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My friend has this mean boyfriend. He will not let her hang out with her friends. I told her to break up with him. She decided to listen to my advice. He cried a lot. |
"Colin and Jo were having problems in their marriage. Jo felt that Colin worked too much. On the other hand, Colin felt that Jo didn't appreciate his work. After seeing a marriage counsellor, Jo felt that it was too late. She filed for a divorce because she didn't love him anymore." |
Jamie was excited to be allowed to babysit her brothers. She would have a legitimate reason to boss them around. Her brothers were not so excited. They made a plan. They agreed it was worth the 2 week grounding afterwards. |
Kate's mom was scared of water and never let her kids go swimming. Kate was at the park with her friend Jan. Jan wanted to go swimming. Kate knew she would get in trouble if her mom found out. But she played in the pool for hours anyway. |
Tom was very lonely. He went on an online dating site. Tom only got a few dates. Tom tried his best to make them work. Unfortunately none of them did. |
Sally woke up at midnight. She told me she was hungry. I took her to the kitchen for a snack. We had milk and cookies. She is now back in bed. |
"Terry arrived to Korea. He took a walk to the nearest restaurant. Although many people knew English, they spoke Korean. He felt isolated and lonely. Although he's supposed to be there for 5 days, he left in one day." |
Linda couldn't figure out why the dryer wasn't working. When she went to empty the filter it had hardly any lint in it. She resorted to drying clothes twice. Eventually she heard a noise late one night. She went downstairs to find rats had nested in the dryer hose. |
Tim moved with his family. They went from the city to a small town. Tim thought it was really boring at first. Over time the feeling never changed. He moved out as soon as he could. |
Kate got into her high school weight lifting class. At first it was just an easy credit. After a while she got really into it. She tried to enter a big contest but got injured in it. Kate took her first loss hard and gave up. |
In fourth grade I became very sick in the middle of the school year. I had to leave school for the rest of the year. I spent a lot of time in the hospital with puzzled doctors. I became friends with one kid in the hospital who couldn't eat. Sadly some time before I left he died. |
In the 1840's a notorious outlaw had robbed the Grand National bank. He was caught and subsequently given a life sentence. Every day he would work on his escape armed with only a spoon. Digging diligently he broke through 60 years later. He realized he had just dug a tunnel to the next cell. |
"I was always very good at gymnastics, I loved it. There was a big gymnastics meet coming up and I needed to be ready. I practiced for hours, so that I could do my best. On the day of the competition I performed my routine. My hard work paid off, because I won the competition." |
Tom was drunk downtown. He left his car and took a taxi. Tom's car was missing when he went back. He first thought it was stolen and called it in. They told him it had been towed. |
"In my fourth grade social studies class we had to learn the capitals. We eventually had a test and I did the best that I could. Nonetheless I couldn't remember all the answers! As we were passing the tests in, I saw another student's answers. This reminded me of the capitals and I was tempted to cheat, and did." |
Tom went white water rafting with friends. They tried to take on something out of their abilities. The crashes were harder than they expected. Tom constantly flipped over. He had to give up and go ashore. |
"My daughter and I went to a carnival. I thought she would like the carousel. She thought it looked too scary. We got on and she ended up enjoying it. Sometimes, you just have to take a chance." |
My son has a fish. It was swimming in its tank. He took the fish out of the tank. He put it a small container. He cleaned the tank. |
Tom was excited for a new game coming out. He made sure to pre-order it. The game was terrible. Tom was severely disappointed. He never pre ordered another game again. |
"Adrian was rushing this morning because he woke up late. This was the second time this week that he had overslept. He was only five minutes away when he had to stop at an intersection. Thinking he could make it, Adrian pulled out in front of the log truck. Adrian misjudged the truck's speed and was nearly killed in th... |
"The car accident was a bad one. Dan ended up with a severe head injury. He was in a coma for several weeks. When he opened his eyes, he did not know his family. Dan had lost his memory due to the head injury." |
Gustav was a homeless man. He also had the habit of smoking cigarettes. He really couldn't afford it but loved to smoke before sleeping. Finally Gustav bought some rolling papers so he could make his own. He was able to save a lot of money by using recycled tobacco. |
"Warren had to give a speech for his book report. The speech had to incorporate a prop from the book. His dad helped him make a cardboard and plastic diving helmet. Warren's speech was full of stuttering. He got middling marks on the speech, but full credit for the prop." |
"The family had moved into a new house. They wanted a new tv for their new family room. They went to the electronics store and found a huge 70"" tv. They brought it home and hooked it up right away. It was great to watch the game on!" |
The kitchen sink was full of dirty dishes. Cassandra noticed this and spent the next 30 minutes washing them all. Most of the dishes were not even hers. Her brother walked in the room and left a dirty plate on the table. Cassandra was fuming. |
