to stop.
"I am the type of person who loves to eat. One day i went to the grocery store to buy some foods. I took all junk foods i like and different drinks. When i'm about to pay for it it almost took all my money. But as i got home, i feel happy eating."
Joey's teacher was out of school for the day. All the kids in his class were loud and rowdy. The substitute couldn't handle the children. The substitute left the class. She walked back in the class with the principal.
"Valerie bought a basketball from the supermarket. She took it with her to the basketball court. A group of people asked if she wanted to have a basketball match. They competed against each other using the ball. During the match, it landed in a row of barbed wire and bursted."
Michael woke up and saw his grandmother standing over him. She had lit candles and was rubbing oil on her hands. Next she rubbed oil on his hands and feet. She said he was anointed and was going to die today. Michael died in a car crash later that evening.
"Mark had always been rather fascinated by statue gardens. There was something about their enduring nature that appealed to him. A local business that made statues put up a notice about employment. Mark applied immediately, and waited impatiently for news. When he was offered an interview, he had never been more excite...
Cora wanted to write a trilogy. She thought it'd be easy as she knew the plot for the first two books. She wrote them and got a decent success. But when the time arrived to write the third book she had nothing. So she hired a ghostwriter to fulfill her obligation to her editor.
Lisa was coloring in her adult coloring book. Her daughter asked if she could color with her. Lisa said sure why not. The child started to color outside the lines. Lisa freaked out and told her this was her therapy.
Last week Sally was marrying Harry. Ben was there. Ben is one of Sally's old college friends. During the reception Ben kissed Sally. Ben was thrown out of the reception.
There had been a rash of burglaries in Claude's neighborhood. Claude no longer felt safe at home. He began looking in ads for a new apartment. Claude found an apartment within his price range. He moved into the new apartment.
Lucy wanted to play accordion. She came for her first lesson. Lucy was very tiny. She put accordion on her lap. She felt a big pain in her knees.
Jane wanted blonde hair. She needed to bleach hers first. Unfortunately she left it in too long. It burned her scalp. Jane lost a lot of her hair.
Barry became aware of a rumor of nearby treasure. Supposedly it was hidden in a cave on the beach. Barry brought bags and tools and went to the cave. Inside he found only graffiti and broken shells. Barry decided not to trust his schoolmates regarding hidden troves.
I was in grade school when my family gave me surprise gift. It was my birthday when we go the shopping mall. All stuff that i want was there but they don't want to buy it. I was so sad because it's my birthday and they brought nothing for me. But when we got home i saw they all brought it but they just hide it.
I walked into my room. My wife was watching a workout DVD. She was doing squats along with it. I asked her if I could join her. We did many squats together.
"During my Junior year of college I felt very purposeless. Each day, I felt less and less like I was meant to be in college. One night as I was doing a project, something caught my attention. It was the description for a discipleship school in South Africa. I dropped all of my classes and went to South Africa for three...
Jared loved doing magic tricks. He used his sister Jane as his assistant. One day he convinced Jane to do a dangerous trick. Jane was nervous but it was for the school wide talent show. Jared did his trick and won the talent show with his sister.
I took my daughter to the new candy store. She had the biggest smile when she saw all the candy they had. I let her pick out a few pieces. She had trouble choosing what to get. She devoured them as soon as we bought them.
"While Evelyn was at work, her apartment burned. The fire had started with a cigarette in the apartment below hers. Luckily, she had bought renter's insurance the prior month. The insurance replaced all of her things. But it could not replace certain articles of sentimental value to her."
"Desmond felt very strongly about cricket. His friends told him he needed to diversify his interests. But Desmond couldn't speak of anything else but cricket. When his social circle dwindled to only two friends, he was happy. They loved cricket as much as he did and that all that mattered."
"Craig had a large family network. He had 9 brothers. Each of them had at least 1 child. Craig felt like the black sheep of the family, as he had no kids. Despite this, he was a very supportive uncle."
My brother watches a lot of anime. He tried to get me to understand it. I watched one of the shows he likes. I did not know what was going on. I asked him to change the channel.
"Eric asked his parents for a bike but they couldn't afford one. He didn't know how to ride one but he still wanted one. So he started to save some money to buy his own bike. One day his neighbor put an old rusted bike out with his trash. Eric got excited and took the rusted bike home,and now he has a bike."
Harry was in the 3rd grade. He had a project due on Monday. He was supposed to build a model of a California mission. Harry waited until the last minute and couldn't finish in time. He wound up getting a D on his mission project.
Tom found an old clock at a garage sale. He bought it for pretty cheap. He went to have it appraised. It was worth thousands of dollars. Tom kept it as a new family heirloom.
