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Tom was driving on the freeway. He noticed traffic slowed to a stop. Unfortunately the people behind him didn't notice. They slammed into other cars and caused a big pile up. Tom was stuck there for hours. |
"For my twentieth birthday, my friends decided to surprise me. I was on my way to lunch from church and they kidnapped me! The covered my face and stuffed me in a car. When I arrived to the party I almost cried from their kindness. It was the best birthday I've had." |
Gabe had an after school job. He was good at his job. His boss began to give him extra hours. Gabe's grades began to slip. Gabe had to cut down on his work hours. |
Mickey was always a fan of webcomics. Since he was little reading them on forums. But his favorite artist went on permanent hiatus. There were no more webcomics! Until Mickey decided to start writing and drawing comics himself. |
I found Max and his sister Cassie in the middle of the road. They were newborn and abandoned kittens. I brought them in and bottle fed formula to them. They grew up seeing me as their mother. I kept them for 10 years before they were stolen one night. |
Marty took off on his motorcycle. It went very fast. The road was wet from the rain. He slid and fell. Luckily he fell into a pile of straw. |
Tom was in court for a parking ticket. He didn't think he should have gotten it. He tried to argue against it to the judge. The judge was really mean and hard headed. He gave Tom a bigger fine than original. |
"We were looking for something fun to do on a Tuesday night. We decided to see a new movie that was out. When we got there we found out the tickets were half price on Tuesdays. We decided Tuesdays will now be our standing date night. It is such a nice, fun, cheap night that we can look forward to." |
"Susie stayed at her beach house for the weekend. All of the sudden though, her power went out. Susie was scared. She stayed in the dark for an hour. But then the power came back later and she was alright." |
"I reached back just as the door slammed behind me. The ring on my finger hooked in the door handle. It pulled my finger hard. My knuckle swelled exponentially. I went to the emergency room, where they told me I cracked my knuckle." |
Jake and Anna had been dating for five years. Jake decided to take Anna for a walk. She thought he was going to propose. Jake broke up with Anna. Anna was devastated. |
"Jessica was a spelunker. She loved going through the oldest of caves. But one day her light went out and she got lost. Three days she wandered the caves, until she found a land mark. She found the entrance and kissed the ground once she got out." |
Tim bought a new light-bulb. He needed to replace an old one. The new one was supposed to be more efficient. Unfortunately Tim dropped it on the floor and it broke. He had to keep using the old one. |
"Sasha was home alone one evening so she called her boyfriend. He offered to come over and she wanted to make the night romantic. She decided to drape a pink sheet over a lamp for some ambiance. Unfortunately, a fire quickly broke out. Luckily her boyfriend arrived and helped her put it out." |
Tom was a good student. He only had one weakness. His vocabulary needed to be improved. Tom read books by the greatest leaders and thinkers of all time. Tom slowly increased his vocabulary to his satisfaction. |
Buddy decided to play a pickup game of basketball. He called up a few of his friends and went to the court. During one of the plays his opponent knocked him over. Buddy was curled up in pain. After examination he found that his wrist was sprained. |
Ray was working on his truck. He realized he needed a new valve. He went to the parts store. The parts store was out of that valve. They ordered the part for Ray. |
"Jessica and Mark had just bought their first home. They were away for the weekend on a vacation when a fire broke out. When they arrived home, they found all of their belongings scorched. They had lost everything, but luckily their community stepped in. In no time at all, they had replaced a good deal of their things.... |
"I bought a candle to freshen the room. I lit the candle and it started burning. The candle said it was chocolate flavor. After a while, the room smelt like meat. There was an error in the candle but I had to live with the smell." |
It was the final race in the heat. Sam was up against a tough opponent. Their cars inched up to the starting line. The lights flashed green. Like a shot they were off down the strip with Sam in the lead. |
Tim rented an old apartment. Things often broke down on it. He had to call maintenance often. After a while Tim became friends with the maintenance guys. Tim would call them directly to fix problems faster. |
The weather prediction for today was very rainy. The rain storms throughout the day have become extreme. The local government issued a flood warning. The flooding has inspired an evacuation order. I plan to evacuate. |
"Ana kept getting a call from a strange area code. She Googled it and saw it was a telemarketer. Since her name was on the Do Not Call list, this was illegal. Ana called them back and informed them that she'd get a lawyer! She never got another call from them again!" |
"Joe was a single dad to a 13-year-old girl, Sammi. One day he decided it was time to talk to Sammi about female things. Awkwardly, he perched on her bed and tried to explain menstruation. Then he briefly, blushing, explained about sex and contraception. Finally, Sammi told him the internet had answered her questions." |
"As I walked out of the house, the tag hung on the door jam. I pulled back, but it was too late. The dress ripped on the jam. I saw the tag still attached. I felt terrible for hiding the purchase and ruining the dress." |
