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"John was invited to a coffee shop by a friend. At the cafe, John was met by his friend and another guy. The other guy began making a sales pitch to John. John asked to speak with his friend privately for a moment. John told his friend that the other guy was a scam artist!"
Chris had a huge crush on his office mate. He fawned over her every day. He bought her breakfast in the morning. She always said thank you. One day he asked her out and was thrilled when she said yes.
"Max was a very large cat. He was willing to eat anything, even salsa. One day I was baking potatoes. I left the kitchen and when I returned, there he was. He was frozen on the counter with a potato in his mouth."
"Matt was home alone while his parents ran errands. His birthday was coming up so he decided to search for gifts. At first he found nothing, but then he struck gold in his mom's closet. Suddenly his mom arrived and began yelling at him. She took all of his gifts back to the store to punish him."
John was on his boat fishing. A huge storm came and turned over his boat. John was stuck in the water for hours. Finally a boat came and saw him. He was glad to be rescued.
In middle school I was part of the show choir. That year we would do a show based on disco music and the 50's. We practiced everyday and I really enjoyed being involved. Right before the performance I broke my arm. On opening night I was on stage dancing with my purple cast.
Martin wandered through the streets of his old neighborhood. He looked at his old boarded up house. He saw the grass hadn't been cut in some time. Martin walked to the porch and sat on the old swing. He cried silently as he thought of old memories.
Tamara was creative today. She decided to knit a sweater. She got her favorite thread to make the sweater. The thread was red and a little shiny. She finished the shirt and wore it for the day.
Tom got some fast food. He went through drive through. When he got home he realized it was stale. Tom called to complain. They allowed him to get free food next time.
Tom bought a new motorcycle. He asked his friends with bikes to go out on a ride. They agreed to go with him. They rode around to several scenic places. Tom was really happy about his new purchase.
A friend said he was hungry but could not leave work to eat. I worried my friend would die of starvation. I prepared a big platter of my friends favorite foods. I took the food to my friend at his job. Now I know my friend will not starve to death from not eating.
Fred was having problems with his phone. It always sent too many messages. So it was rather annoying to him. His friend Stacy sent him a message. In return he got 20 messages back and was not happy.
Billy was making some coffee on the stove. He poured his hot water into a mug and began mixing the ingredients. Then he noticed water seeping out of the mug. He hadn't seen the small cracks in the side. He dumped his coffee into a new mug and luckily didn't lose much.
Tom was getting fast food. He went up to get his food when they called his order. Tom noticed none of the food he wanted was there. The order number had been accidentally switched. Tom had to wait a bit longer for his actual food to come out.
"Tom fed his baby boy another spoonful of banana baby food. The boy wouldn't take the last bite, instead reaching for Tom's food. Tom looked at his own bowl of unsugared grapefruit slices. After making sure his wife wasn't nearby, he let his son lick a slice. When the boy started crying, he had to assure his wife all w...
Tim and his wife were excited. They had hired a sailboat for the day and were going to sail. They had timed it so they would be sailing with the setting sun. Tim and his wife stood on the bow of the boat and looked on. The sunset was beautiful and they were happy.
"Jack was so excited about his new phone. He ordered it as soon as it was available online. When he got home, he ripped into the box. However, when he opened it, the phone was shattered. Jack was extremely disappointed."
John decided he wanted to be more manly. John asked around about buying a motorcycle. John checked out a Harley Davidson dealership. John couldn't believe the prices on the bikes. He decided he'd be more manly by just growing a cool beard.
Jenny was running errands all day. She hadn't had time to eat. Jenny was getting hungry. She went through a fast food line. Jenny picked up a burger.
Mona would get sick when she'd eat tomatoes. She went over to a friend's house to eat. Her friend had used tomato sauce. Mona tried to be nice and ate the food. Mona got sick.
"Tom was dating a nice lady. Soon, they were in a relationship together for months. His girlfriend informed him that he regularly smelled bad. Tom never wore deodorant before this. Tom began wearing deodorant to the delight of his girlfriend."
Tyrone ordered a cheeseburger. He got the meal but when he took a bite he noticed something. There was no cheese. He complained about the lack of cheese. They apologized and gave him another burger free.
Mike had been working in the garden. He went inside to get a glass of water. Mike left his shoes on. He left mud on the floors. Mike's wife yelled at him.
Billy always wanted a cat. He asked his mother for a cat but she said that he wasn't responsible. Billy did his best to demonstrate that he was responsible enough. Billy's mother saw how responsible billy and allowed him to get a cat. They went to the shelter and picked out a lovely cat.
"We found an indoor rollercoaster. Terrified of heights, I refused to get on. Nobody else would ride until I joined them. I finally got on, reluctantly. I screamed through the entire thing."
