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"Dan recently learned of a coworker who was diagnosed with cancer. Dan decided to give her flowers, and a card filled with kind words. After Dan gave the items to the coworker, he broke down in tears. In good spirit, the coworker gave Dan a huge hug and said kind words. Dan was shocked of the kindness displayed by his ... |
"Dan wanted to teach his daughter the value of a dollar. Dan decided to give his daughter a weekly allowance. In exchange for an allowance, his daughter had to wash dishes. However, Dan noticed his daughter didn't wash the dishes yesterday. Dan decided that he would not give his daughter her allowance." |
"Dan recently saw a job advertisement in the mall. Dan decided to inquire about the details of the position. Dan learned that the position was to dress up as the Easter bunny. After laughing a bit, Dan decided to accept the job. Dan was anxious how his job as the Easter bunny would go." |
"Dan loved playing a card game called Joker's Wild. Dan decided to set up a Joker's Wild tournament with his friends. However, Dan's friend did not want to participate in the tournament. Dan's friends felt that Dan always cheated to win Joker's Wild. Dan was disappointed that he could not play with his friends." |
"Dan had exercised everyday for two months straight. Dan decided to take a well deserved rest day today. However, Dan's friend invited him to go skating in Central Park. Dan decided to take his friend up on his offer. Dan realized that his day of rest turned into him exercising again." |
"Dan was going to enroll his daughter in daycare. Dan found a particular daycare through Craigslist, and wanted to visit. Dan loved the way they taught and the safety of the daycare. After the visit, Dan decided he would send his daughter to the daycare. Dan was glad he found a good daycare for his daughter." |
Dan's mother recently gave him a special quilt. Dan instantly recognized the quilt. Dan was given his grandmother's quilt. Dan decided to place the quilt on his chair in his home office. Dan was honored to have his grandmother's quilt in his house. |
"Dan's daughter recently turned two year olds. Dan knew his daughter could walk, but not sure about running. Dan decided to see how fast she could run in the backyard. After Dan said go, his daughter ran real fast towards him. Dan was shocked at how fast a runner his daughter was." |
"Dan and his friends were challenged to a game of badminton. Dan knew that they could easily beat the other team. During the match, Dan's team took the lead several times. However, the other team eventually beat Dan and his friends. Dan was disappointed that they had lost the badminton game." |
"Dan was going to be recognized for his long tenure with the company. Dan needed to prepare an acceptance speech. Dan decided to talk about his experience with the company. In addition, Dan talked about his relationship with his co workers. After writing, Dan felt confident about his acceptance speech." |
"Dan was out on the lake with his friends on a boating trip. Dan noticed a bad storm approaching, and got scared. During the storm, the boat constantly rocked back and forth. In addition, the waves from the lake were crashing against the boat. Dan became very scared for his life during this wild storm on the lake." |
"Dan is an avid baseball card collector. Dan recently saw a rare Babe Ruth card on Ebay for sale. Dan decided to contact the seller for more information. Upon talking with the seller, Dan decided to purchase the card. Dan could not wait to have the rare baseball card in his possession." |
Dan was infatuated with the concept of magic. Dan saw a flyer for a upcoming magic show at his school. Dan decided he would attend the magic show. Dan decided he would wear his favorite magician hat to the show. Dan was excited to see the tricks that would be performed at the show. |
"Dan lived next to a lady that owned a motorcycle. Dan thought it was cool that she owned a motorcycle. However, Dan did not appreciate the noisy motorcycle waking him up. Also, Dan did not appreciate smoke from the motorcycle as well. Dan became unhappy with the fact his neighbor owned a motorcycle." |
Dan took his daughter to the Little League Championships last year. Dan wanted his daughter to see the female player Mo'ne Davis play. Dan's daughter was excited to see a girl playing on the field. Dan and his daughter were rooting for them to win. Dan was excited to be at the baseball game with his daughter. |
