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"Heather's daughter saw a superhero movie. She liked one of the character's named Harley Quinn. Heather struggled to find a age appropriate costume. She went to many stores, nothing was in stock. Heather ended up ordering her costume online at a higher price."
Tom was doing laundry at night. He put his clothes in the dryer. The next day he had to go to work. All his clothes were still wet. Tom had to wear dirty clothes instead.
Tom was on a train trip. All of a sudden there was a wreck. The train derailed and several people were injured. Tom wasn't hurt luckily. He tried to help others who were worse off than him.
"Tom was an attractive man. Tom had fun changing his appearance. Sometimes Tom would shave, other times, he would not. Tom wanted to grow a beard. Tom grew a beard."
Tim got cancer. He started to lose his hair. The therapy made it worse. He decided to get a wig. It looked terrible and he hated himself for it.
Kevin was driving to work. He saw a woman stranded on the side of the road. Kevin stopped to help. He remained with the woman until a tow truck arrived. Kevin was late to work.
"Tane overslept and missed his school bus. He hoped his mom was still home to drive him to school. But she had already left for work, so his stepdad drove him. The whole ride to school, Tane had to listen to a long lecture. He promised his step dad he would be more responsible in the future."
Beth suffered from migraine headaches constantly. It was getting so unbearable that it was hard to lead a normal life. She went to the doctor to see if he could help. The doctor gave Beth some medicine. Beth was pleased to feel normal again.
"I was riding my bike to a park. But it felt very far away. I thought about turning back. But in the end, it was worth the long ride. I stayed in the beautiful park for hours."
Ellen went to the store. She bought broccoli. She steamed it when she got home. Her children didn't want to eat it. So she poured sugar on the broccoli.
"Martha awoke from her sleep with a full bladder. She climbed out of her bed and made her way to the bathroom. On the way, she stepped on several Lego pieces. The next morning, Martha confiscated all of her son's toys. Martha never stepped on a Lego again."
"The court date was set for earlier this month. I called my lawyer and asked for representation. She told me she would be there. We discussed the situation, and she represented me well. I won the case, and the debt was dropped."
"I had left that morning in a hurry to catch the bus. On the way home, a lady chastised me for forgetting my baby's hat. She told me it was dangerous for a baby's head to be unprotected. I thanked her for her medical opinion. I told her I might take it more seriously if she weren't smoking."
"Johnny ran down the field. He saw his teammate had the ball. He waved his hand at him to get his attention. His teammate passed the ball to him. Johnny took aim and shot, scoring a great goal."
Kate bought new shampoo. She liked the smell of it. Unfortunately it made her hair look really bad. And didn't feel all that clean. Kate wound up having to throw it away.
Allie had a cat she had for a few years. But she was getting sick. They had to put the cat down. Allie was so sad she couldn't stop crying. She felt so attached to the cat.
Peter bought a chocolate candy bar at the grocery store. He forgot it in his truck on a hot day while he was at work. When he returned to his truck he found the melted chocolate. It hand burst the package and melted into his air vents. Peter's car smelled like chocolate for a while afterwards.
"I was in gym class one day in seventh grade. We had a new girl and she was very overweight. After dressing back into our school clothes we were talking. She decided to ask me whether she was fat because she didn't know. Me, being honest, told her yes, and felt bad from the moment I did."
Tim was out hiking with friends. It became cloudy and dark. They eventually realized they got lost. Tim was able to find the trail back. Everyone was tired but grateful.
Tom worked at the ranch. He bought a new pair of boots. They were stiff and needed to be broken in. It took Tom several days to properly break them in. After that they fit incredibly well on him.
Nina was going to the prom with Marty. They had been dating for a year. Marty broke up with Nina two weeks before the prom. Nina still wanted to go the prom. She went to the prom alone.
When I was a small boy my family had a serious automobile accident. We were all taken to the hospital with injuries. My dad came to visit me with bandages all over his face. I did not recognize him. He told me he was my dad but I did not believe him.
The old dresser was very pretty. I decided I had to have it. I purchased it from the vendor. I took it home and began to repaint it. I was severely disappointed when I found out the drawers weren't real.
"I walked onto the back patio. I looked up into the blue sky filled with clouds. I could hear a small bird cawing in the tree overhead. I looked into the tree, trying to find it. My dog ran out barking, and scared it away."
"Frank had never been on a train before. He was excited, but a little nervous. The train left the station as Frank found his seat. He looked out the window as the countryside rolled by. He really enjoyed riding on the train."
