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Tim always bought lottery tickets. He never really thought he would win. He just thought it was fun for a buck. One day he got a winning ticket. Tim was ecstatic even if it wasn't the grand prize.
Carl was annoyed by his roommate. One night the roommate forgot to fully close the door. A bunch of bugs got in. It was the last straw for Carl. He confronted his roommate and it turned into an argument.
While I was in my room I heard the doorbell ring. I heard my wife answer the door. When I came out I saw the mailman at the door. We had received a package in the mail. He needed a signature in order to give us the package.
"Jeff and Eve had a big farm with a stable. Eve wanted to get a horse. Jeff was not sure. A sick friend needed help with his horse. Eve was happy to foster the horse, and Jeff agreed."
Heather was adopted. She had wondered all her life where her real dad was. She set out to look for him. She searched everywhere. Her real dad could not be found.
Jane's ceiling was peeling. She started to paint the living room. She thought it would take about 3 hours. She spent 8 working on it. After all that she still had half a room to finish.
Ben is a star football player. Ben is playing a huge game. Ben is laying it all on the line. While throwing the ball he gets hit. Ben falls to the ground and breaks his arm.
Jane bought new expensive makeup at the store. She was excited and wore more than normal. By lunchtime her lips swelled up. Jane found out she was allergic to the new makeup. She had to return it for a refund.
John went swimming with friends. They all went to a spot to dive in. John was a bit afraid of jumping at first. His friends eventually convinced him. John wound up having lots of fun.
"It rarely snows here in the southeast United States. A few years ago we had a very unexpected snowstorm. I was at work when it started, and we all left to try to get home. I did not get far before I had to turn around and go back. I had to spend three days at the office by myself."
"When I was five, a tornado hit my town. I was terrified of the high winds and lightning. It began to hail very hard, scaring us. We hid in an empty closet with flashlights. We could hear the destruction as it went by other houses."
Larry tried a new hairdresser. He was unsure about it to begin with. The hair dresser messed up his hair. Larry tipped poorly and left. He had someone else try to fix it.
"The other day I was at the beach. I was walking on the shore when I saw a starfish. I had never seen one up close before, so I picked it up. It was still alive when I picked it up. I threw the starfish back into the ocean."
The man grew old. He relied on other's help. He was rude to the people helping him. Those people stopped helping him. The man died sad.
"Joanie went to a renaissance faire. She saw a juggling show. After, she found a juggling shop. The shop workers showed her tips to help learn to juggle. She bought a set of juggling balls to take home."
"Lilly lived in a house near some woods. Her mother told her not to go into the woods because of coyotes. Lily could hear the coyotes at night when she was in bed. She wasn't afraid of them. Even so, she didn't go into the woods."
Callie wanted a new computer that was inexpensive. So she went to the store and bought a chromebook. She really liked the way the chromebook looked and worked. Until she discovered it didn't have microsoft windows installed. She had no choice but to return it and get another computer.
Brett is a young actor who always wanted to get a role in a big movie. Brett starts working in commercials. One movie producer sees one of his commercials. He wants him to come and audition for a big movie role. Brett nails the audition and is cast the role in the movie.
My friend Tim works for a transit authority. He is taking his pension in December. Tim has an engineering degree. He applied to a company for a job but was turned down. He is getting worried his pension will not cover his living expenses.
"Two of my coworkers in the office had an affair. The man's wife found out. He stopped the affair and promised to be faithful. His wife made up a FB page in his name. She tried to catch him cheating on Facebook, but he has been good."
Sam had never played pool before. He thought it looked fun. He wound up beating all his friends. They thought he cheated. Sam took it as a compliment.
"I woke up 6 am in the morning. I prepared breakfast and started to open my review books. My brother tried to talk to me. However, he left when he noticed that I was studying. I ended up falling asleep on my couch during the night."
"Charlotte couldn't believe her luck. She got an A on her math test after she thought she was going to fail. Her studying had really paid off. Next time, she was going to have more confidence in herself. She couldn't wait to show it to her parents."
I went to a party the other night. I got to see all my friends. We played really fun games and watched TV. They're going to throw another party next weekend. I will definitely be there for that party.
"It was really hot in my room. But for some reason, it became noticeably hotter. I walked to the kitchen. And I saw my dad cooking hamburger patties. I was upset he decided to cook on such a hot day."