"Harris and Angelo were the team leaders for basketball. They picked the best players first. I waited with 3 other people to be picked. When it came down to one person and myself, Angelo picked the guy. Although I was picked last, I scored the game winning shot."
Martin wanted to quit smoking. In the morning he made a coffee for himself. He got phone call from work. They fired him. He had to go to smoke one cigarette.
"Christmas day was upon us, and everyone in the family was happy. My family always gets together on Christmas to spend time together. All of the children were laughing and playing. They were even asking how long until they could open presents. Everybody tore open presents together and enjoyed their gifts."
"Hugh was a big spender. Despite having large debts, he would always buy everyone drinks. One evening out cost him over $500 as he was so generous. After years of neglecting his bills, bailiffs eventually were called. Hugh had all of his possessions seized and had to start over again."
"I used to love grapes. I ate them everyday. One day I ate a bad grape and got food poisoning. I couldn't eat for three days straight. Now, I do not like grapes anymore."
"James and Natalie met on a reality tv show. James just got out of a long term relationship. Natalie had been single for 3 years. James had no intention of dating anybody so soon. James fell head over heels for Natalie, who reciprocated the feelings."
"My friend, Zach and I were playing video games yesterday. All of a sudden, the doorbell rang. Zach opened the door to find a pizza on the ground with a card. On the card was a message thanking my friend. His neighbor left it for him because Zach had helped him move earlier."
"Manolo was always in transitory relationships. He refused to settle down with anyone. He enjoyed the company of many girls during his life. And he kept to his word to never marry. When he was old and his friends were dead, he was lonely."
Tom bought a scary mask. He sneaked outside his brother's window at night. He broke in and scared him in the middle of the night. His brother peed himself and had a mini heart attack. He had ptsd ever since.
Tom was out rafting with friends. They hit a hard current. Tom was popped up and bounced in the raft. He wound up breaking two ribs. Tom had to get medical help shortly after.
The newly married couple decided to buy a house. They had lived in an apartment for a year. They were nervous about buying a house. They finally had saved up enough money. They were relieved when they signed the papers.
Larry's drink was hot. He put a giant ice cube in it. The drink got very cold. The ice cube melted and watered down his drink. Now Larry was wishing his drink was hot again.
Tom was playing Monopoly with friends. He didn't want to lose. He kept taking money when nobody was looking. Eventually someone noticed. Tom was kicked out of the game.
Tom was putting up posters. He dropped a thumb tack on his bed. He tried looking for it but never found it. When he was sleeping later he found it. It got stuck in his arm.
Bob went out of town. He left his dogs at his house. Someone had been by to check on them. But then bob got back. He found that one of his dogs had broken its tail.
Selma positively loved roller blading as a means of travel. It was how she got to school at her college. One day one of her friends made fun of her for roller blading. Selma phased out spending time with that friend from then on. Selma continued gleefully skating to her classes.
Davy was taking a very hard math test. He was sweating and breathing very hard at the end. Davy raised his hand to ask a question and feinted. The whole class was shocked and rushed to help him. Davy woke up embarrassed but otherwise fine.
Dan's blue shoes were his favorite. He planned to wear them on a date Friday night. While at work someone spilled coffee on his favorite blue shoes. Dan bought the same shoes in the color brown. He wore his brown shoes on his date and received lots of compliments.
"Walking through the city together, Josh and Maryann stopped at a cafe. They had met up to get brunch. They both ordered crepes and mimosas. They spent the mid morning talking and talking. After they ate, they decided to spend the rest of the day together."
Kayla's friend invited her over to dinner. She had cooked chili. Kayla hated chili. She ate a small amount of the chili. Kayla picked up a salad on the way home.
Tom was trying to play videogames online. He kept noticing lag. Tom called his internet provider. They told him they were having problems on their end. Tom was annoyed but couldn't do anything about it.
"Jeremy's dog ran away last night. He looked everywhere in his neighborhood but could not find him. Afterwards, he asked all of his friends if they had seen his pet. Although his friends did not see his dog, they suggested making flyers. Eventually Jeremy got a call and was reunited with his dog."
John went through security at the airport. He removed all items from his pockets. He went through scanner. It beeped. They found out he forgot to take his belt off.
Tamra had always wanted to drive a dune buggy. Her husband and friends though she was crazy. When they realized she was serious they all went too. They went camping at a place that had dune buggy rentals. Everyone had a blast and no one was hurt.
John had an car accident. His car needed to be towed. He called the towing service. When the tow truck showed up it ran into his car. Now both vehicles need to be towed.
