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Hi, my friends! Here is the last blog in this series. Today I am posting 10 short life stories. Their ideas are different but they all give us some special messages. Like in the previous blogs, I am asking you to give your opinions about the stories and make a "like-wise" list for us to be able to have a winner. Again, all the stories were written in some wrining challenges and you will easily notice the repetitions of some words and expressions. But we should estimate the ideas of the stories and thier style first of all.

So, here are the stories.

NO1.

Aksha and Abisha were good friends. They were young and also adventurous. They not only lived in the neighborhood but also worked at the same place. 

They were two of a kind and shared the same likes and dislikes. Aksha enjoyed reading English books. Abisha enjoyed reading English books, too. Aksha didn't like coffee. Abisha didn't like it, either. 

One day, a good-looking young man called Vishu joined their company. Aksha liked him and wanted to impress him. Abisha liked him, too and tried to get his attention. 

But Vishu wasn't interested in either of them. He thought Aksha's nose was too big for her face and Abisha was too skinny. 

When Aksha and Abisha got to know about that they started feeling bad about their appearances. It's a pity that since then Aksha thought of nothing but making her nose smaller, and on Abisha's mind was only gaining weight! 

 NO 2.

I tried to back off slowly from her, seeing anger on her blushing face.  But I was blocked off  by a man behind me.  So there was no alternative for me except running towards my car and driving off.  I couldn't understand what caused all that anger whereas I hadn't mugged anybody off .

I didn't realize that she was backed up by that guy who blocked me off while I was backing off.‎  Then I realized that the policy of buttering up did not always work.

Always keep  up  in your mind that being in touch is a must in any relationship.  As soon as the communication between two people stops,  the relationship  breaks off.  Yes, a series of disastrous acts towards me provoked the break up. 

 NO 3.

Mary works in an advertising company and has a new colleague. His name is Mark. His handsome look catches much of ladies’ attention in the office but Mary doesn’t like him at all.  For her, Mark is really a snobbish and sarcastic. Well, when they met for the first time, he called her “a red mop”.  It really stung her because he was making fun of her. Of course, she has short red hair but it does not look like a mop at all! What a cruel man!

 Every day, Mary is trying very hard to avoid talking to Mark. Then, one day the boss put them in the same group for an assignment. The boss said, “You two will be a great team. Mark is very adventurous and communicative while you, Mary, are so intelligent but so quiet. You two will be perfect partners! The theme of this season will be, “an American Date”. What an outspoken boss but well, a boss is always a boss. For her, it is foolish to put them together.  They will hardly talk and that will be bad for the assignment.

Well, it was the vice versa. Everything was going well. Mark was really a good partner. Very smart, funny and kind as well.  He also apologized and told her that he was joking about the red mop. He saw her being very quiet and was hoping that she would laugh at the remark but she looked angry instead. He seemed to be very sincere with his apology. So, Mary apologized to him too and said that it might have been unreasonable to make assumption too early.  Their assignment was successful. Everyone was praising and admiring their work. Well, as to Mary and Mark, they have become good friends ever since.

 NO 4.

Hi Honey!

Please understand, I am what I am, I can’t change myself in spite of trying to be up to the mark.  I know I am different, but do you realize it, too?  Believe me, I am always  up to high doh when you ask me to be up to quality, to your standards.  How can I be up to date if I have risen on the street? I am easy going, I can’t be up to any bad.  Of course I have never been in the red, my life position is very clear I do not gamble, I do not drink, I have never been up to neck in debt.  I live within what I earn from my music.  May be one day I will be up to the mark, to your standards. I can wait, but can you?

 NO 5.

In the era we live, it is of great importance "to be up to date" in every aspect of our lives, otherwise it can be difficult for us " to be up to the mark" and we might be left behind, because we fail " to be up to standard".

If it happens we don't feel good, so to avoid the feeling of being up to high doh we should focus on being up to something so that we can feel good about ourselves, that is of the greatest importance.

