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"Tatiana was in a rush. She jumped in the shower. Quickly, she washed her hair. She got out of the shower. Then she realized she left conditioner in her hair."
"When she was three years old, we took Angela trick or treating. She was dressed as a witch. She was very small for her age, so it didn't fit well. We tried to get her to say trick or treat. Every door that opened got told happy birthday instead."
Mary bought a new perfume. She wore it on a date with her boyfriend. Her boyfriend began to sneeze. He was allergic to the perfume. Mary gave the rest of the perfume to a friend.
Chet was seventeen. His friends were going to the bar. Chet got a fake ID. Chet tried to get into the bar. The bouncer caught Chet and took away his fake ID.
The man floated down the river. His boat tipped over. He swam to the tipped over boat. He climbed on top of the boat. He was rescued.
I was moving into my dorm room across the state. We all took a roadtrip to it with my stuff. It was a long drive so everyone took turns driving. When we were close I navigated my parents to the dorm. After we made it there everyone helped me unpack and they left!
Allan was a very skinny man. He hated the way he looked. One day he decided that he was going to put on some weight. He began to drink protein shakes and eat 10 times a day. Allan is no longer very skinny.
"Nathan wanted to take his new boat out to sail. He decided to sail it in the canal near his house. Out in the water, he relaxed on the waves. Suddenly, an alligator appeared near the boat. He was frightened, and turned around to head home."
David realized his marriage was at stake. David took up anger management lessons. He also talked to a counselor. He also talked to a therapist. He told his that his anger was in control from now on.
Olive wanted to visit her friend Lucy. She rode her bike to Lucy's house. Olive knocked on the door. No one was home. Olive rode her bike back to her house.
Steve was waiting for his mom to come home from work. And he was getting really worried. He was expecting her to be home an hour ago. But Steve was happy that she finally arrived. His mom told him that she just went to a restaurant after work.
I went to the shoe store to get some new boots. The clerk asked me my size and I told him I'm a size ten. The first pair of boots he brought out felt a little big. The clerk told me I am actually a size nine. He brought out a smaller pair and I was amazed how well it fit.
"Henry made fun of his sister for walking on the basketball court. He told her that she has no reason for coming. His sister became frustrated and challenged him to a game. They competed to see who can score 21 points first. Before Henry got to 10 points, his sister won the match."
"Heather was very superstitious. She never walked on lines on the sidewalk and avoided black cats. As her birthday fell on Friday the 13th this year, she stayed home. She didn't answer the phone and her door bell. She waited for the whole day to pass until she could feel easy again."
"Tim had just gotten home from work. He decided to relax by listening to his favorite band Papadosio. He turned on his stereo system to full volume. Tim started dancing to the music. Afterwards, Tim's neighbor filed a noise complaint."
"Henry got into a car accident. Instead of buying groceries, he had to pay for car damages. His kids suffered for several weeks since they barely had food. Henry took out a small loan in order to purchase food. He didn't pay it back until the end of the year."
"I went to a popular music festival a few years ago. Me and a few friends ended up camping in the campgrounds. I was able to see a lot of great bands play live. The weather was a bit warm, but it was tolerable. That weekend is one the best weekends of my life."
"Pete was listening very closely. His doctors were testing his ability to hear. If he scored poorly, he would need hearing aides. He passed the test, barely. Pete was relieved that he could hear!"
"Bob bought a bag of potato chips from the store. It was a huge bag meant for a family. But Bob ripped open the bag and dove in. He didn't live that far from the store. Even still, he was finished by time he got home!"
Jake had to wake up for work in a couple of hours. He decided to stay up until it was time to go to work. James made himself a big cup of coffee. Afterwards he felt energized. He was able to make it through the day despite not getting any sleep.
Geoffrey flew to Hawaii on a business trip. He needed to meet with investors in his new business. Geoffrey was not accustomed to the weather and fell ill. He was not able to make a pitch or contract the investors. Geoffrey went home empty handed and heartbroken.
"Ryan woke up for work earlier than usual this morning. He wanted to beat the morning traffic rush. He got in his car and pulled out of his neighborhood. Ryan hit heavy traffic due to unforeseen construction work. Ironically, Ryan ended up being late for work."
James recently met a woman who he really liked. They had their first date at the beach near his home. After their first date they became inseparable. He plans on proposing to her in the near future. James is so happy now that he found his true love.
Eric wanted to write and sell books online. But he wasn't a good writer. So he decided to take books on the public domain and sell them. And he ended up earning decent money. But Eric was dissatisfied that never wrote on his own.
"Hannah tried to prepare fruit punch. She placed the power in a jug with water and sugar. The bag of sugar fell and a large amount was poured in the jug. She decided not to throw it away since the jug had a lot of water. When I tasted the drink, I caught goosebumps."