"Dan had a very important meeting scheduled with his banker. Dan wanted to ensure that his finances were in order for retirement. However, the day of the meeting, Dan overslept. Dan decided to call his banker and reschedule the meeting. Dan felt bad about missing a very important meeting with his banker." |
"Dan was in the process of remodeling his house. Dan was trying to make his house as energy efficient as possible. Dan decided he was going to install energy efficient windows. However, the retailer that sold such windows were out of stock. Dan was not happy that he could not install energy efficient windows." |
"Dan recently was contracted to work out of the country. Dan's boss was trusting him to open a new branch successfully. While Dan was nervous, he knew he could get the job done. In addition, this was not the first branch that Dan had opened. Dan was glad that his boss trusted him with official business." |
"Dan decided he would watch cartoons with his toddler today. Dan's daughter decided to watch her favorite show Peppa Pig. Dan could not believe that there was a cartoon about pigs. However, Dan quickly realized just how funny the cartoon was. Dan decided he would watch Peppa Pig with his daughter more often." |
"Denise wanted to get a different style for her nails. Denise browsed the various colors that the store had. After looking for 20 minutes, Denise saw a color that caught her eye. Denise saw a color that represented real gold. Denise decided that she would purchase the fancy nail polish." |
"Denise was invited to a girl's night out with her friends. Denise decided she would purchase a new dress. After looking online, Denise found the perfect dress. After receiving the dress, Denise knew the dress was perfect. Denise could not wait to wear her dress for girl's night out." |
"Denise wanted to learn how to apply her own makeup. Denise decided she would watch tutorials on YouTube for help. After locating a tutorial, Denise tried to use her new found skills. However, Denise realized she would need more makeup lessons. Denise decided to subscribe to the channel so she could learn more." |
"Denise was feeling quite ill at work today. Denise decided to call her doctor and make an appointment. Denise was glad to hear the doctor could fit her in today. After the visit, Denise's doctor gave her his prognosis. Denise found out that she was 12 weeks pregnant!" |
"Denise wanted to change the color of her eyes. Denise decided to get green colored contacts. After putting in the contacts, Denise got plenty compliments. In addition, Denise felt the color accentuated her skin tone as well. Denise was glad she made the decision to change her eye color." |
"Denise loved Barbie dolls. Denise had been collecting Barbie dolls since she was 12. Recently, Denise saw a new doll being sold on QVC. Denise instantly called, and ordered the doll. Denise could not wait for her new Barbie doll to come in the mail." |
"Denise needed her makeup done for her sister's wedding. Denise had hired a makeup artist from Craigslist to do the job. The makeup artist worked on Denise's face for the wedding. However, when Denise looked in the mirror she did not like it. Denise could not believe she would have bad makeup for the wedding." |
"Denise was a popular hair dresser in her home town. Denise loved to color hair, but disliked coloring blonde. However, blonde was the most requested hair dye color. Denise decided to run a special for blonde hair color. Denise was shocked at the amount of people who wanted blonde hair." |
"Denise had a rough childhood growing up. Denise never got to celebrate her birthday or even a cake. Denise's friend Dan knew about this, and decided to get her a cake. On her birthday, Dan surprised Denise with her first birthday cake. Denise cried tears of joy that Dan did such a special thing for her." |
Denise was at the park feeding the ducks with her boyfriend. Denise then turned to her boyfriend and asked him a question. Denise asked if a duck was a bird. Denise's boyfriend could not believe she asked that question. Denise immediately knew she was having a blonde moment. |
"Denise was very self conscious of her facial hair. Denise tried everything to keep them unrecognizable. Denise decided the best thing would be to try waxing. After locating a clinic, Denise tried the facial waxing. Denise was so satisfied with the results of her first facial waxing." |
"Dan loved to run, but he also loved to jump. During college, Dan's running coach recommended being a Hurdler. Dan decided to try out jumping hurdles. Dan loved jumping hurdles so much! Dan was glad his coach recommended jumping hurdles for him." |