"Kelly was craving chocolate milk, but she had no powder or syrup. She decided to improvise with a packet of hot cocoa. But, stir as she might, she couldn't get the yucky powder to mix! It was a foul-tasting concoction. At least, Kelly reasoned, you never know until you try!" |
Mitchell looked at his watch. It was close to midnight. He knew he was going to miss curfew. He ran home as fast as he could. When he reached the porch his mother was waiting. |
Tom wanted to get his house painted. He asked his neighbors to refer him to a company. Tom called two of the painting companies mentioned. Tom got the prices of the companies. He hired the cheaper company to paint his house. |
Tommy's family was rather poor. He had wanted a fancy Halloween costume for a party at school. Tommy knew his family couldn't afford the costume. He decided to take bits of cardboard and make his own. Tommy wore his handmade costume to school with pride. |
The girl decided to write a book of poetry. She sat down every day and wrote a new poem. She did this every day for almost two years. She amassed a huge collection of poems. She decided at the last minute not to try to publish them. |
Marry wanted to wanted to join the running team at school. She only had one leg though. The teachers told her she couldn't do it. She practiced anyways. She made the running team. |
"Tim was on a singles cruise. Before he could do any mingling the ship took on water. Within hours it was sinking. Everyone got out alive. Tim had PTSD over the situation, though." |
Victor looked at the horizon that morning. The sky was clear so he could see clearly another boat ahead. A puff of white smoke burst in the sky. Victor recognized the distress signal. He steered his boat at full speed toward the lonely boat. |
"Ed's husband loved his eggs sunny side up. Ed had tried to make them a million times. He'd never succeeded, but this time he was determined. He cooked them perfectly and carefully slide the spatula under. Then-Voila-Ed served his husband perfect sunny-side-up eggs!" |
Heather worked real hard all day long. She didn't receive a break as she was so very busy. When it came time to come home she didn't feel like cooking. She called her husband up on his cell phone to tell him this. Heather's husband then brought home a pizza to eat for dinner. |
"Tiffany was tired to envy all her friends. She didn't have enough money to buy nice baubles like them. So she started a job on weekends and after school. When she got her first check, she went to the store. After she was beaming with her friends, showing them her new trinkets." |
Rita was cooking a stew. She had used too much salt. The stew was unbearably salty. Rita couldn't eat it. She had a sandwich instead. |
Liz noticed a bird's nest by her bedroom window. She didn't think much of it until that night. She awoke to loud hooting. It was an owl's nest! Since they are nocturnal she knew she wasn't going to get much sleep. |
Ashley's favorite band was in town. She didn't have money to see the band. Ashley's friend worked at the local radio station. The station had a couple extra tickets. Ashley's friend got her some tickets. |
Tom bought a new car. It was a very fast car. He thought the car was made to be driven fast. He drove the car fast. He had a great time. |
Allie had a mother that was sick. She had cancer. But Allie had hoped she would be able to beat it. Unfortunately her mother did not make it. Allie started to cry and could not believe it. |
"Felicity was going to be late for her first day at work. Thinking about the best course of action, she made a call. She was told that tardiness wasn't accepted in her new office. She apologized, but to no avail. She was told that she needn't show up at all." |
"Ronald asked his secretary to get him a morning coffee. As their coffee machine at work was broken, she went out. She walked to the coffee shop. She ordered a cup of coffee for her boss. When she went back, he boss said he changed his mind and wanted tea." |
"I went inside a gas station to try and stay warm. I needed to go to a bathroom badly. Their bathroom was out of order. I was cold, hungry, and miserable. I went back to my car, hoping not to freeze." |
Danny was bored. He flipped on the tv to find something to watch. The tv made a horrible noise and then turned off. He had broken it! Danny didn't know what he was going to do with his time now! |
Tom wanted new headphones. But the ones he wanted were really expensive. He became tempted to settle for cheap ones. But he decided to save his money for a few weeks instead. Tom was satisfied with the great headphones he bought. |
It was snowing outside Tom's house one day. Tom liked playing in the snow. Tom went outside. Tom played in the snow. Tom made a snowman. |
Natalie came home from school with a lot of homework. She usually asks her older sister for help. Natalie's older sister wasn't home. Natalie needed help with her math homework. She then decided to asked her mother for help with her math. |
"Every year, Anna vowed to send out Christmas cards. But she never had the time. Finally, when her twins turned nine, she got portraits taken. She had cards made up and mailed out. Anna was proud of finally sending out Christmas cards!" |
"Ken came home from work one night to an alarming sight. His kitchen window was totally smashed! He called the cops, but luckily, it didn't look a robbery. The cops said a young kid might've broken the window playing ball. Ken was mad- but at least glad he hadn't been robbed!" |