"My alarm did not go off so I woke up late for work. In a panic I jumped into my car to sped off. Just as i'm arriving to work I hear a loud siren from behind me. So on top of being late, I'm also going to receive a ticket. Just as he reaches my car the familiar sound of my alarm wakes me."
Tom and Ben were best friends. They liked hunting. They went hunting together. They shot and ate a bear. They had a great time hunting.
"I was riding my bike down a sidewalk. And I heard a snapping noise. I realized I ran over a pencil. And my tube became punctured. But luckily, I was close to a bike store."
"My grandma worked on a farm when she was younger. She said she had trouble working and leaving the kids in the house. One day my mother and uncle managed to set fire to the curtains. My grandma saw them sitting inside, oblivious. She ran inside with buckets of water to put out the fire."
Tod was riding his bike far away from home. But he punctured his tire. He had no tools or pump with him. And he had to call a friend to drive him home. Tod always carried extra supplies on his bike rides from then on.
Ross had missed two basketball practices. His coach was upset. The coach kept Ross after his next practice. Ross had to do extra drills. He made sure not to miss practice again.
Kacy was checking her student's homework. One of the student's had forgotten to do the backside of a sheet. Kacy gave the paper back to the student. She told the student to complete the work. The student turned in the work the next day.
Kate wanted a new dress for the party. She could find one she liked. She decided to make one. She bought fabric and a pattern. She had the prettiest dress at the dance.
"Brit had signed up for a semester at Carrington Academy. It was a prestigious boarding school with rich attendees. At first she worried she would not fit in. But soon she made friends - her fellow students became like sisters! At semester's end, her parents agreed to let her stay!"
Joe had gotten a cut on his hand. He didn't clean it out well enough. An infection set in. Joe's hand began to swell up. Joe had to go to the doctor.
"After receiving red plates for Christmas, my kids loved them. They started calling them the santa plates. One by one, they broke the plates over the next year. Eventually, there were only a few left. The kids were sad that they ran out of the plates."
"A week after the little girl's dog died, she had a new puppy. Feeling sorry for her, I made her a gift. I painted a cage pink and decorated it with stuffed animals. I placed a sign that said princess on the cage. I gave it to the overjoyed little girl."
Cassie was a very small and frightened cat. She was afraid of everything. A large tom cat tried to get to her one day. She tore up the curtains trying to climb into a window. Her brother had to scare the tom cat away.
Tom needed new clothes. He had not been shopping in years. Tom decided to go to the mall. Tom found many great articles of clothing there. Tom bought a new wardrobe.
The girls were all playing during recess. One of the girls began drawing a hopscotch court. She made all of the boxes with the numbers. The other girls came over to play. They had a great time playing hopscotch during recess.
Francisco was playing soccer at a field beside his house. A man drove up and asked if he needed a ride back home. Francisco said it was ok and started walking down the sidewalk. The man insisted that he get in. Francisco started running because the guy creeped him out.
"Rudy was 11 and wanted an allowance, since all his friends got one. His parents suspiciously asked what these friends did for their money. Rudy admitted that they did chores, like trash emptying & lawn-mowing. His parents talked it over and agreed to give Rudy an allowance. Rudy was happy to hear that he'd get $10 a w...
Allie was expecting some jewelry as a gift from her boyfriend. But instead he got her stock. She was a bit disappointed. However the stock price kept going higher. Allie was then very happy.
Jill's daughter had missed a lot of school. Many of the absences were unexcused. Jill had to meet with the truancy officer. Jill was told she needed to send her child to school. Jill's daughter began to go to school more regularly.
Ken was hiking in the woods. He heard some screams up ahead. He went to investigate and saw someone fighting a bear. Ken made loud noises and scared the bear off. The other person was hurt but survived.
"Tommy loved to hike. He decided that he would hike a section of the AT. He began his journey making slow progress at first. He hike for many, many miles over the weekend. When he got back he reflected about how much he enjoyed his trip."
Gabe had a baseball game. He had forgotten to bring his glove. Gabe's coach had an extra glove. He offered the glove to Gabe. Gabe used the glove for the game.
"Tom loved his hair. Tom had long hair. Tom also loved playing basketball. Tom could not play basketball well with very long hair. Tom put his hair in a ponytail and played basketball, he was happy."
"Yuri was living in terrible conditions in Syria. He feared for his life every day. After a nearby bomb attack, he spent hours clearing the rubble. After 2 days of clearing, they heard a child shouting. 3 hours later, they had recovered a 4 year old boy from the ruins."