I always wanted to swim with the dolphins. I saw dolphins when I was at Sea World with my family. I asked my mom if we could swim with them. She wouldn't let me because it cost too much money. I was disappointed that I couldn't swim with them that day. |
Jack never liked snakes. When he was little his dad used to have one as a pet. He was actually afraid of the snakes. Someone suggested he see a hypnotherapist to get help. After one session his fear of snakes was much better. |
"Ann and Dan got a new apartment. Ann invited her mother to come see their apartment. Ann's mother noticed that they didn't have a dining table. The next time she visited, she brought a table. Ann and Dan were thankful for the gift from her mother." |
Tom loved playing fighting games. He always made sure to make a finishing move. One day he was playing an angry friend. The friend didn't want Tom to gloat. He turned off the system before he could finish him. |
"A few years ago, I went camping with a group of my friends. We planned in a advance so we would have everything we needed. When we all arrived, we discovered we had forgotten the tent poles. I got depressed that the trip was ruined, but Hannah had an idea. She suggested tying the tent up to trees, and it worked!" |
Edna had bought some bread. She hadn't eaten any bread since she bought it. The bread was starting to get stale. She didn't want the bread to go to waste. Edna made a bread pudding. |
"The girls took a vacation every year together. This time was no different. They chose a spot and reserved a hotel. However, when they got there, they didn't have a room. Come to find out, their card had been declined." |
"Today was a crazy day at work. My boss publicly shamed me by accusing me of gossiping at work. I cried because I was so confused and embarrassed. I tried to reason with him, but got nowhere. I was so upset that I turned in my letter of resignation that day." |
Tom had a lot of laundry to do. He hadn't seen his grandparents in a while. He asked if he could do laundry at their place. They were happy to help out. Tom hung out with them all night. |
Tom's dad was away overseas in the army. Christmas was coming up. Tom's only wish was to see his dad. Tom's dad had been given special leave. He surprised them at home on Christmas day. |
Katie was a ballerina. She needed new ballet shoes. She told her mother. They finally went to the dance store. Katie was relieved to buy new ballet slippers. |
Tim took a trip to the beach. He wasn't aware of jellyfish. It was the season they were most out. Tim tried to get in the water. He was stung and immediately ran out. |
"Alice and Katie came home late one night and it was very dark. Katie walked in first, followed by Alice who flipped on the light. Without warning, the light exploded, sending glass everywhere! Katie and Alice screamed and all the other lights went out. Luckily, no one got hurt, the lightbulb was just old." |
"My roommate wanted to make some extra money. She decided to do so by making sandwiches. With all of her work and school though, she'd have no time to sell. Turns out, at her work, her boss wanted to put sandwiches on the menu. Now she makes profit from selling sandwiches to her boss!" |
Tom always let his phone die. He was bad at charging it. His friends bought him an extra battery case. It didn't help much. Tom kept forgetting to charge that too. |
Tim was trick or treating during Halloween. There was one house that looked dark and spooky. Tim ran up to ring the doorbell and knock. Eventually someone came out and told him to leave. The people living there didn't celebrate that holiday. |
Sara has a big test tomorrow. She also has a softball game. Sara decided to pull an allnighter. She was so tired the next day. Sara ended up sleeping through her test. |
Tom had a friend over. They were drunk hanging out. Tom showed him his gun. He said it wasn't loaded but it accidentally went off. Luckily nobody was injured. |
"Robert moved up north, where it got much colder than he was used to. He was not prepared for the maintenance needed for his car. After work he went to open the door and it came off in his hand. The handle had frozen shut in the extreme cold. Robert was out one car door handle." |
Dustin was exploring a junkyard. He came across a lot of old vehicles and appliances. There were several security dogs there. They started chasing and barking at him. Dustin jumped over a fence and never went back. |
"Marcy wanted to find a present to give her artsy dad for Father's Day. Suddenly, she realized what the perfect present would be. She quickly made the arrangements and snuck the gift into the house. Dad turned around in surprise as she walked in, holding an instrument. ""Wow, thank you for the guitar, Marcy, that's jus... |
Tom was out walking one day. A rabid dog jumped out and bit him. Tom had to be taken to the hospital. There they made him take rabies shots just in case. They were painful but Tom understood the need. |
"Rita loved nice smells. She bought a bunch of scented candles. She lit them as she worked at her desk. Soon, her whole house smelled great. Rita loved the warmth the candles brought." |
Sue loved to make spaghetti. She also like to create new sauces. She found a new recipe and bought all the ingredients. She followed the recipe and served it to her family. They all loved the new sauce. |
"Sarah and Jamie are twin sisters. They have always shared everything, their whole lives. Today, they are shopping together. They found a bag they both like, but there is only one in the store. They choose to split the cost and alternate days using it." |
Mark grew a beard. Sally does not like his beard. They made a bet on the football game. Sally won the bet. Mark cried after he shaved his beard off. |