Ken worked a lot for charities. He would volunteer his spare time rather than be paid. He got huge satisfaction from helping people. He also enjoyed looking at the donations before anyone else. He usually got the best items for himself. |
Ryu was born as an underweight baby. His parents wanted him to gain weight. They fed his extra formula. They did it for a week. He caught up to the average size. |
Susie saw a smoothie at the store. She was curious about it. It was a bright green color. So she took a sip of it. It was disgusting and she could not stomach it. |
Kim and Brian had been dating for a little while. One week Brian was trying to surprise Kim with something fun. He had received an email about a wine tasting that week. He decided to try to bring Kim to the tasting. She wound up having an amazing time! |
"Today was the big day. Josh had been studying for a very important test. He had been having trouble in English class. So, he worked very hard to make sure he would pass this test. All of his hard work paid off after he received his passing grade." |
Tim heard some noises coming from outside. He went to look and found a stray cat. It was small and playful. Tim felt bad and decided to feed it. After a while it became his pet. |
"Kai's blind date insisted on going to the new sushi place. Kai had never had sushi and did not want to! But he really liked the girl, so he agreed to try it. He ordered a vegetarian roll. To his delight, he loved it-as his date had said he would!" |
Kate had scratched the top of a wooden table. She dreaded telling her mom. Her mother was very upset. Until she realized it was a spare table from the garage. Kate was relieved to find out she would not get in trouble. |
Jimmy went to the market. He bought some bananas and oranges. He gave them to homeless people. They were very grateful to him. Then Jimmy realized he had no money left. |
"Every day, the school children would play in the park. Ruth lived opposite this park. For years, she couldn't stand the noise they made after school. After her husband passed away, she learned to love the noise. She realised that she disliked the noise only because her husband did." |
"Steve started hanging out with some older kids from school. They hung out after school and picked on smaller kids. One day, they decided to get some cigarettes. They tried smoking, but Steve got sick to his stomach. Once he felt better, he decided to seek out some new pals." |
"I could no longer feel hunger. The years of starvation had killed the feeling. I did, however, notice when my stomach growled. Today it growled loudly in the office. I was so humiliated that I hid in my cubicle." |
Jim had no air conditioner in his house. The summer day was very hot. Jim found an old fan to cool him off. He put the fan right on him. He kept cool all summer. |
Jana is the fastest girl runner in her class. She challenged the fastest boy runner in her class to a race. He agreed to the challenge. During the race Jana tripped and injured her leg. The boy won the race. |
Lazlo broke the window. He jumped inside the house. He saw a gold watch on the dresser. He turned to his left and someone was aiming a gun. Lazlo quickly dove back out the window. |
Beth was very interested in horoscopes. She visited a fortune teller who talked about the Zodiac. Beth was mesmerized by what the psychic was saying. Beth enjoyed hearing about her zodiac. Beth had a great time learning about her horoscope. |
Walter broke into the old apartment. He looked around and saw graffiti on the walls. He realized no one had lived there in years. Walter recalled bad memories of his childhood there. He fell down and started crying. |
My husband came home exuberant from the flea market. He had found a portrait of his favorite musician. It was a painting of John Lennon with a guitar. He was very proud of the painting. He hung it over his desk so he could see it any time. |
My brother and I were shooting peas at each other through straws. My sister looked out the window and told us to stop. We were having fun so we shot peas at her. She got mad and held her breath until she passed out. When she woke up we were all spanked. |
Tim was drunk one night. He decided to get on Facebook. He noticed a friend posting nonsense. Tim decided to call him out on it. It created a big fight and rift in their friendship. |
Sonya's neighbor wasn't feeling well. She went to check on her. The old woman hadn't been eating. Sonya began to bring her food to eat. Sonya's neighbor started to feel better. |
Susie was a competitive swimmer. She loved swimming more than anything. One day she won a gold medal. Susie was so happy she started to cry. She was one step closer to the olympics. |
Joey's dad told him not to run off when they were hiking. But he wandered away thinking he could find his way back. When he realized he was lost he started to panic. Then he heard his dad calling for him. He promised to stay close the rest of the hike. |
Tom loved eating delicious food. Tom was very hungry. Tom searched online for restaurants that deliver. Tom found a thai restaurant. Tom ordered the thai food and loved it. |
Allie was taking archery lessons. They were purely for fun. She realized she was good at it. So she decided to join a team. Every time she hit the arrow it was on target. |
The family headed to the theater. The were going to see a new movie. They bought popcorn and took their seats. They all laughed so much. It was the funniest movie they'd seen all year! |
"Annika loves the PlayPlace at McDonald's. Her favorite spot is the ball crawl. One day, she found a plastic ring with a large, plastic gemstone in it. She put it on her hand. For the rest of the day, she demanded to be called Princess Annika." |