"Denise auditioned to join the school cheerleading team. During the auditions, a set of mean girls kept heckling her. Denise did her best to ignore the heckling from the girls. However, despite trying, Denise could not ignore them anymore. Denise walked out of the cheerleading auditions and cried." |
"Earl was feeling bad because he was single on Valentine's Day. Earl called his friend to invite him for drinks. Earl's friend accepted his invitation, and met at the bar. At the bar, Earl and his friend met two beautiful ladies. Earl was feeling better about Valentine's Day this year." |
"Earl wanted to sign his daughter up for ballet class. Earl looked through the internet for an experienced ballet teacher. After finding the class, Earl decided to pay a visit to the class. Earl was impressed with the teacher, studio, and the staff. Earl decided to sign his daughter up for ballet classes at the studio.... |
"Earl was studying in the library. Earl was patiently waiting, when a student started screaming. Earl quickly turned around, and told the student to be quiet. The student refused and continued to scream loudly. Earl decided it was best to leave the library, and study elsewhere." |
"Dan dreaded doing back to school shopping with his kids. However, Dan had to purchase new backpacks and shoes for the kids. Dan decided to go to the mall to get the school shopping done. After looking through several stores, Dan didn't find anything. Dan was disappointed that he did not find anything at the mall." |
"Dan's daughter was having picture day at her school today. However, Dan was not sure what to dress her in. Dan decided he would let his daughter choose. Dan's daughter choose her favorite Peppa Pig pajamas. Dan regretted the decision to let his daughter choose her outfit." |
"Dan was in the process of renovating his house. However, Dan's contractor gave him some bad news. Dan was told he needed a new roof for his house. Dan also learned that the roof was going to cost $15,000. Dan was dismayed to spend so much money for a new roof." |
"Denise always got her eyebrows waxed. However, Denise recently learned about eyebrow threading. Denise decided to give eyebrow threading a try. After locating a specialist, Denise got the threading procedure. Denise was thrilled with the outcome of her eyebrow threading." |
"Recently Dan got married to the love of his life. However, when asked by his boss, Dan forgot the date of the wedding. Dan could not believe he had forgotten such an important date. After taking some time to think, Dan remembered the wedding date. Dan was relieved that he eventually remembered the wedding date." |
"Dan loved to eat mangoes. Last year, Dan planted two trees in hopes to grow his own mangoes. As Dan looked in his backyard, he saw dozens of mangoes ready to eat. Dan grabbed a basket, and grabbed as much as he can. Dan was excited to see his mango trees bearing fruit in his backyard." |
"Dan was walking down the street to store. On his way there he saw a young homeless man without shoes. Dan decided he would give the man the sneakers he was wearing. After Dan gave the man the shoes, the man thanked him greatly. Dan was glad he could do a good deed for another individual." |
"Dan recently enrolled in a public speaking class. On the first day of class, the professor wanted a introduction speech. Dan immediately despised having to give such a speech. However, Dan gave a brief introduction about himself, and sat down. Dan was glad he got his introduction speech over with." |
"Dan always wore a black suit to work. One day his wife decided to give his wardrobe a makeover. After going to the store, Dan's wife bought a gray and brown suit. Dan decided to try on the suit to see how he liked them. Dan was surprised at how much he loved the new colored suits." |
"Dan recently changed the oil in his car. One day on his way to work, Dan's car began smoking. Dan pulled over, and opened the hood. Dan realized that he forgot to put the cap back on the oil pan. Dan was glad he caught the mistake before it became severe." |
"Dan and his brother Don have always been competitive. Recently there was a marathon occurring in Boston. Dan and Don decided to see who could get the better time. However, during the marathon, Don fell and could not finish the race. Dan decided to help his brother instead of finishing the race." |
"Dan lived in a small apartment complex. Recently, Dan invited some friends over to watch football. As Dan was going to take out the trash, Dan noticed something. Dan noticed his neighbor looking through his window. Dan was angry that his neighbor was so darn nosy." |