"Kia had stayed up all night reading for school. In the morning, she was very tired. She could barely drag herself out of bed to dress for class. All day, she fought fatigue and moodiness. She vowed not to stay up so late any more." |
"Robbie worked as a technical writer for a large company. He always wanted to write a novel. He decided to work on his novel at home after work. When he finished the novel, he sent copies to publishers. No publisher would publish his novel because his writing was subpar." |
Fred was getting very nervous because he wanted to propose. He had been with his girlfriend for a few years. But he wanted to be her husband. So he got her down on one knee and asked her. She said yes right away and started to cry. |
Jane was moving to a new town. She needed to find an apartment. She had been looking for weeks. She finally found one with a vacancy. She was excited to move to her new place. |
Tom was a good student. He was doing poorly in one class. He couldn't handle the idea of getting a bad grade. He tried cheating but wasn't good at it. Tom got caught and was flunked. |
"Heather loved to use her jump rope. Her record was one-hundred consecutive jumps. Today, she was feeling pretty good about herself. She tried to have the best jump rope session yet. Before long, she smashed her previous personal record." |
"Katie was cooking with peppers. She was being careful not to touch her eyes. She got distracted and forgot about the peppers. All of a sudden, Katie's eyes were on fire. She never worked with peppers again." |
Tom was driving in the rain. He noticed a large puddle up ahead. He figured he could drive over it. It turned out to be much deeper. Tom's car was half swallowed up. |
"Rachel could no longer stand the sight of her fiance, Howard. Up until yesterday, she loved him and couldn't see him enough. But, yesterday she came home and heard a woman moaning? She thought it was the television, but she saw her husband humping! Her husband said it was just sex, but he loved Rachel." |
Regan need to pay his cable bill. When he called to make the payment he did not have enough money. There were several charges he was not aware of. He had to make a payment arrangement to pay the full balance. Regan had to work overtime to come up with the extra money. |
"Jay had lots of chores to do. The biggest chore was to dust the house. He eventually got around to it, but lost motivation fast. The dust was making him sneeze every 10 seconds. He knew that he wouldn't of had this problem if he had dusted sooner." |
Bidd Badd sat his sister down. He looked her right in the eyes. Then he gave her the terrible news. She started crying. They didn't win the local lottery. |
Dilbert like to play games with his friends. He was playing Peter Pan with several other kids. He was Captain Hook and had a full costume. While chasing after his friends he tripped and fell down. His plastic hook broke in half and he started to cry. |
Tom was drinking at a local bar. He figured he would just have a couple of beers. As time went by he kept saying he would have only one more. One more turned into half a dozen. Tim had to be carried to a taxi. |
"My friend is good at playing the harp. One day, I tried to play it. I broke a string and panicked. When he saw what I did he was not mad. He told me that he breaks strings everyday." |
Joe is a great painter. He has been doing it a long time and it shows. His work is quite popular. Many of his fans travel many miles to see his exhibits. His art is a little pricey but always sells out anyway. |
Tim was at his high school gym. They were watching a short presentation. When Tim went back to his classroom he noticed something. His backpack had all the wrong books in it. Tim figured out he got the wrong one and swapped it back. |
"My class has to submit its homework through an online application. The application is called webwork and demands precise mathematics. If you misuse its syntax, it rejects your work. I spend half of my time fighting with the application. Some of us students are going to complain to the professor about this." |
I had to move cities for my new job. I only had 3 days to move. I rented a big truck. I packed all my things away. I showed up at my new house and everything was broken. |
I have tiny muscles. My brother has bigger muscles. He flexed them to show off. He told me to flex as well. I told him I would not. |
"Pruitt saw an ad in his local paper about making a quick grand. Being down on his luck, he thought why not. The job was to hold a spot in line for 12 hrs. Pruitt accepted and waited patiently in line for the next day. Pruitt was surprised when the man came, paid him and took the spot." |
Friday night football is very popular in the south. I lived in Alabama and everyone in the community was at the games. It was a time for socializing as well as supporting the team. Many people that were previous Alumni drove hours to attend. Those were very fun and memorable times for sure! |
Desmond started taking piano lessons weekly. His parents urged him to select an instrument and that was his choice. Desmond's piano-playing slowly improved. Eventually it was time for him to give a recital. Desmond was glad that he had picked such an impressive instrument. |
"Timmy constantly played rap music on his phone. The music drove his parents crazy. One night his parents snuck into his room. They took his phone and hid it. Although Timmy was quite angry, his parents finally had some quiet." |
Randy was hired as a Russian language translator for a gaming company. Randy spoke Russian when he was child and quite rusty now. His assignment begins in three months and he is worried. Randy bought a program and studied hard day and night. Randy was given high marks by the Russian gamers. |
