A Ten-Dollar Bill

Tom was waiting in a long line at the grocery store. He had to pick up some items for his mother. He always did some chores for his parents after school. He enjoyed helping out at home. As waiting patiently, he daydreamed that he could buy a new camera, because his family was going to have a trip. He wanted to take a lot of pictures during the trip. But the problem was that he still lacked seven dollars to afford the camera. However, he would get the money shortly while helping Mrs Smith do the lawn-mowing.

At this time, Mrs Sanders, unkindly and unfriendly  woman living in the same hood with Tom, shove Tom away, rush to the front of the line. Just as Mrs Sanders received her changes and purchases, a ten-dollar bill flew out of her hand and felt down at Tom's feet. She was too busy criticizing the cashier for his slowness to notice. As Tom bent bend back to pick it up, he thought that the money did belong to Mrs Sanders, but she deserved to lose it after the way she had behaved and with it, he could buy the camera.

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Everyday a little story to practice the English.