"Dan loved playing various video games. Recently, Dan learned of a conference where fellow players met. Dan decided to attend the conference to meet other game players. Dan was glad to see different game players from all over the world. Dan could not wait for the next game players conference to happen." |
"Dan dreamed of the day he would be a homeowner. Recently, Dan was about to make this dream come true. Dan purchased a lot near the beach in Florida to build his house. Dan was told construction would begin during the winter season. Dan was proud of that he finally would attain home ownership." |
"Dan used to always watch wrestling with his father. Recently, Dan was at a thrift shop where he saw a wrestling figurine. Dan immediately noticed the figurine to be Hulk Hogan. Hulk Hogan is Dan and his dad's favorite wrestler. Dan could not wait to show his dad the wrestling figurine." |
"Denise always wanted a makeover from the Today show. Recently, Denise and her friend decided to try and get a makeover. Denise stood on the plaza with her friend hoping to be picked. Denise was shocked when Hoda Kotb picked her to get a makeover. Denise could not wait to see what her makeover would look like." |
"Dan loved reading to his daughter. Recently, he bought a new book titled Magical Unicorn. Dan read the book to his daughter, and she loved it. She loved the book so much, Dan read the book another two times. Dan loved the fact that his daughter loved the book he bought." |
"Denise was contemplating her relationship with her boyfriend. Suddenly, he started to become rather mean to her. In addition, he was working so much he barely had time for her. Denise decided it was best that she end the relationship with him. Denise was saddened that she broke off the relationship with him." |
"Dan recently asked his teenage son to help him mow the lawn. The teenage quickly stated that he had homework to do. Dan, believing the excuse mowed the lawn himself. However, when Dan went to check on his son, he was asleep. Dan realized that he had a lazy teenager on his hands." |
"Dan was ashamed whenever he had guests at his house. The truth is, Dan still has several Christmas decorations still up. However, Dan's friends seem to not notice the Christmas decorations. Dan decided to ask his friends their feelings about the decorations. Dan was surprised when they told him that they loved them." |
"Dan recently changed locations for his job. Therefore, Dan had to look for a new apartment. Dan looked through Craigslist, and found an apartment he liked. Dan decided to meet with the landlord and view the apartment. Dan like the apartment so much, he made a deposit that day." |
"Dan had been waiting for this day for 40 years. Today was the day Dan was going to retire from his job. Dan felt happy, yet sad about not seeing his coworkers everyday. However, Dan was excited for the travelling and charity work upcoming. Dan was so happy that he could retire from his job after 40 years." |
"Earl loved trying out new candy. Today, while grocery shopping, he saw a new mint chocolate bar. Earl decided he would try out the candy bar. After trying the bar, Earl went back in the store and bought more. Earl loved the taste of the new mint chocolate bar." |
"Dan was getting married in two months. While everything was going great, Dan had a problem. Dan did not know how to dance with his new wife. Dan decided he would sign up for dancing lessons. After his first lesson, Dan was less anxious about his wedding dance." |
"Dan was recently taking nature pictures in his backyard. While taking a picture of a tree, his daughter ran across the yard. Dan wanted just the tree in the picture so he tried again. While looking through the pictures, Dan saw something funny. Dan noticed his daughter had photo bombed the second tree photo." |
"Kate's crush had a job at a taco place. And she hadn't eaten there in two weeks. She decided today was a great day to let him know how she felt. Unfortunately, he was not working that day. She would just have to wait for another day." |
Kate wanted to watch a TV show. But her nephew was playing the Xbox on the TV. It was the only TV she could use in the house. But the boy was playing online with friends. Kate decided to wait until he finished his game. |
Kate liked the heat. But it was going to be over 90 degrees for 3 days. She didn't like to use her air conditioner. But it was too hot to use just the fans. She decided to make an exception and use her AC. |
Kate had a crush on the guy at the taco place near her school. But she hadn't seen him in the year since he quit that job. One day she was driving to her sister's house. There was the guy sitting on a bench at a bus stop. Kate was unsure what to do so she just stared at him. |
