curry, place it on the stove to reheat it then went back to the living room to continue my reading. All the sudden I smell smoke and people breaking in from the back door. Apparently I fell asleep and burn the curry on the stove. My neighbor tried to break the back door to put off the fire that started to spread on the kitchen wall. I was so lucky that the neighbor managed to put off the fire immediately when I fell asleep. When my parents returned, I told them all that had happened. The thought
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living room, in front of the fireplace. The wall opposite of the fireplace was the kitchen, and dining room. Directly across the room from the fireplace, in the dining room, was the door to enter the garage, and in the garage was a room. The room in the garage was the hobby room, were we used to do crafts and make ceramics. When you entered the garage, straight ahead, you would see a screen door and the door into the hobby room. To the right was a door, that lead outside to the back yard, and once
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stands around four feet off the ground. Unable to get a clear view the he puts his hands on the windowsill and jumped trying to push his way onto the window’s ledge. He pulled himself up grabbing the window’s apron and pressing his shoes against the wall. Once he was fully sitting on the windowsill he dusts off his slightly crinkled light green tunic then focuses on looking at the scenery. The kingdom of Serenus was as beautiful as always. Although being isolated from the rest of Isembard, Serenus
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last 21 months. Despite best efforts to make patients as comfortable as possible with the atmosphere, décor, and friendliness of the staff; it is not a fun place to be for anyone who visits. A clear and hot day walking into the center I open the door immediately I am blasted with the cool air of the interior. You know that smell you get when you walk into any hospital sterile, at this point the smell is almost nauseating, I think it is because it is things that are yet to come. I walk to the desk
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I awoke to the sound of footsteps walking towards me. An old, fragile man kneeled beside my bed, and began to whisper gently. “ Come with me child. You’re safe.” In the early days it was challenging to sleep. My family sailed north to search for a fresh start and forget about their immense troubles. The dangerous northern seas destroyed the hopes of my family and a hundred others with dreams of a new life. I can recall the memories so vividly. The boat screeched as it dashed through the raging
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little boy who inconsolable after soldiers entered the front door. What is so startling about this story is that the boy is crying hysterically because he was accustomed to seeing the soldiers barge in through holes in the wall rather than the front door. It was most often the case that “without warning, in the middle of the night, you would simply hear the hammer crash and the sounds of boots as soldiers marched through a hole in your wall.” In contrast, if someone barged into my home I would legally
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Charlotte Hornets by two points. “I knew you’d miss the last shot,” I added. “Shut up! I’ll get you next time,” Jor said furiously. He raged away from the TV, dropping his controller. He walked into his room completely frustrated and slammed the door behind him. I was pleased and carried on with my game. It was an unusual day. The sun was nowhere to be seen and the sky just kept on crying. It had been raining since I woke up. I could feel a rush of wind every now and then. The coldness made
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changed my way of dealing with things from then on. Instead of wishing I could just get away by any means possible, or punching walls, I would just think about everything I have that is worth staying for. Everything I did both in thought and in action changed slightly. I never thought about wanting to run away or get at my mom and instead of hitting walls or slamming doors I sat down with some music and just thought about what had just happened. I became a less stressed person, and that is the best
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So Mrs. Snooks called her son John to come and blow out the candle. He came. John could only blow out of the right corner of his mouth. So his breath hit the wall of the room instead of the candle. So they all called for his sister, little Ann. She came. Little Ann could only blow out of the left side of her mouth. So her breath hit the wall instead of the candle. Suddenly they heard a heavy steady tread coming along the pavement. It was a policeman. Mrs. Snooks ask the policeman if he can blow
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I hit the wall, hear a crack in my back. The pure strength put behind that throw nearly knocks me unconscious as white dots dance across my vision. I gasp for air, trying to get oxygen into my crying lungs. “Demons,” I curse under my breath. I am an idiot to not
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