Tom was out hunting. He thought he was shooting the right animal. INstead he hit another one. It turned out to be endangered. Tom was fined a small fee. |
Fred loved painting and had been doing it for years. He wanted to showcase his talents by opening a gallery. He wasn't sure if anyone would be interested at first. But the first night it all sold out. Fred couldn't have been happier. |
Susie bought a new vacuum. She bought it at target. But when she started to use it it was far too loud. She couldn't hear herself. So she had to return it. |
I have a very bad dog named Molly. She eats everything she sees. Today I left the house for a while and left Molly alone. When I came home the house was a mess and Molly was the culprit. Now I lock her up every time I leave so she doesn't get in trouble. |
"Russ Jackson was in prison for killing a man. He wrote letters to his sweetheart every day. 15 years into his sentence, he had lost hope. He told his girl to quit waiting on him. She refused, and ended her life instead." |
"Lucy sat down, crying. She was eating a very delicious bacon sandwich. Sandwiches like this always brought back sweet memories. She was transported back into the past. She was a little girl again watching her father slaughter pigs." |
Tom was at the movies with friends. They picked a random flick to watch. It was terrible. Tom's friends wanted to ask for their money back. Tom was too embarrassed to ask. |
"My daughter's high school friend may be on cocaine. She has been acting high after breaking up with her boyfriend. A mutual friend offered to help her get into rehab. She listened one day, then denied taking drugs the next. The mutual friend has not talked to her since." |
Robert left the dog toys in the yard after playing with the dog. The grass was tall in the yard so the toys were hidden. Robert decided to mow the yard without checking for the dog toys. Robert ran over a few of the toys and destroyed them. Robert decided to check the rest of the yard for more toys. |
"Burt saw a group of much younger kids diving from a cliff into water. To prove to himself that he was still a daredevil, he decided to try. Right before he was about to jump, he got scared. Instead of jumping, he ended up slipping and falling down the cliff. Burt learned he was not daring anymore as everyone laughed a... |
John wanted to play basketball. He had been practicing for a while. He was nervous about trying out for the team. When tryouts arrived he was ready. John was excited when he made the team. |
"David told Beth he had met someone else. Beth was devastated to lose David her first boyfriend. Beth sat inside her house, eating ice cream for a month. One day something snapped in Beth and she realized she was over it. She grabbed her running shoes and got on with her life." |
Kevin is the proud owner of a Beagle named Mika. On a rainy day Kevin took Mika on a walk around the block. Mika didn't like being in the rain and refused to poop. Kevin brought Mika back to the apartment and went to bed. Mika pooped on Kevin's new couch and spent the next day in her cage. |
"I used to have long hair for years. But when my heart was broken,i decided to cut my hair into short. After my new haircut, i almost cried for it. It doesn't look good to me. Because of that i never cut my hair into short." |
"Our dog, who was alone all day, was always very upset when I got home. I investigated traffic noise and construction, but the street was calm. After searching the house, we realized the television was scaring her. Left on all day, it blared reality shows with shouting, angry people. After switching to the cooking chan... |
Tom went to Las Vegas. It was his first time there. He told himself he wouldn't gamble much. Before he knew it he lost thousands of dollars. Tom didn't let himself go back. |
Kelvin began journaling his inner thoughts and feelings in a diary. He hid his secret diary under his desk. Kelvin's brother discovered it one day while seeking a game. Kelvin's brother taunted Kelvin endlessly about its contents. Kelvin stopped journaling his thoughts and feelings altogether. |
"My friend Josh lives with two male roommates. One day Josh was coming home from a bar. He saw legs on the doorway of his apartment. He was going to call the police, but saw it was a crash dummy. His roommate had found it and kept it in the hallway." |
Tom loved his local basketball team. Unfortunately they were not very good. They lost most of their games. Tom still supported them. It made tickets a lot cheaper. |
Mikey was listening to a crystal radio. He started picking up a weird transmission. It had too much static to hear. He went to the top of a mountain. He heard a weather report on his radio. |
"I had just moved to home in Florida. I needed to do a lot of work on the overgrown yard. I started by pulling very tall weeds and removing dead branches. As I reached under a bush, something moved. A long, black snake slithered from the bush towards me and I ran." |
"Julia found a bag filled with notebooks on the sidewalk. On one of the notebooks she found the owner's name and phone number. She called the number and left a message. Even after several calls, the owner never responded. Eventually, Julia threw out all of the notebooks." |
I was in a rehab center in West Roxbury in 2011. It was an old building. One day while I was in the gym the ceiling fell in. A water pipe had burst on the floor above. We could not use the corner of the gym for a few days. |
"Ben had to help Roger move furniture out of his house. However, my mom needed my help since I was sick. He told Roger that I would come later. While helping his mom, she created problems. For example, she dropped her dinner plate on purpose." |
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