"I recently installed a new script on my computer. It helps me see what I've earned in a day. When it hits my goal, it dings loudly. I had to change the sound as it was annoying. I changed it to a cash register sound."
Me and my friends went to the zoo the other day. While we were there we saw some exotic frogs. They were all different colors of the rainbow. We asked the zookeeper if we could touch them. He said yes and we held the frogs.
Dad let me plant a flower. It grew very quickly. I made sure to water it every day. Now there is a bunch of them. He says I have a green thumb.
"Francis hasn't been out dancing for a while. He decides to go to a dance party. When he gets there, he dances all night long. He feels tired and goes home. Francis is happy he went out to dance."
Tim needed to change the oil in his car. He was going to do it himself but didn't find the time. Eventually he decided to get it done at a shop. He took it and went shopping for an hour. They were done by the time he got back.
Kate and a professional apartment hunter were going to see places. The professional drove. It seemed like they would never arrive. It took 45 minutes to arrive at the apartment. In the end Kate realized it was too far to drive everyday.
"Every year Courtney's mother baked her a cake for her birthday. She liked them better than the ones from the bakery. Her mother was sick this year for her birthday. She wasn't sure she would be able to bake her a cake. But when she got home, a chocolate cake was waiting for her."
Jane had never shot a gun. Her uncle decided to take her shooting. She was nervous at first. Eventually she did much better than expected. Jane wanted to keep practicing more.
Bill was on a blind date. It was setup through an online website. Bill wasn't attracted to this woman at all. She was annoying him all night long. Bill paid for dinner and swore of blind dates forever.
"Cain was going across the monkey bars. He lost his grip and fell to the ground. He felt a sharp pain in his arm, and called for help. His teacher arrived, and he was taken to the hospital. Cain had a broken arm and the nurse wrapped it in a cast."
Ben is going to summer camp. While at camp he meets all roommates. He makes friends with most of them. He spends the summer hanging out and having fun. Ben will never forget his summer at camp.
"Abby's sister had recently gone into labor. Abby was excited, yet nervous to be in the delivery room with her. As time came to push, Abby got to see the beauty of birth. Abby began crying at the great miracle that she witnessed. Abby was glad to be there to see her nephew's Birthday."
John needed an oil change for his car. He decided to do it himself. He bought everything he needed on sale. He followed online instructions. Everything went well.
"Benny went to a restaurant with a friend. They agree to share a pizza. Once the pizza came, they broke it into several pieces. Benny tried to add a sprinkle of salt into the pizza. The cap of the salt fell loose and all of it spilled on the food."
I like to sit and contemplate life. This morning I woke up very early. I took my coffee outside on the porch. I watched the sun come up. I thought about everything while I tried to wake up.
Shawn wants an iPhone. He will do whatever it takes to get one. So he sneaks into the apple store. He takes a phone off the display and runs. The police eventually catch him and take him to jail.
"Nani arrived at a local surf spot. The sun had just started to rise as she put her wetsuit on. She paddled out where other surfers were waiting. Wave after wave, she surfed. After a few hours, she paddled back to shore."
Josh worked from home. Unfortunately he could never concentrate. He would spend most of his time surfing facebook. Or reading articles online. Eventually he had to change his work habits.
Nate had a date over. They decided to watch a movie on Netflix. They scrolled for an hour trying to find something. Nothing appealing popped up. Nate just picked a movie at random that they both wound up hating.
Beth has to work on her anniversary. Her husband is waiting for her at the restaurant. Beth calls him to tell him she will be late. Beth finally gets off work and gets dressed. When she arrives at the restaurant her husband isn't there anymore.
Sam found the perfect apartment. He was set to move in and ready to go. At the last minute they tried to raise the rent. Same quickly figured out it was a scam. He was upset but decided to keep looking.
Larry was driving home from work. He was listening to talk radio. It made him upset and frustrated. Larry paid more attention to the radio than the road. He wound up crashing into the car in front of him.
Jerry was drunk at a casino. He had lost a lot of money. He went to the roulette wheel. He bet everything he had on black. He lost what he had.
Kate and her friends loved everything about their hotel suite. Except Kate and her friends booked a suite with double beds. But this room only had one king sized bed. Everything up to that point had been perfect. She knew it was too good to be true.
I had a business where I would walk people's dogs. I was really good at it. People would come from miles around to pay me to walk their dog. I was very successful and made a lot of money. I miss walking other people's dogs for money.