It was Austin's birthday. Austin was excited for his gifts. Austin's parents entered his room. They sung happy birthday. Austin got a puppy and was happy.
"Juniper sat down dejected on the sofa. She called her boyfriend right away to give him the news. When he didn't answer, she sighed even more. She'd have to deal with it herself then. So she called the police to tell them her apartment had been robbed."
"Jim had a friend Bala at work that had to use a wheelchair. The wheelchair prevented his friend from going tailgating with Jim. One day, Jim made arrangements for Bala to be driven to the next game. Bala was driven down that weekend to the stadium. Jim was waiting there with an entire tailgate for Bala!"
Bill was at a stop light. The light was on red. Billy began to look around while waiting. He suddenly heard a horn behind him. The light had turned green.
Susie got home late one night from work. All of the sudden she heard something. She heard it from the bushes. It was a fox. Susie jumped and got very scared.
Christina was 4 years old and loved to dance more than anything. She danced around the house all day long. Her mother decided it was time to enroll her in dance classes. Christina got a pretty new outfit and always looked forward to class. Within months she became one of the best dancers in her town.
Ken moved to Las Vegas. He decided to start gambling. After a while he was there almost every day. Ken lost a lot of money over time. He eventually realized he had a gambling problem and got help.
Jose's favorite track event was the long jump. He was poised and ready to jump. He began running. He lept into the air off the track. He crashed into the sand knowing that he had won.
Carl was watching the news. But there was no positive news. So Carl felt sad. He decided to watch a movie instead. And he forgot about everything that was wrong in the world.
"A cop pulled Sam over. She wanted to know his reason for speeding. Sam remembers that he has drugs in his trunk. The cop eventually found out about the stash. Since he's aware that he's going to jail, he accelerated."
Alice was having a bad smell in her home. She went to the store. Alice bought several candles. The candles eliminated the odors. Alice lit the candles regularly.
I woke up in the middle of the night. I was only 4 years old. I tiptoed into the living room. I was excited when I saw Santa had been there. I ran to wake everyone up at 3 am to tell them.
The dog was run over by a pick up. It's owner was nearby. I didn't want to traumatize the little girl. I went over and removed the dog. I went to her house and explained to her mother what happened.
"When we got home from our stay, we watched tv. We turned on a haunted house team show. It turned out they had gone to the same hotel we had. They found some disturbing images. I didn't want to believe they were real."
Tom's cat kept scratching itself. Tom realized it had fleas. He tried store medicine for it. It didn't work. Tom had to take it to a veterinarian.
"Jackie decided to become a good watercolor painter. So she bought the supplies and put herself to practice. But she needed to find a teacher. So she searched and searched, until one day she found a book. The book was on watercolor painting, and learned to be great from it."
Tim wanted to start a web store. He wanted to sell his art online. After a while Tim didn't make any sales. It cost too much to keep trying. Tim had to shut down and give up.
My husband and I had a talk. We needed to decide who to vote for. We both made our choices. We were surprised that we weren't choosing the same person. We agreed that it wouldn't affect our opinions of each other.
Tom wanted a way to interact with his crush. Tom decided to ask her to play a game. Tom suggested Connect Four. She agreed. Tom played connect four with this new friend.
Jim decided to grow a beard. At first he liked how it looked. After a while it was too itchy and scraggly. Jim tried clinging on to it for a bit longer. After a while he gave up and shaved.
I was always afraid of hot air balloon rides. I thought I would fall out of them. One day I decided to face my fear. I got on the hot air balloon shivering with fear. It turned out to be a safe and relaxing experience.
Tom had many thoughts. He wanted to organize his thoughts. He bought poster board. He organized his thoughts. His life improved due to organizing his thoughts.
"I was twelve and I walked home from school. It was six miles on the level. My mom was supposed to pick me up, but she was busy or forgot. It took longer than I thought. It was suppertime when I got home."
"Deb was not always a good mom. She wasn't in her child's life for many years. Once they reunited, Deb wanted to make it right. She apologized and worked hard to build their relationship. It worked and they were close."
"Terry and his buddy Mark were going fishing. They went to the store and got some bait before heading out. At the beach they began casting their lines into the surf. Mark was the first one to catch a fish, but Terry got one too. They kept fishing well on into the evening, having fun."
Tom was drinking alone at home. He kept drinking beer and watching television. He didn't realize how much he had. After a while Tom could barely keep his eyes open. He passed out and fell asleep.
Dale was a very hand man but had a fear of heights. His roof had started leaking during a storm but Dale couldn't fix it. Dale tried to climb a ladder after the storm to fix his roof. He got terrified halfway up and couldn't go further. Dale had to call a contractor to fix his roof for him.
