1. "What is the best way to get what you want?" she asked.

He looked down at the ground

knowing that she wouldn't like his answer. He hesitated, knowing that the truth would only
hurt. How was he going to tell her that the best way for him to get what he wanted was to
leave her?

3. Here's the thing. She doesn't have anything to prove, but she is going to anyway. That's just
her character. She knows she doesn't have to, but she still will just to show you that she can.
Doubt her more and she'll prove she can again. We all already know this and you will too.

5. The time to take action was now. All three men knew in their hearts this was the case, yet
none of them moved a muscle to try. They were all watching and waiting for one of the others
to make the first move so they could follow a step or two behind and help. The situation
demanded a leader and all three men were followers.

7. There was a reason for her shyness. Everyone assumed it had always been there but she
knew better. She knew the exact moment that the shyness began. It had been that fateful
moment at the lake. There are just some events that do that to you.

9. What was beyond the bend in the stream was unknown. Both were curious, but only one was
brave enough to want to explore. That was the problem. There was always one that let fear
rule her life.

11. The leather jacked showed the scars of being his favorite for years. It wore those scars with
pride, feeling that they enhanced his presence rather than diminishing it. The scars gave it
character and had not overwhelmed to the point that it had become ratty. The jacket was in
its prime and it knew it.

13. Samantha wanted to be famous. The problem was that she had never considered all the
downsides to actually being famous. Had she taken the time to objectively consider these
downsides, she would have never agreed to publically sing that first song.

15. All he wanted was a candy bar. It didn't seem like a difficult request to comprehend, but the
clerk remained frozen and didn't seem to want to honor the request. It might have had
something to do with the gun pointed at his face.

17. The desert wind blew the tumbleweed in front of the car. Alex swerved to avoid the
tumbleweed, but he turned the wheel a bit too strong and the car left the road and skidded
onto the dirt median. He instantly slammed on the brakes and the car stopped in a cloud of
dirt. When the dust cloud had settled and he could see around him again, he realized that he'd
somehow crossed over into an entirely new dimension.

19. Many people say that life isn't like a bed of roses. I beg to differ. I think that life is quite like a
bed of roses. Just like life, a bed of roses looks pretty on the outside, but when you're in it,
you find that it is nothing but thorns and pain. I myself have been pricked quite badly.
21. She didn't understand how changed worked. When she looked at today compared to
yesterday, there was nothing that she could see that was different. Yet, when she looked at
today compared to last year, she couldn't see how anything was ever the same.

23. Cake or pie? I can tell a lot about you by which one you pick. It may seem silly, but cake
people and pie people are really different. I know which one I hope you are, but that's not for
me to decide. So, what is it? Cake or pie?

25. With six children in tow, Catherine raced to the airport departing gate. This wasn't an easy
task as the children had other priorities than to get to the gate. She knew that she was tight
on time and the frustration came out as she yelled at the kids to keep up. They continued to
test her, pretending not to listen and to move in directions that only slowed them down. They
had no idea the wrath they were about to receive when Catherine made it to the gate only to
be informed that they had all missed the plane.

27. Sometimes it's the first moment of the day that catches you off guard. That's what Wendy
was thinking. She opened her window to see fire engines screeching down the street. While
this wasn't something completely unheard of, it also wasn't normal. It was a sure sign of what
was going to happen that day. She could feel it in her bones and it wasn't the way she wanted
the day to begin.

29. He couldn't remember exactly where he had read it, but he was sure that he had. The fact that
she didn't believe him was quite frustrating as he began to search the Internet to find the
article. It wasn't as if it was something that seemed impossible. Yet she insisted on always
seeing the source whenever he stated a fact.

31. Debbie knew she was being selfish and unreasonable. She understood why the others in the
room were angry and frustrated with her and the way she was acting. In her eyes, it didn't
really matter how they felt because she simply didn't care.

33. There had to be a better way. That's all Nancy could think as she sat at her desk staring at her
computer screen. She'd already spent five years of her life in this little cubicle staring at her
computer doing "work" that didn't seem to matter to anyone including her own boss. There
had to be more to her life than this and there had to be a better way to make a living. That's
what she was thinking when the earthquake struck.

35. Brenda never wanted to be famous. While most of her friends dreamed about being famous,
she could see the negative aspects that those who wanted to be famous seemed to ignore.
The fact that you could never do anything in public without being mobbed and the complete
lack of privacy was something that she never wanted to experience. She also had no desire
to have strangers speculating about every aspect of her life and what each thing she did was
supposed to mean. Brenda was perfectly happy with her anonymous life where she could do
exactly as she wanted without anyone else giving a damn. Thus, her overnight Internet
celebrity was not something she was thrilled about as her friends told her how lucky she was.

37. She patiently waited for his number to be called. She had no desire to be there, but her mom
had insisted that she go. She's resisted at first, but over time she realized it was simply easier
to appease her and go. Mom tended to be that way. She would keep insisting until you wore
 down and did what she wanted. So, here she sat, patiently waiting for her number to be
called.

39. To the two friends, the treehouse was much more than a treehouse. It was a sanctuary away
from the other kids where they could be themselves without being teased or bullied. It was
their secret fortress hidden high in the branches of a huge oak that only they knew existed. At
least that is what they thought. They were more than a little annoyed when their two younger
sisters decided to turn the treehouse into a princess castle by painting the inside pink and
putting glitter everywhere.

41. The wave crashed and hit the sandcastle head-on. The sandcastle began to melt under the
waves force and as the wave receded, half the sandcastle was gone. The next wave hit, not
quite as strong, but still managed to cover the remains of the sandcastle and take more of it
away. The third wave, a big one, crashed over the sandcastle completely covering and
engulfing it. When it receded, there was no trace the sandcastle ever existed and hours of
hard work disappeared forever.

43. One foot in front of the other, One more step, and then one more. Jack's only thoughts were
to keep moving no matter how much his body screamed to stop and rest. He's lost almost all
his energy and his entire body ached beyond belief, but he forced himself to take another
step. Then another. And then one more.

45. Should he write it down? That was the question running through his mind. He couldn't believe
what had just happened and he knew nobody else would believe him as well. Even if he
documented what had happened by writing it down, he still didn't believe anyone would still
believe it. So the question remained. Was it be worth it to actually write it down?

47. My pincher collar is snapped on. Then comes the electric zapper collar. Finally, my purple at-
home collar is taken off and I know I’m going for a walk to the dog park. I’m so excited to see
my friends. I hope Spike or Thunder are there already. They're the most fun to chase and
tumble with. My human is pretty strict with me. I’m only allowed on the grass and not on the
sidewalks. I think she’s afraid I’m going to jump on the other humans. I don’t understand why
everyone else gets to jump on the benches and run wild on the sidewalks. They don’t listen to
their humans. I know I could ignore mine but if I do she may zap me and it’s just not worth it.
She probably wouldn’t let me back at the dog park if I didn’t listen to her. I just love the dog
park.

49. Josh had spent year and year accumulating the information. He knew it inside out and if
there was ever anyone looking for an expert in the field, Josh would be the one to call. The
problem was that there was nobody interested in the information besides him and he knew it.
Years of information painstakingly memorized and sorted with not a sole giving even an
ounce of interest in the topic.