My wife went food shopping today. She was in the lobby heading out. The concierge said he had packages for her. She could have taken the packages later but did not. She came back up and is now food shopping.
I was babysitting my little cousin. I gave him crayons to color with. Soon he began to color on the wall. I yelled at him for doing it. I took it back when I looked closely at how good the wall looked.
My wife and I saw Escape from Alcatraz this afternoon. She looked at one of the characters in the 1979 movie. She said she thought he was the old man in 1990 movie Home Alone. After the movie she checked imdb. She was correct.
Andrew didn't know anything about country music. His friend taught him how to line dance. He would do the same dance every time they went out. Andrew's friends all made fun of him. They told him to learn another dance!
Susie found out about the Starbucks secret menu. She was interested in trying it out. So Susie decided she was going to give it a try. She ordered a cotton candy flavor. It turned out great and she ordered it next time.
Andrea was going to a dance. She bought a beautiful ballgown for it. She had it fitted and bought jewelry and shoes. Andrea was so excited to go! She knew her dress would impress everyone.
"John decided to always have at least $600 in his bank account. But he wanted to buy something. Afterwards, he decided he would always have at least $500. Eventually, his account balance became lower and lower. John was left with no money."
Crosby was trying out for Volleyball at her school. She was very nervous about it because so many people were competing. I told her she'd probably do fine and not to worry. She practiced a lot leading up to the tryouts. On the day of the tryouts she was very nervous but did her best!
"Jack and Sally got divorced three years ago. It had been a sordid affair with lots of yelling. But when they met by chance at the supermarket, they talked. They were surprised at how much they had changed. They decided to give a go at rekindling their relationship."
"Luscious Look was a male stripper. He was paying his way through college on the funds. One night a woman asked for some one on one time. Look obliged, and took her back to the champagne room. She paid him five grand to listen to her complain about her husband."
Tim was excited for christmas. He didn't ask for much. On christmas day there were tons of presents. His dad had gotten his dream job. Tim started believing in miracles.
My good friend insisted that I had to try sushi. I hesitantly accepted the offer. My friend did all of the ordering. I particularly liked the flavor of one crispy roll of sushi. My friend told me it was eel and I had to overcome my bias against it.
Abby liked to ride her bike on weekends. One weekend she decided to ride her bike in the country. She enjoyed the ride until some dogs started to chase her. One of the dogs got close enough to nip Abby's heel. Abby decided to stick to riding her bike in the city.
"I was in a master's program in 1976. I turned a paper in for a seminar. I did not keep a copy. The professor lost my paper for two weeks. He found it, and I got a B+."
"Charles woke up ready for the day as a mturker. He was soon let down when no work came his way. He moped and complained on the forum. Because he was too busy ranting, he missed the batches that dropped. Charles called it a day and went outside to play."
At school we decided to have a mock debate. We chose two groups of people. Each group took a side. The teacher gave us a topic to debate. We went back and forth debating our views.
"Geoff didn't know much about flowers. He was once asked to be a volunteer florist for a wedding. He knew that he had to do a good job because it was a wedding. He spent time learning about flower arrangement before the day. When it got to the day, the bride was blown away by his skills."
Tom joined his high school track team. He figured it would look good on college applications. It turns out Tom was really good at it. He wound up winning several awards. By graduation he had broken several school records.
"The long weekend was almost over. It was time to go home. Tim, May, and their parents packed up their camping supplies. Tim and May had so much fun over the last few days. Although they were sad to go home, they knew they'd return in spring."
"Joe thought it was ridiculous to waste time sitting by the lake. He'd rather be doing something fun! But his mother insisted the family watch the sunset together. He was glad he was watching when the sun finally set. The reds, oranges, yellows and pinks were beautiful in the sky."
Allie worked at a clothing store part time. She came in wearing the slightest bit of makeup. The manager came and pulled her aside. Allie realized that she got in trouble. The manager said if she wore it again she would be fired.
Freddie bet that he could tame his pet lizard. He wanted to teach it a trick. The lizard seemed to respond well to positive reinforcement. Ultimately Freddie failed to teach it any tricks. Freddie concluded that lizards are not the best of pets.
Sadie wanted a new car. She had been saving for a year to buy one. She finally had enough money. She went to the car dealership and found her dream car. She was so excited when she was able to drive her new car off the lot.
Matthew was wanting to get a new Iphone 7. His friend asked him why. He said because of innovation. His friend said just don't use the earphone jack and it's the same. Matthew thought about it and had to agree.