Kate's favorite show was on. But she liked to record it and watch it later. This way she didn't have to watch commercials. However she forgot to record her favorite show. Kate was sad she had to wait until it was available online to watch. |
Kate thought there were going to be 3 extremely hot days. But the 95 degree heat dragged on four days. She checked the weather to find out the temperature for the next day. The weather man was predicting a fifth day of 95 degree weather. Kate was so shocked she dropped her mobile phone. |
Kate was going to help her cousin at his small business. He needed her to sew some things for a project. But he never arrived to pick her up. Kate was upset to be stood up. But at least she didn't have to spend her day sewing. |
Kate's cousin ran a small business. He needed Kate to do some sewing for his business. Kate was not fond of sewing. Kate was hesitant to help. But she agreed to help since he was family. |
Kate's crush wasn't working the register at the taco place today. He wasn't there the last time she was there either. She looked around and didn't see him in the kitchen either. She was afraid he no longer worked there. She would have to ignore her embarrassment and ask where he was. |
Kate's crush worked at the taco place. Her friends didn't want to eat there again. But she convinced them to go there for lunch today. This would be one of the last times. She knew she couldn't convince them to keep eating tacos forever. |
Kate and her niece and nephew were watching TV. Her niece wanted popcorn to go with the TV. But there was no microwave popcorn in the house. Kate remember they had a jar of popcorn in the Kitchen. She decided she would indeed make popcorn for the kids. |
Kate at a specific taco place regularly. It was only to see the guy she had a crush on. When he wasn't there she asked about him. Only to find out he had quit a week earlier. She was sure she would never see him again. |
Kate was forcing her friends to eat at the taco place. It was the only was she could see her crush. One day her friends refused to go with her. But after 2 weeks she was also tired of eating tacos. She decided she would wait a few weeks before returning. |
The weather man predicted 3 days of hot weather. Kate figured she could make it through them. On the night of the 3rd days she was relieved it was almost over. Until she woke up to the 4th day of 95 degree weather. Kate was becoming irritated. |
Kate and her friends went to a club. Kate saw a guy she had a crush on 2 years ago. They spent the night dancing and enjoying themselves. At the end of the night he didn't ask for her phone number. She didn't care since she knew he wouldn't call anyway. |
It had been hot for five days. Kate was tired of the heat and humidity. She went to sleep irritated and hot. At 4 AM she was awakened by the sounds of rain and a breeze. She was relieved to see the heat had finally broke. |
Kate forgot to watch a show on TV. Now she had to wait until the next day when it was available online. She decided to check it later that night to see if it was online. To her surprise the episode she wanted was online. She was happy she was able to watch her show that night. |
Kate watched Big brother on TV. One day her niece and nephew joined her. The kids liked the competitions on the show. The next time it aired the kids showed up to watch the show with her. They all settled in to watch Big Brother as a family. |
"Kate was sitting at her desk at work. Outside the day was cool, breezy, and sunny. Usually she avoided rush hour by staying at work until 7 PM. But today she decided to leave work early and head home. It was so nice out she didn't even mind the traffic." |
Kate had a crush on a guy who worked at the taco place. She and her friends went to the taco place everyday for a week. Her friends were suspicious of constantly eating at Taco Bell. But she convinced them she just loved Mexican pizzas. She couldn't admit she just wanted to see her crush again. |
Kate forgot to record her favorite show. She didn't realize until the show was on for 35 minutes. Her niece and nephew still wanted to see the show. So Kate decided to just watch the end of the show with them. They decided the last 20 minutes of the show was better than nothing. |
Kate was making popcorn for her niece and nephew. She had a jar of corn kernels. The kernels were making a pinging sound as they hit the pot top. The kids came into the kitchen to find out what the sound was. The kids had never seen person cook popcorn on the stove. |