My beautiful wife died. Because of depression I started using heroin. I began spending all of my money on it. I checked into rehab. I was able to quit heroin.
"There was a strange cloud formation last night. It looked as if there was a load of UFOs chasing a man. The news reported on this phenomenon. The next day, a man claimed to have actually been abducted by UFOs. When confronted, he claimed that this happened last week."
"Po wanted cable TV. He called an installer and made an appointment. The next week, the installer came to his house. He set everything up for Po. Now, finally, Po had cable TV!"
Vaughn was lost in the woods again. He swore under his breath to have forgotten to bring a map. He looked around for any sign of recognition. But he was lost for good this time. He only found his way three days later following the sound of a gun.
Lyle was about to graduate high school. He was going to be going to college. Lyle still didn't have a roommate for college. His cousin was going to be going to the same college. Lyle and his cousin decided to room together in college.
One time a family and I went to a lake in another city. The entire time we were searching for the rent shack. We wanted to rent some boats or bicycles. Everyone we asked kept telling the shack was further ahead. Turns out no one really knew so we ended up on just a nice long walk.
Ana did an Ancestry DNA kit just for fun. But her results surprised her-she found she was 1/8 Iroquois! She did some research and found that her heritage might help her. She could even get scholarships and housing aid some day! Ana was glad she had discovered her DNA!
I decided to make a chart. My daughter needed something to help her with chores. I laminated a princess and castle background. She squealed with happiness when she saw it. We hung it happily together and discussed how it would be used.
Tom was home alone. A storm hit the area. It was really bad and knocked out the power. Tom was really scared. He huddled by candlelight all night.
"Julia went to Rome with a friend for the holidays. They were looking at a church when a young Italian approached them. The young man singled out Julia right away. He complimented her appearance with wide hand gestures. And dropping on one knee, he asked her to marry him for no reason."
Tom had roommates. They never wanted to take out the trash. Tom refused to for a while. The trash piled up so high it fell over. Tom yelled at everyone and took it out.
"Cari was on vacation in Mexico with her friends. She was a little drunk, but not noticeably, when they had an idea. They all decided to get matching tattoos of each others' initials! When Cari woke in the morning, she regretted getting inked so hastily. But, she consoled herself, at least the tattoo was small - and cu...
John's daughter Allie was four. Allie told John to shut up. John was shocked by this. He asked Allie where she heard the phrase. Allie said she heard John say it while he was on the phone!
Jessie woke up late one morning. She had to hurry to get her son dressed. Jessie drove her son to school. They were late to school. Jessie had to sign her son into school.
"Toya was superstitious - as was her whole family. So one day when she was having bad luck, she spotted something great. A shiny heads-up penny lay there in the street! Toya bent and snatched it up quickly. She pocketed it and smiling, knowing today's bad luck was changing!"
Tim was at McDonald's with his family. They bought him a happy meal. The meal came with a toy Tim already had. Tim asked if he could swap it out for something else. The employees gladly obliged.
Tom was a hard worker. He never used any of his sick days. At the end of the year they told him they would expire. Tom wasn't sick but still had to use the days. He decided to go on a short vacation.
"I was inspired by Superman to become a superhero. I would fight crime every night. I bought a cool blue and green spandex costume. My first night, I walked to an old alley. However, I heard a cat moan and ran back home scared."
"I wanted to lose weight. I started walking every morning. I took the dog with me for an excuse. We walked several blocks. Over time, I became more used to walking and less tired."
"I have been dating someone for a couple years. We have even lived together for the past 2 years. We are looking to buy our first house. I decided that it was time to 'pop the question'. On the beach, at sunset, she became by fiance."
Susie wanted a new computer. There was one company that she liked best. She saw they were having a new machine. So she jumped for joy. Susie then went out to go buy it.
The dog came inside and laid down. She was panting hard. I thought she was sick. Then I realized she was upset. The dog next door had gotten her too excited in all the frenzy.
Tom had a crush on a girl at school. He would write her love letters. He would put them in her locker. After a while she complained to the teachers. Tom was politely asked to stop.
Lucy was going to carve her first pumpkin. Her family was there to help. She made the design herself and began carving. The carving was tough. She finally finished and was very proud of her pumpkin.
Suzy wanted to vote in the presidential election. She was having trouble deciding who to pick. She did some research about the candidates. She finally decided who to vote for. She cast her vote in the election.
Allie was going to a baseball game. She hated sports. But she felt like she had no choice. So she went with her friends but hated it. She just sat there bored for hours.
