"I wasn't expecting it and I was utterly surprised. You just don't expect something like that to happen to you. My husband and I plan to spend it on a holiday or maybe even a cruise," she said. Joan hadn't seen Allan for many decades and was one of 10 beneficiaries t...
After some time,I opened my eyes and looked around.How did I get so far from shore?I hadn't realized how quickly the sea was carrying me. I started swimming as quick and hard as I could.Even so I wasn't getting any closer,and it was becoming harder to breat...
Arkansas fans should take in the plight of the Beavers and Cougars. If Broyles hadn't been proactive or Roy Kramer not been actively seeking a school to add to help beef up its basketball resume while providing Kentucky a challenge, this would have been the Razorbacks. ...
the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything ab[...
As a result, she brought them all into the cafeteria. All of the tables and chairs had been stored away, and fun decorations and hundreds of different colored balloons had been placed around the room. In the center of the room was a big box of balloons that hadn't been blown up yet....
“Excuse me, do you have the time?” she asked. Taken aback, Stefano glanced at his watch and realized he still hadn’t adjusted it to Eastern Standard Time. “Let’s see, I have Italian time on my watch,” said Stefano. “Oh, are you from Italy?” asked the woman. “I was ...
"Senescent" means getting old. Old is good. Old can be funny. Can you tell the difference between sly, sardonic humor and a serious statement? If not, don't stop here!
The blue eyes that looked at him from outside the door were like the light through a magnifying glass (放大镜) when it is at its brightest and smallest,when paper and leaves begin to smoke.“Hey ,” said the man in the door.“Remember me?”“Yes,” the boy said,whispering.“Rick....