Kate's crush was sitting on a bench at a bus stop. She sat in her car staring at him as he stared back. Finally he got up and walked towards the car. He hopped in and introduced himself to her. It was hard for Kate to contain her excitement. |
"Kate and her Friend Lucy went to Taco Bell after school. There was a new guy working on the register. When he handed Kate her change he smiled at her. She felt flushed, and nervous as he smiled. She new knew she really liked this guy." |
Kate's crush needed a ride home. They chatted as she drove. He got her phone number and got out of the car. Kate waited a week for a call from him. She never received a phone call. |
Kate's cousin had a baby 4 months ago. Today he visited and brought the baby with him. Kate played with and sang to the baby. Usually Kate hated when her cousin came visiting. But today she was won over by the chubby babies smile. |
Hector was about to die of old age. All his family surrounded him around his bed. He said his goodbyes to everyone. He made a last smile. And slowly went away and died in peace. |
"Kirk had learned Chinese a long time ago in school. As he had never practiced it, he forgot most of it. When his job took it to China, he saw the opportunity. He spoke to a few people there using simple words. And as time went by, he became fluent and could hold conversations." |
"Pamela bought a tablet. As she didn't know how to download applications, she didn't use it. She left it on her shelf for six months. When she remember she had it, she looked online on who to use it. After an hour, she could finally download games and was glad." |
"Millie was late for work. As she was wearing high heels, it was very difficult to do. She tripped many times and ended up on her knees. So she removed her shoes to run the remaining distance. Once at work, she put her shoes back and walked to her desk." |
"Marie was terrible at keeping secrets. As soon as someone would tell her one, she'd tell it to someone else. Her friends told her many time to learn discretion. But Marie couldn't help it and still told every secret she learned. Eventually no one told her anything so the secrets were safe." |
"Sean bought a new dog and walked him everywhere. As the dog was friendly, people stopped to talk to Sean. But Sean didn't like to talk to people. So in the end, he left his dog in the courtyard. And he only walked him at night when no one was around." |
"Irene liked to pull pranks on her brother. But because she was so clever, she was never caught. Her brother, who wanted revenge, pulled a prank on her. He didn't get caught and Irene was caught instead. So Irene proposed a truce and her brother agreed." |
"Hester didn't like roses. But for some reason, everyone kept giving her some for her birthday. One day, she dared saying that her favorite flower was the lily. Since then people bring her lilies for her birthday. But Hester misses the roses because they were an old tradition." |
"Colin went to bed early. But he was so nervous, he couldn't sleep. He got out of bed and did some meditation. And when his mind was calm, he went back to bed. A few minutes later, Colin was fast asleep." |
Nina always ate very fast. But lately she was starting to choke on her food. She went to the doctor and explained her problem. The doctor told her to eat slower and to masticate her food. Nina listened to the doctor and ate her food at a slower pace. |
"Oliver always arrived first at his gym. But today he was late and all the exercise machines were taken. He headed for the pool and realized he had no bathing suit. Disappointed, he waited in line for an exercise machine he liked. And swore under his breath that he wouldn't be late again." |
"Amelia always drank her tea with milk and sugar. But when she went to her friend's house there was no sugar. She asked for some honey and stirred it in the tea. She was immensely surprised to like the taste. When she went back home, she tried the same and changed her routine." |
"Desmond played with his new toy when Ben came over and stole it. Desmond started crying and his mom told him to stop. When Desmond told her that Ben had stolen his toy, she was enraged. She called Ben's mom and told her that Ben was a thief. Contrite, Ben gave back the toy to Desmond and apologized." |
"Stephanie was blind but didn't mind. Despite her infirmity she loved helping other people. She was most of all good at telling stories and imagining new worlds. One of her charge, one day, recorded her stories and wrote them down. She became very famous and helped even more people that way." |
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