Sid and Jim were playing catch. Sid turned away to talk to his mother. Jim wasn't paying attention and threw Sid the ball anyway. The ball hit Sid in the head. The ball left a big bump on Sid's head.
I went hiking yesterday. It was horrible. By the end of the hike it started to rain. Not to mention the exhausting six miles. I passed out at the end.
"Last week my family and I decided to try stand up paddle boarding. I'm not the most coordinated person, but I mastered falling. Of course David was the first one to successfully stand up. Kylee and I decided that riding the board like a kayak was much easier. Looking forward to our next family paddleboard outing."
I lost my lighter and had to buy a new one. I looked at all the colors. I chose red and black because they are my favorite colors. I thought about getting patterned ones too. Ultimately I bought the plain red and black.
The elderly woman was sitting on the porch swing watching traffic. She wondered why no one ever came to visit her anymore. A car pulled into her driveway. She couldn't imagine who that could possibly be. Her grandson stepped out of the car in his navy uniform.
Amanda decided to take a Europe vacation. She joined up with a travel agent. They sold a tour to her friends and family. Amanda enjoyed traveling through Europe. Her favorite thing was that the trip was free.
Tim's boss was the most homophobic person anyone in the office knew. He constantly used unpleasant and bigoted terms about gay people. Tim was therefore surprised to see a man on his arm in a restaurant. Tim's boss saw him and turned bright red. He expected work to be interesting the next day.
"Ralph was a mischievous high school student. He stayed out late smoking cigarettes with friends. When he got home, his mother could smell the cigarettes. She asked Ralph if he was smoking. Ralph lied and said he wasn't."
The boy studied. He took the test. He got a great grade on the test. He showed the score to his mom. He thanked his mom for making him study.
Janice went out with her family to eat. She forgot to bring her toothbrush and couldn't take off her braces. Her mom argued with her but she tried to explain. Janice eventually made up her mind to take off her braces. She felt bad afterwards but she enjoyed the food.
Maxine has been invited by some friends to go sailing. Together they spend the whole day on a sailboat. Maxine takes some nice pictures. She has a wonderful day. She is happy she got the chance to go sailing.
"Gary was looking for a new laptop. Gary needed the laptop to be light, fast, and efficient. After researching, Gary decided he would purchase a Mac Air. After purchasing, Gary quickly realized he made the wrong decision. Gary was not pleased with the operation of his new laptop at all."
Sam drove hard and fast. He was going up the interstate on day really fast. He wasn't paying attention and zoomed past a police office. The officer caught up to him. Sam ended up getting a $500 ticket!
Fred lost the key to his house. He went to the store to buy a new key and hardware. Fred installed the new hardware on the door. He made a spare key. Fred put the spare key in a safe place in case he lost his.
"Swarthanger was a British intelligence officer in Berlin. He passed a note to his asset one cold wintry evening. Just then, German police swarmed around where he was sitting. They grabbed the note and read it. It was a recipe for mulligatawny soup."
Joni had a father who would smith his own swords. Joni's father would sell his swords to collectors. Joni asked her father to make a sword for her birthday. Her father made a beautiful sword with her name in the hilt. Joni cried when she was presented with the gift.
Jack had received an F on his math test. His mom scolded him when she found out he did not study. Jack starting studying for his next math test with the help of his mom. Jack was pleasantly surprised when on his next test he got an A. At a treat he and his mom went to get ice cream for all of his effort.
"Peapod changed its website. I did an order, but did not complete it. I got an email saying my cart had been saved. I went online the next day, and found my cart had in fact been erased. I called tech support but never got through."
John made coffee for his guests. He warned them that is was very hot. One of the guests ignored the warned. She burnt her tongue and cried out. John shook his head and said it was hot.
"Kyle had a football game after school. He left his backpack in the locker room. After his game, he couldn't find his phone. He looked all in the locker room. Then he remembered he had stashed it in his backpack."
"Addison wanted to be an athlete. But as he had a foot longer than the other he couldn't. He watched sports on TV instead but he wasn't fulfilled. He decided to study in management to cope with his loss. And when he graduated, he became a sports agent."
The man lifted some weights. He pulled a back muscle. He tried to keep lifting. The pain got more severe. The doctor told him he had an overuse injury.
"Ralph was playing videogames in the living room. His mother then asked if he had cleaned his room yet. He pretended not to hear. Ralph's mother repeated the question, louder this time. Ralph groaned and began to roll on the floor."
"One day I saw a cab stop in my building's driveway. The driver asked if I called for a cab. As I did not, the driver went into the lobby. The concierge told him his passenger would be coming.q. The passenger was 20 minutes late, and the driver was irate."
Lani had a pet pig. His name was Earl. Lani's mother did not like Earl because he was so big. Until one day Earl scared away an intruder. After that Lani's mother decided Earl was a good pet.