"Gary has a quarterly sales meeting coming up. Gary's boss told him he has to give a presentation at the meeting. Gary did a lot of research in preparation for his presentation. Gary created slides and practiced his oral presentation. On the day of the meeting, Gary gave a great presentation." |
My husband came home walking with a limp. I asked him what was wrong. He said he'd injured his back at work. Sitting in the same position for hours had caused a lot of pain. We decided to schedule an appointment to get it checked out. |
Tom wanted to impress his friends. Tom knew how to juggle. Tom juggled for his friends. His friends enjoyed the show. Tom was happy to captivate his friends attention. |
Sarah cocked her gun and aimed. She pulled the trigger and the bullet hit her target. Sarah looked intently at the bullet holes. They were all far apart from the center. Sarah realized she needed more practice. |
"John got his invitation to his 10 year high school reunion. John knew he needed to be in better shape for that! John worked out for an hour every day for four months. He lost 35 pounds before the reunion. At the reunion, everyone told John he looked exactly the same!" |
Joan was going to the corner market to pick up some bananas. She brought two dollars with her. While walking to the store Joan found a quarter on the street. When she got to the store she realized the price had been increased. Joan felt very lucky because the new price was twenty cents higher. |
"Janette swung herself on the swing. But as she wanted to go higher, she called out in the park. A woman approached her asking where her mom was. Janette didn't know but wanted to swing higher. The woman found the mom who pushed her girl up to the sky." |
"Rob had a morning interview. He dressed up in a formal attire and quickly drove to the place. On the way there, a woman was rushing by crossing several lanes. She didn't notice rob's car and crashed into it. Rob missed his interview since he had to wait for a police report." |
Darrel was helping his brother with his homework. His brother didn't understand what Darrel was showing him. They decided to take a break. Darrel tried to explain the problem again. His brother understood much better after he had rested. |
Oliver lived in a very arid place. The whole region got very little rain all year long. During the beginning of autumn a large hurricane developed offshore. The remnants of the hurricane hit Oliver's area a few weeks later. The dry soil rejected the water and flash floods happened all over. |
"Ana had always been morally opposed to hunting for sport. But her poor family lived in the hills, and her dad often hunted food! One day he took her out with him to shoot a goose for dinner. They took their goose home and Ana watched her mom prepare it. As they ate the roast goose, Ana decided that hunting for food wa... |
"John needed some money, and fast. John heard about a guy who needed something hauled. John took his truck and moved the guy's armor for him. The guy seemed really appreciative - even touched. He gave John a hundred bucks for his trouble!" |
"Kaya, age 19, was arrested after a fight with her mom. She was sentenced to anger management therapy classes. At first she was mad and felt that the classes were pointless. But gradually she learned to control her anger. Soon, Kaya had to grudgingly admit the classes were helpful!" |
Susie was out riding her bike. She loved riding it through the park. However she then got caught in a rainstorm. Susie could not believe it. She ended up getting very soaked as a result. |
Thomas played cowboys growing up in the 1950's. The good guys wore white hats and the others wore black hats. In 2016 he learned that his grandson had become a computer hacker. But his disappointment soon turned to delight. The young man was a white hat hacker for the good guys. |
"My favorite class was english literature. One day, the teacher quizzed us in preparation for a big test. He asked me who was captured by the lilliputians. I said I didn't know, but it was from Gulliver's Travels. He laughed and said he was going to call me Gulliver from then on." |
Jax had just had his birthday. His aunt had given him fifty dollars. Jax didn't know what to do with the money. His parents suggested that he save the money. The put the money in the bank for him. |
"John was very nervous. The big day had finally come and it was time to pop the question. He held her hand, but she didn't know what was going to happen. John got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. With tears in her eyes she accepted and they embraced." |
"Cory always wants OJ first thing in the morning. He went upstairs to the fridge. While grabbing the OJ, the bottle slipped right through his hands. Broken glass and spilt OJ were all over the floor. Cory was not happy having to clean up his mess this early." |
Michael was walking on the beach. He wasn't watching where he was going. Michael stepped on a dead fish. The bone of the fish cut Michael's foot. Michael had to go to the doctor. |
Dina had gotten a shirt for her birthday. She really didn't like the shirt. Dina brought the shirt back to the store. She got store credit for the shirt. Dina used the credit for a hat instead. |
"I tried not to do anything to mess up the new carpet. I was very careful while I cleaned the house. Just as I turned from picking up a can, my dog ran into me. The can flew out of my hand and hit the carpet. There was now a huge soda stain that I couldn't get out." |
"Tonight I played 3 games of online speed chess with Jim. During the first game, the board froze. Jim was able to checkmate me. I signed off and went back on. The board was ok this time, and I won the next game." |
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