 NO 6.

Hi, everyone! My name is Bux, at least, I think so as my parents say it all the time. My parents are my new owners and I prefer to call them the parents because I miss my family. I have no idea why they chose such a strange name for me. Perhaps, they paid many bucks for me and expect me to be up to standards! Live and see! Well, I am a cat just adopted and still very young. I think, I am a kitten, but I know, I am a male and I am always up to something! I want to learn and to explore this world! Both my parents are very kind. They don't punish me, they pat me and play with me, they let me sleep in their bed (I love it so much!), they let me have something they eat and it always smells so delicious! Sometimes, only smells! But I am learning! In half a year I will be up to the mark. And I will see what the older female cats will say when they give birth to my kids! But now, I am up to high doh when I think about our dominant cat Mary as she makes us all behave including my parents, our dog and a crazy bird that swears all the time! When I see her, I always recall a song "I am a poor boy! Nobody loves me!" my daddy sings when my mom tells him to sleep on the coach. As for me, a coach is not that bad if my dad is by my side! Well, I hope, my parents will not be up to neck in debts till the end of the summer and will take me home.  Have I made myself clear?

 NO 7.

Tom was the only one child of his parents. For long, he had been asking for a chic party. At last, his parents yield to his persuasion. He was so excited and full of hope because there would be a chic party in his house the next day. All his relatives came to the party and gave him such great pleasure. Flex told his parents 'Thank you so very much for arranging such a memorable evening”. But, in the morning his dream was interrupted by the sound of screaming and crying. His father got in the car accident while returning from the market. It was such a sad moment, there was no one left lovingly to call him “Tom”. He had never thought his anticipated pleasures would be shattered by such a terrible accident. His mind got filled with such deep soreness that he wanted to die. 

 NO 8.

Japura is a very kind and gentle friend in the class. Gita is her classmate_ who doesn't stop unloading others with her advices. Her habit is to gossip and to spread rumors about others. When the teacher is not in the class, she makes another plan how to annoy the other classmates by poking. She says it is her way of chatting with her friends. But, Gita doesn't understand that hurting other people can be hardly called a chat by anyone.  Japura thinks if she keeps silence and doesn’t improve the situation,  it won’t be fair to the others in the class, so she decided to undertake another step to make Gita not bother others.  Japura smiles while she and Gita glance at each other, and asks her classmates to smile when they meet with Gita. She hopes, the idea will work like a medicine. 

 NO 9.

Once upon a time there were three friends. Two of them went to school by bus, while the other went there with his parents by car. One day a new, very smart boy from another city joined their class. Some of the classmates were confused, others felt strong competition in the air, the others wanted to make friends with him. Our three friends decided to have another friend, to give him a chance to make their "gang" bigger :) However, that boy was too arrogant, rude and considered the others to be stupid, he didn't care if there were other kids, who might have been hurt or offended. Eventually, after some months he was alone without friends avoided by others. This  is the end of another stupid story of mine.

NO 10.

Sara was a little girl. She was used to playing with dolls. One day when she was playing one of her dolls was broken. She started crying and came up to her mother with other_ dolls. Her mother took her to the toy store where Sara saw so many dolls. She wanted to have all the dolls but her mother told her to choose only one. Sara picked out three dolls. One had the red hair, another had black and the other had brown. Her mother bought them for her. Sara was happy to return home  with the dolls. She started playing with the doll in the park. Her mother came up to her with two cup. One cup was with milk and the other was with juice. Her mother went to the kitchen. When Sara was about to have some milk her friend Rosy came up to her and sat down beside her. Sara gave her the other cup of juice. Sara sipped a little milk  and the cup slipped out of her hand. The other milk spilled on the grass. They started playing with the dolls. Sara gave her (the) other three dolls to play and she started playing with them. They played happily. Sara had no other friends. She had only one friend, Rosy. So, she loved her so much .

Have a great Sunday night and a good week before!