Tom had hearing problems. He was listening to television really loudly. His neighbors were annoyed and complained. Tom turned on the closed captions. He was able to then turn down the volume and still keep up.
Tom suffered from night terrors. It made it hard to have women spend the night. He told his current girlfriend about it. She was very understanding and knew a lot about it. Tom felt more relaxed about her spending the night.
"Susie decided she wanted to go to the golf course. She had never been before. So her father agreed to take her. When she got her, she hit her first ball. To her delight, she got a hole in one."
"Marge didn't get along with a coworker. One day, she placed office supplies in the co workers purse. Security captured Marge on camera. Marge was fired on the spot. Marge learned a valuable lesson about karma."
"Mike loved his old sheepdog Barney. Mike was a baker and made Barney a chocolate cake once a week. Though this made Barney really happy, it also made him very fat. Barney's vet had told Mike that he needed to help Barney lose weight. But Mike didn't listen and Barney passed away from a heart attack."
"My son in law converted his PhD thesis into a book. He sent a draft off to Cambridge University Press. The editor liked the draft, and he was hopeful of publication. But a senior editor declined to publish. My son in law was very disappointed."
Vicky wants to be prom queen. She works very hard with getting her classmates votes. Vicky is sure she will win. She even buys an expensive prom dress. Vicky is only nominated for second place.
Tom bought a bucket of fried chicken. He was eating it well enough. In the middle there was one piece that was frozen in the middle. Tom didn't want to make a big deal about it. He tossed it out and ate the rest.
"I made more calls, but nobody answered. A friend of a friend tried to get out to pick me up. His truck got stuck in the snow. I was stranded for the night. I tried to run the heater as little as possible, but it was too cold."
Dave needed a new computer. His old one had died and he had to have one for work. He went to the store and looked for the best one. He found a great deal and decided to go for it. Dave was very happy with his purchase and the PC worked great.
Susy was getting her test back for science. She was worried what her grade was going to be. So she took a look at it. She saw she failed. Suzy then went to the bathroom and cried.
Agnes had never wanted children. She used birth control. Agnes had symptoms suggesting she may be pregnant. She knew that birth control was not always effective. Agnes decided to buy a home pregnancy testing kit.
I got a job working in an office. I was overwhelmed with work. I didn't even have time to pick up the phone. I decided to hire an assistant. After that I had time to do all of my work.
Binji played poker at the casino. He wins a large sum of money. He took it to the roulette wheels. He lost all the money he made. He stumbled home disappointed.
Tom wanted to play football in high school. Tom had very long hair. During a game an opponent grabbed his hair. Tom realized he needed to cut his hair.l. Tom cut his hair.
"Jon was carving pumpkins with his young kids, Ava and Ace. Ava cut her finger while carving her pumpkin. It wasn't a bad cut, but Ava decided not to carve any more! Instead, Jon gave Ava markers and pens to draw on a scary face. Ava's pumpkin was the most creative of all of theirs!"
Julia is an Australian citizen. She always dreamed of coming to America for vacation. She entered a contest for an all expenses paid vacation. She won the contest! Julia flew from Sydney to New York two months later.
Bill had chronic pain in his legs. The doctor told him to take pain relievers. Bill didn't want to take the medicine. Bill ate fruits and vegetable instead. Bill's legs felt better from the vegetables.
Maria was still weeping after two hours. Her husband was pacing in front of her wondering what was wrong. He begged for her to explain her tears. But Maria just cried some more until she cracked. She had just found out that her husband was cheating on her.
"Laura was worried how the presidential campaign would impact children. A fourth grade teacher, she gave her class some perspective. She spoke about influential women in history and gender equality. She also had a guest speaker talk about living with disabilities. Laura hoped these messages would empower respect and co...
Robert was doing very badly in school. All his grades online showed that he had D's and F's. It turned out he hadn't been doing his homework at all. Robert's parents were so mad that they grounded him. Once his grades are a lot better he won't be grounded anymore.
"Jack wanted to explore a deep cave since he was little. Collecting the supplies for it was the easy part, other than rope. There was so many choices, he didn't know which to choose. So he did research and found the highest quality rope he could. Thankfully he did so, otherwise he would have had a much harder time."
Tom took his clothes out of his dryer. He noticed the clothes did not dry because the heater broke. He hung his clothes out to dry. He told his landlord about the dryer breaking. The landlord ordered a new dryer and it was delivered the next day.
Sally used a sharpie to make notes. She was making notes in class but the smell was distracting. The teacher told her to use something else. Sally was offended and demanded to keep using it. The teacher didn't budge and Sally spent the class in shame.