It was the dead of winter. Sam and his boyfriend couldn't afford the heat. They had to huddle close to sleep warm at night. It brought them closer together. They actually found it more comfortable that way.
Kate and her friends were checking into their hotel in Vegas. There was a bowl of mangoes on the counter at the check in desk. They were allowed to take them. Kate took two. Kate loved anything that was free.
Jane didn't like her home life. She always took the long way home from work. One day she got into an accident on the way. Her loved ones were curious about why she was so far away. Jane had to discuss the problems at home.
Jake was playing in the art room. His parents weren't paying attention. Jake spilled paint all over the place. He ruined several pieces. Jake was reprimanded by his parents.
My friend bought some puppies the other day. She invited me over to her place to play with them. I stayed all day and played with her puppies. I got back to my house late at night. I can't wait to play with those puppies again.
John was really drunk and ordered food for everyone. He had pizza and burgers delivered. John dared everyone to finish it. If they did he offered to buy food again next time. It was hard but everyone finally finished the food.
The man found a crate. He couldn't get it open. He looked for a hammer at home. He went back to the crate with the hammer. The crate was gone.
It was ana's wedding day. She was super nervous. She forgot to pick up her wedding dress from the dry cleaners. So she rushed to the dry cleaners. At the dry cleaners she is told the dress has been picked up already.
Terry's grandparent was very sick in the hospital. Terry stayed by his side helping him in anyway he could. Terry prayed day and night that his grandparent would get better. A few days later Terry knew it was time for his grandpa to pass on. Holding his hand he watched his Grandpa's eyes close for the last time.
"Anna wanted to buy a bicycle. She went to a local bike shop in her neighborhood. Anna didn't see a bike she liked. On her way home, she passed a garage sale with a bike for sale. Anna purchased the bike from the garage sale."
Fernando noticed his boots were getting old. He decided to buy a new pair. Fernando found a great pair of new boots. He loved them. Fernando was happy he no longer had old boots.
Ken needed to finish an assignment. He decided to pull an all nighter. He was just barely able to finish it. He was tired at work but pulled through. Ken was glad he pulled it off.
"At the store, yesterday, I saw a little kid running around alone. I watched him for a minute and determined he was lost. At about the same time, he noticed he didn't know where his mom was. He started crying, and I went over. I took him to the service desk so they could page his mom."
Tim's girlfriend had been acting mean. He tried to ask her what was wrong. She became confrontational. She realized she was being irrational. Eventually Tim's girlfriend apologized.
Eddie was eating with his friends. His friends made a joke. Eddie started to laugh. Milk began to squirt out of Eddie's nose. The boys all howled with laughter.
"Saturday, Logan's horse broke through his fence. He didn't know it got away until his neighbor called him. The horse had gone into her garden. It ate all her tomato plants. Logan spent the rest of the day fixing his fence."
Jimmy was trying to feed ducks bread. The local park ranger saw him. He told him he shouldn't do that. He explained it was bad for the ducks. He gave them other food that's good for them instead.
Ken started getting dandruff. He also had an itchy scalp. He decided to try new shampoo. It made a big difference. Within weeks his dandruff was gone.
Tim was out of shape. His friends convinced him to join a marathon. It was for a good cause. Tim refused to train and couldn't finish. He was embarrassed and lost friends.
Martha is cooking a special meal for her family. She wants everything to be just right for when they eat. Martha perfects everything and puts her dinner into the oven. Martha goes to lay down for a quick nap. She oversleeps and runs into the kitchen to take out her burnt dinner.
Lorrie has always been pale. She wanted to change her skin tone a bit. She wanted to get a tan. So she headed to the beach. Lorrie tanned for days and got a nice tan.
"It hadn't snowed all winter. Jaime hadn't had a chance to use his new red sled. That's why when reports of snow came in, he was excited. He took his sled out of the garage and waited. He walked up the hill behind his house at first snowfall."
"The dealer handed out the cards to the table. Daniel took his cards and peeled them off the table to look. After looking, he tried to keep a straight face. At the risk of looking too bold, Daniel went all in. He triumphantly revealed his full house."
A guy on my favorite forum uses pictures of Pusheen. He responds to everything with it. He makes people laugh with his pusheen gifts. He posts red pandas also. He became beloved in the community.