Lisa had never played paintball. I took Lisa to play for her first time. When I shot her with a paint ball she began to cry. The paintball left a bruise. Lisa says she will never play paintball with me again.
The ship was headed out to sea. It was a huge oil tanker. It was going to take oil to a few ships out at sea. The ship filled up with oil and headed out. The ships were anxiously awaiting it!
"Wayne's lawn had become overgrown. He took out his push mower and started to mow the grass. The push mower was inefficient, so it took a long time to finish. Wayne decided to invest in a new gas-powered mower. He went to the hardware store and bought a new lawn mower."
My school mascot is the Beavers. They call us the boxing beavers and I'm always so embarrassed. Our rivals are the Patriots. We have a football game against them today. They have beat us every year but this one!
"The frog leaped on a lily pad. Hector applauded and a second frog leaped next to it. Hector was in a trance as he watched more frogs leap without falling. When a small frog actually fell in the water, he helped it. He put it back on the lily pad so it could join the other frogs."
Sally loves to cook for her family. Every day while they are at school and work she preps for dinner. She always makes something special for birthdays. She doesn't like to make desserts though. Everyone adores her and loves her cooking.
My brakes started making noise the other day. It was just a slight squeak. The noise got a lot louder very quickly. I had to bring it to the shop. It ended up costing a lot of money to fix.
Tom was playing golf with his boss. Tom didn't want to look bad. He made sure to let his boss win. Tom's boss told him he knew what he was doing. He wasn't very happy about it.
Dixie loved to cook. Her speciality was spaghetti. One night she forgot the garlic powder. Luckily her spaghetti still turned out great. Everyone praised her recipe.
"Alex was on a gameshow. He was so excited he kept forgetting to buzz in. Even though he knew the answers, he fell very behind. At the end of the show, he was in last place. He felt ashamed, having embarrassed himself like that."
"Once, there lived a brother and sister who lost their family. They were so sad. They prayed for a sign that their parents were watching them. One day, they went to the beach. When they heard the ocean's song, they knew their parents were there."
The team was traveling to a game. They got a very fancy bus. It had tv screens and a bathroom. The team felt great as they rode across the state. They were pumped up and ready to play!
Tom heard scary noises in his new apartment. He couldn't figure out what they were. He called his landlord about it. They told him it was just old pipes. Tom was never satisfied with the answer.
Igor leaned backwards in his chair lazily. The bolt holding the back broke sending him tumbling to the ground. Igor looked through his tool box to find a replacement bolt. He found one close enough and used it to fix the chair. Igor leaned back in the chair lazily to test it.
"John blew into a rage and pummeled Victor to death. When the rage left him he was left with a dead body. He felt so much remorse, he called the police himself. He pleaded guilty at his trial. And he accepted his sentence with a heavy heart."
"Jackson had a math test. He had studied all week. On the day of the test, he became very nervous. When he got his test, he went blank. Jackson failed his test."
"The Mitchell's moved into their new home 2 months ago. They loved it and were planning to put a flower garden out back. One morning, they noticed their backyard had turned into a lake. The water pipe had burst and had been leaking for a while. When they received their bill, they thought wanted to answers."
"I remember, it was my first day in school in college i was so afraid. I'm afraid to interact with new people and afraid to be alone. I don't know where to find my room and i don't know whom to ask. So i decide to leave the school and go to the park. I called my friend and she came to comfort and accompany me."
"In 2013, my wife went to the Big E in Springfield, MA. She had never gone before, and went with her sister. Her niece was in a horse competition. Her niece did not win, but everyone had a good time. My wife came home tired but happy."
Tom was in a fight with his girlfriend. She threw his phone at him. It shattered the screen. Tom broke up with her and charged her for the damage. She never paid him.
"Bill lives in a bad neighborhood, with a lot of crime. The most frequent crimes were breaking & entering, burglary and theft. This worried Bill, so he decided to do something about it. He installed the most expensive bars available over all his windows. The were stolen the very next night, and pawned for a tidy sum."
John hated chilies. But John never backed down from a dare. One day his brother dared him to eat two big chilies. John accepted and eat the two chilies. John still hated chilies cause his mouth burned.
Kenneth and his girlfriend were at the mall. He decided to propose to her at the food court. His girlfriend was embarrassed and rejected him. Kenneth got very angry and stormed away. He broke up with his girlfriend.
Aline had trouble sleeping. She went to the doctor for examination. They told her she had Fatal Familial Insomnia. They informed her she had only a few months left to live. Aline cried and drove herself home.
My shoes were very smelly. I put some powder in them to smell better. It worked for a little while. Soon they started to smell again. I bought new shoes that smelled better.