"Jeff was being punished by his mother for bad grades. She made him sit in the corner for as long a large candle burned. Jeff tried everything to make the candle melt faster. Alas, the candle burned slowly. By the time it burned out, Jeff was fast asleep in the corner."
Lucy was making some pasta. She wanted to make it for her man. She watched a movie while waiting. To her dismay she forgot about it. She ended up over cooking the pasta.
The man signed up for the rally. He dressed up to show support. A girl noticed him at the rally. She liked his spirit. They went on a date together.
The man took the top off his convertible. It started to rain. He tried to put the top back on. He couldn't get it to fit. He had to cover the car with a tarp.
"Ben was nervous about an upcoming presentation he had to make. Ben began watching instructional videos on public speaking. Ben watched many speeches delivered by respected people. Ben practiced his speech in front of the mirror many times. Ben delivered his presentation, and nailed it!"
"Penelope wasn't very good at drawing. Despite this, she wanted to become an artist. She began to feel anxious about her lack of talent. Eventually, she discovered that drawing wasn't all that artists do. She took up sculpting the very next day."
Sheila took her two kids to Disneyland. The first ride they wanted to ride has a four hour wait. Sheila did not want to wait but she did to make her kids happy. After four hours they were still not on the ride. The ride broke down and they had to wait another three hours.
"Jim's dad worked at the tire repair shop. Every day after school, Jim would wait for his dad to get off of work. Jim got bored one and and started to play with a display. He knocked down a display of tool sets. The shop owner told Jim not to hang around anymore."
The woman caught her husband cheating on her. She filed for divorce. She asked the judge for most of the assets. The judge agreed. The man was broke and alone.
The score of the football game was fourteen to zero. The team that was ahead lost their quarterback. By the end of the third quarter it was tied. The team got their quarterback back in the fourth quarter. They went on to win the game.
"Janine agreed to go to Nora's party. She brought her friend, who no one knew. The friend was shy and didn't talk to anyone. Janine was embarrassed. She decided not to bring her friend along anymore."
Jesse loved playing video games. He was better at video games than all of his friends. Sometimes Jesse would brag about his skills to everyone. Jesse's friends did not like hearing him brag. Jesse learned to be more humble after seeing his friends' faces.
"Life has handed me ups and downs, and lately I've been fed up. Mostly with work, I'm sick of my boss mistreating me. Today is the day I leave, no two-week notice. I'm going to walk out that door, and never turn back. The time has come, as I open the door and see my boss wide-eyed."
"My cat and I moved to a new apartment. I loved my new apartment, but my cat didn't. He would often hide in a closet or under the bed to show his anger. One day, I called for him but couldn't find him anywhere. I think he ran away, because I never saw him again."
Claire smelled a bad odor in her house. She walked around trying to find the source of the smell. She found the smell was strongest in the kitchen. Claire realized she had forgotten to empty the trash. Claire brought the trash out.
We took my grandma camping when I was 10. She had never been camping before. A car slowed down beside us on our way up a hill. She yelled for everyone to get down before they got shot. We could barely walk because we were laughing so hard.
Adam was a kid who really loved snakes. He begged his parents for a pet snake but it was illegal in his area. Adam's parents decided to surprise him for his birthday. They took Adam to a special reptile show. At the show Adam was allowed to actually handle real live snakes!
"The man ran along the beach every morning. One day, he found forty dollars on the sand. He looked around for the owner. No one was around. The man put the money in his wallet."
"Scarlett, in spite of her name, didn't like the color red. He parents always bought her red dresses and red ribbons. What she wanted the most was something that was green. She asked for a green dress on her birthday. But she received a red one and sighed with sadness."
I was very busy yesterday. I was out all day. When I went to sleep I was pooped. When I woke up I realized something. I never did my homework.
"Gail was shocked to see a huge bouquet of roses on her desk. After sitting down, Gail pulled out the card from the flowers. Once Gail read the card, she knew who sent her the flowers. Gail had gotten the flowers from her sister for her birthday. Gail was so happy that her sister sent her the beautiful flowers."
"Rick hadn't left his home for a couple days. He decided that he needed to go out one morning. When he opened the door, he was quite surprised. The leaves of the trees had changed colors. He wondered how a season could have passed so quickly."
Martin wanted to buy a new pet. He researched online what kind of pet would be best for him. He eventually settled on buying a bird of some kind. He went to the pet shop the next morning. The first thing he saw there was a large hark with piercing eyes.
Ben had some free time to himself. He began to use his time well by cleaning his kitchen. He picked up some chocolate chips that were left out. He would throw them away but the trash was full. Ben placed the chips in his pocket for now and the began to melt.