Tom was at the bar with friends. He was starving all night. Once they got out they noticed a hot dog cart on the street. Tom forced everyone to stop while he got one. He felt it was the best tasting hot dog ever.
"Bob and Karen weren't sure what to do on a Fall Friday evening. Since the big game was the next day, they wanted an early night. They decided to check out downtown to see what was happening. At their surprise, there were a ton of cars downtown! There wound up being a huge event downtown for them to do!"
"I went to the store to buy new clips for my necklace. I found an assortment of colors and styles. The lady who worked there told me which ones she liked best. I smiled, knowing she was showing preference for expensive items. I walked away having bought something economical and pretty."
My nephew thought it would be nice to go around and say nice things. So we had to say nice things to the person to the left of us. When it got to my niece she told her daddy he was tall. But then she told her mommy she loved her for all these other reasons. Everyone laughed at how silly she was.
"As we visited with my uncle, he taught us a lot. He walked on the property with me, and showed me his chickens. He told me about the history of his Fjord horses. He'd gotten them from a norwegian friend years ago. I enjoyed listening to his stories that day."
I woke up to find an email. It was from my mother in law. She had sent a gift card for my son. I was overwhelmed by her kindness. I wrote her an email thanking her profusely.
Tom just took a shower. He decided to blow dry his hair. He still had wet hands when he tried to plug it in. Tom got a big shock from the electricity. He jumped back in pain.
Tom was at the drive through. It was taking a long time to order. Tom was visibly frustrated. They offered him free pie as an apology. Tom agreed and it made him feel better.
Beth was on her high school soccer team. She wanted to work on her striking. She hired a coach to help with her footwork. She began slowly improving. She eventually became the best player on the team.
"In my gifted class, we decided to do a performance. We wanted to do a rendition of High School Musical. We had to audition for the role of Gabriella and I really wanted it. Unfortunately I had really mean and determined competition. I practiced and practiced but we never actually performed."
Susy was asked to the dance by Fred. She was very excited. But when she got there she saw he had flowers. Suzy felt very thrilled. She then decided to kiss him to thank him.
Randy needed a drink after work. He opened the refrigerator to look for a drink. He got a coke but he noticed another drink behind it. There was a beer hidden in the refrigerator. He got the beer and got drunk off of it for the night.
"My uncle brought me several pounds of deer meat. He had made some of the meat into summer sausages. I didn't like to eat meat, but I had to admit I loved deer. I ate a large piece with my dinner that night. We spent the evening filling the deep freezer to the top."
Thunder could be heard outside of Joe's house. Joe could also hear his dog whimpering. Joe grabbed his dog and took it to Joe's bed. Joe cuddled with the dog to comfort it. The dog stopped whimpering.
Tom moved into a new city. He made a few new friends. Tom didn't have much or a family. He invited his friends to Christmas dinner. Most showed and he had a good night.
"Daniel practiced hard for his guitar recital. While he was practicing, his little sister ran through the room. She bumped into him. His guitar dropped to the ground and smashed to pieces. Daniel could not participate in his guitar recital."
Ted was a senior executive at a Fortune 100 company. He was unexpectedly laid off along with 1000 other employees. He had fear and doubts about his future. He created a business plan and borrowed 15 million dollars. He became CEO of a company with 6000 employees in 4 countries.
"Sara was waiting for a package. Every day her mailman came at ten in the morning. But today he was very late. He didn't arrive until one in the afternoon! But luckily, at least he had Sara's package!"
"Nona really had to get her wash done. But it was such a pain to lug it to the laundromat and back. She decided to pay a neighbor boy to do it. For $10, he even folded the clothing! Nona was very pleased."
Tabitha was preparing for her son's birthday. She had spent all morning working on a cake. While it was baking she began working on decorations. Suddenly she smelled something burning. Her cake was burnt and totally ruined.
Tom needed to write an essay for class. He waited until the last minute to start writing it. Tom was tired and didn't try too hard. He got a really bad grade on it. Tom was disappointed in himself.
"Dora was a weather fanatic. She was obsessed with all sorts of weather phenomenon. She decades years trying to witness ball lightning with her own eyes. After over a 500 expeditions, she finally saw it last night. She said she will never see anything so amazing ever again."
Jenny wanted to have plastic surgery. She hated her nose. She asked her doctor to give her a tiny new nose. He shaped it poorly and it looked terrible. Jenny hated her new nose!
Robbie had broken Charlie's toy out of anger. Charlie was only three and he began to cry. Charlie's Dad came over and asked him what the problem was. Charlie showed him the broken toy and pointed to Robbie. Dad picked Charlie up and took him to the store to get a better toy!