Tom started to read a new book. It was a horror novel. Tom got really into it. After a while it started to really freak him out. Tom finished it fast and was scared for weeks.
Tom was walking around downtown. It had rained recently. Tom hit a slippery part. He fell and tumbled down the road. Tom got up and went home.
John and Sam studied in the same school and were very good friends. They would meet each other everyday after school to talk and play. Sam found out that his parents had decided to move to another city. The two of them vowed that distance would not break their friendship. They kept up their word and called each other e...
"Tracy was pumped. Today, she was going to get to do something she had wanted to try. Tracy was going ziplining. She got up on the platform, got on the zipline, and took off. Tracy yelled loudly as she zipped down, having a great time."
Cathy decided to major in music in college. She did well and graduated with honors. She could not find work in her field. She went back for a second degree in computer programming. She got a great job and lived very well.
Susie got a new ipad. She had to register her email with it. Only problem was that she could not remember the password. Therefore none of her email could be retrieved. Susie then had to make a new account.
One day Jeff was driving to Dallas in his Jaguar. Jeff got on the highway and was driving very fast. Suddenly there was a loud sound as Jeff's tire had a blow out. Jeff did not know how to change a tire. Jeff called his sister and asked her how to change a tire.
Zack wanted to vote in the election. Unfortunately Zack was traveling during the election. Zack filed an absentee ballot. Zack voted. Zack was happy to have voted.
Lovely is only nine years old. She wants to be a school teacher. Lovely does pretend classroom with her dolls. She mimics her teacher. Lovely grows up and becomes a college professor.
Jen had fallen asleep in class. The teacher was upset she wasn't paying attention. Jen's teacher talked to her after class. She made Jen write an essay. Jen never slept in class again.
Jill took her husband along on her trip to the beauty shop. The upscale shop had over 70 chairs and served celebrities. Christine was an assistant with an incredible figure and outfit. Jill watched as she had Christine carry a cup of coffee to her husband. She was shocked as he barely noticed the knock-out woman.
"Barry's shoes were very old. But he insisted on keeping them. Finally, the soles wore out. And he had no choice but to buy new shoes. He was sad to throw his old ones away."
Ross had gotten a speeding ticket. He was scared to tell his parents. The information was published in the local paper. Ross's parents found out about the citation. He got in trouble for not telling his parents.
I decided to have a dinner party for all of my friends. I went to the grocery store to purchase all of the groceries. Suzie came over to help me cook. We made lasagna and french bread. Everyone loved the dinner party.
John had a major exam coming up in statistics class. John studied for two hours every night. John went into the exam feeling confident. John did his very best on each question on the exam. John got an A on the test!
Carlos lost all his belongings. His apartment building had a huge fire. Carlos was sad and was devastated. He went to live with his aunt. Eventually Carlos got his life back together.
Nick's mom told him not to play outside. He snuck outside anyway. Nick got dirt on his face. His mother knew he had been outside. Nick's mom punished him.
We walked down the grocery store aisles. We looked forlornly at all the candy. We wanted to buy it. It was so expensive. Finally my husband grabbed a large bag anyway.
"Penny and Jack both loved books. One day they met at a local second-hand book store. They ended up spending the day together talking about books. They began seeing each other frequently. Eventually, Penny and Jack fell in love and got married."
Tom loved playing with his Yo Yo. He wanted to enter a competition. He went to the shopping mall. He saw a sign up for a competition. He entered the competition.
"Samantha was on her last date from her deleted profile. When he showed up, he was dapper, smelled good and was polite. As the date went on, they were smitten with each other. After four hours at the eatery, they didn't want the night to end. So they stayed and talked until the restaurant closed."
Jamie was at a bar with friends. All of her friends were drinking. Jamie decided she would drive her friends home. Jamie didn't drink. She was able to drive home safely.
"I hung up the phone feeling miserable. I was severely depressed. I couldn't understand why she wouldn't take responsibility. My husband suggested I start getting therapy. I agreed, and I start tomorrow with my first appointment."
"Cary and Ella were an offbeat couple, and they liked it that way! So they wanted their wedding to reflect that-classy, but personalized. They agreed to wear traditional clothing-in their own colors! Cary's tux was kelly green and Ella's gown was lime green. Their unconventional garments were a huge hit!"
Albert was the eldest of several siblings. When Albert was just a teenager his mother died. His father was not available as he was incarcerated. There were no other relatives able to care for his younger siblings. Albert changed his career plans so he could care for his siblings.