"We bought a house in the suburbs. All the walls inside were neon green and yellow. We knew no one would want to buy an ugly house. We worked for days painting all the rooms. By the time we were done, it was all a neutral tan shade."
Terry was at the local fair. They had a cake walk. He decided to join. He had never won anything before. He continued that streak by not winning the cake walk.
I was bored while eating lunch. My dog was begging for my food. I told her I didn't have any left. I finally threw the plate across the room like a frisbee. She ran after it and licked it.
Jane was driving home late one night. She noticed a strange light in the sky. She didn't know what it was. She checked her phone to see if others saw it too. She found out it was a hot air balloon.
"Violet loved her doll house. Every day, she took it off the shelf and set it up. She imagined complicated life stories for her dolls. The daddy was a chef and the mommy was a doctor. Violet pretended she was the little girl doll."
"One night I felt really strange and couldn't relax. I got up to go to the bathroom and then everything went blank. My roommate found me on the floor having a seizure. Turns out, my cat started howling the second I fell. This alerted my roommate in time to get me help."
Kenny is hired to be a cameraman. Kenny is asked to follow and record his boss's infomercial. Kenny is always showing up late and never on time. Kenny's boss finally gets tired of lack of production. He fires him and hires a new cameraman.
Larry told his wife he had to work late. Larry was not working late. Larry was out with another woman. Larry's wife was out and seen the two together. Larry was caught cheating.
Michelle liked riding her bike. She still had the training wheels on. One day her dad tried to teach her how to ride without them. She crashed and hurt her knee. Now Michelle won't even try again.
John asked Tom to be his best man. They met in grade school. They spent the rest of their school years together. They were always together. They are best friends.
Billy's freezer was getting old. He went to get something out of it one day. All the food had defrosted. The freezer had stopped running. Billy started saving up for a new freezer.
"Petra disguised herself as a man when she went traveling. It helped her feel safe during her journey across the country. She saw every single state and no one ever bothered her. Her favorite part of the trip was Colorado. Someday, she wants to go back there as herself."
John loved photography. He always took pictures everywhere he went. He decided to go to school for it. John got really good at it. Eventually he made it his career.
Ava had a passion for drawing. She knew she wanted to be an artist. She spent hours working on her college art applications. She sent them off and was stuck waiting weeks for a reply. When she finally got the letter she was thrilled that she was accepted.
Sam had a kidney infection. He got pain pills for it. Once he stopped taking them the pain came back. They gave him more pills for it. Eventually Sam realized he was going through withdrawals.
Tim was athletic but didn't like sports. He decided to pursue cheerleading instead. It was a good way to get scholarships. He was able to go to a good college because of it. He also got to hang out with a lot of attractive girls.
John had a crush on Jane. He decided to make her a mix tape. He gave it to her during lunch. Jane really liked it. They started dating shortly after.
Sam went to get money from the ATM. He tried to get twenty dollars out. It said he got the money but the machine never gave any out. Sam had to go to the bank and have them correct the issue. They looked over the video and gave him what he was owed.
"My son wanted a unique hair style. I took him to see a barber. While there, he decided he wanted a faux hawk. Afterwards he got some red paint to put in his hair. His mohawk looked like a parrot to me."
Bill is looking for a date Tuesday night. He decided to look for one on the internet. He browsed several profiles and messaged a few girls. None replied back to him. Bill had no luck finding a date.
The Winstons lost their cat one day. They heard sounds in the basement. One night all the lights went out. They checked the basement and found their cat electrocuted. It tried to eat through a wire.
Mark had lost his dog over a month ago. He missed his dog very much. One evening while mowing the lawn he notices something. He sees a dog in the street that looked like his lost dog. It turns out to be his lost dog who had returned home.
Lenny struggles to support his family. He often takes things home from work. Lenny's boss finds out about this. Lenny is called into his boss's office for a talk. Lenny is fired on the spot.
Justin is swimming in a large lake. Justin gets cramps in all of his muscles. He cannot swim and falls under the water. His father jumps into the water to save him. Justin nearly drowned in the lake.
"My dog laid down beside me in bed. I tried very hard to go back to sleep. She rolled over on me, making it hard to move. She started panting heavily. The loud panting made it impossible to sleep."
Stu forgot he had a paper due. Stu remembered two days before the paper was due. He spent the last two days writing as much as he could. Stu turned in what he had done on the due date. Stu got a D on the paper.