Gary is walking home from work. While walking he notices something on the side of the road. He goes over to look at it. He notices what it is. It is a dead body.
The woman hushed the man. The man looked surprised. She explained why she had done that. He nodded his head. She told him that he could talk again.
The woman walked her dog. The dog went to the bathroom in the neighbor's yard. The woman picked up the mess in a bag. She left the bag on here route to grab on the way home. On her way home she forgot to pick up the bag.
"Cara and her family lived in a small town. One day, it rained heavily near her neighborhood. The rains caused floods all across the town. Because of the floods, Cara had to stay indoors all day. She was happy that she had an excuse to miss school that day."
There was a loud noise in the room. The speaker was blasting rock music. Andrea tried to figure out how to turn it down. She couldn't get it any quieter. Everyone covered their ears and left the room.
The man put drops in his eyes. His eyes burned terribly. He looked at the bottle. It was ear drops. He washed his eyes out with water.
"A man bought a scratch off ticket at a gas station. He had won $50,000 from the scratch off card. To celebrate the man bought a stick of beef jerky. He handed the cashier a $20 bill and said to keep the change. The cashier wept with joy."
All the power went out in the town last night. We had nothing but candlelight to walk throughout the house. My mom wasn't very happy considering all of them were fancy. I never understood the point of fancy candles for decoration. Luckily the power came on the next day.
"Jake wanted to spray paint the wall his name. He wanted to show the world his presence. He painted his name at many buildings. Eventually, the police caught him. Jake learned his lessons and decided not spray paint anymore."
Tammy was doing the dishes. She reached into the sink and felt something sharp. Tammy pulled out her hand from the sink. Tammy had cut her hand on a knife. She bandaged her wound and it eventually healed.
The boy went to a video arcade. He played his favorite machine. His games didn't go very well. He told the owner about his experience. The owner explained that he had made the game settings harder.
"Me and a group of friends decided on joining theater club. As we went in, they were in the middle of an act so we just watched. As time went on, we realized how difficult and out of place we were. But once they finished, they greeted us with smiles. To our surprise, they took us into the group and we were so happy."
"Every day when Ellen woke up, she exercised for twenty minutes. She needed it to feel energized to face her day. When one day she overslept, she had to skip her exercises. As she wasn't energized enough, she chose the wrong bus. It took her an hour to realize her mistake and arrived late at work."
Justin was watching a movie that his parents told him not to watch. The movie was extremely frightening and scary for him. He went to bed that night and could not forget about the scary movie. He tossed and turned for hours. He eventually went to his parent's room for comfort.
"The band was ready to walk out on the stage. They were all confident and well prepared. They picked up their instruments. They began to play. The crowd loved them that night, they were great."
Jeremy always wanted to be an athlete. He vowed to practice basketball every day after school. Everything was going well until he injured his ankle very badly. Jeremy's dad took him to the doctor for an evaluation. They were both relieved to find out that his injury was not serious.
"John loved working with animals. After inheriting the farm he happily spent all day on it. Now he had a choice to make. There wasn't any work left in the prairies. That September, John set off for a new life in Dallas."
Ariana was in a terrible car accident. Now she is in constant pain. The doctor prescribed pain meds for her. They worked but she needed them to function. Ariana thinks this is very bitter sweet.
"Kenny was a tight wad. He hated paying for things, especially haircuts. He decided to go to a haircutting school to save his money. He quickly found out you get what you pay for. The girl gave him the worst haircut of all time."
Kate was standing on a kids chair to reach a high shelf. She was trying to get off the chair. But the chair began to flip. She jumped off the falling chair to keep from falling. She sat on the chair laughing with her hand over her racing heart.
"Vicky was taking her morning jog in the park. Her ankle buckled when she tripped over a rock. She fell to the ground with a forceful impact. Her knee had been scraped, but not too badly. She was able to continue her jog without any problems."
"I was so happy when my parents gave me my very first car. I drove it to school and showed it to my friends. After school I was challenged to a race. I took up the challenge and we sped down the road away from school. I lost control and hit a pole, totaling the brand new car!"
The family went on vacation to Boston. They were looking for something to do one day. So they saw that the Ocean Spray factory was nearby. They had tours and free samples that the kids absolutely loved. They were definitely glad they were able to do it.
"Ryan decides that he needs to lose weight. However, he hates working out. Ryan decides to stop eating so much. He cuts carbohydrates as part of his new diet. Ryan is glad to be trying to lose weight."
Cheryl plays open mic night every Friday. She enjoys singing for people. Tonight she's going to perform an original song. Cheryl is nervous before she goes on. The crowd loved her song.
"James was splashing and laughing. He was down at the creek, just like he'd been when he was a kid. He caught tadpoles and then laid in the grass. The creek was his favorite spot as a child. He'd enjoyed it as an adult, too!"