1. He ordered his regular breakfast.

Two eggs sunnyside up, hash browns, and two strips of

bacon. He continued to look at the menu wondering if this would be the day he added
something new. This was also part of the routine. A few seconds of hesitation to see if
something else would be added to the order before demuring and saying that would be
all. It was the same exact meal that he had ordered every day for the past two years.

2. He hid under the covers hoping that nobody would notice him there. It really didn't make
much sense since it would be obvious to anyone who walked into the room there was
someone hiding there, but he still held out hope. He heard footsteps coming down the hall
and stop in front in front of the bedroom door. He heard the squeak of the door hinges
and someone opened the bedroom door. He held his breath waiting for whoever was
about to discover him, but they never did.

3. 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.

4. The drug seekers would come into the emergency room and scream about how much pain
they were in. When you told them that you would start elevating their pain with Tylenol
or Advil instead of a narcotic they became nasty and combative. They would start telling
you what drug and dose they had to have to make their pain tolerable. After dealing with
the same drug seekers several times a month it gets old. Some of the doctors would give
in and give them a dose of morphine and send them away. Sure that was faster, but
ethically she still couldn’t do it. Perhaps that’s why she had longer care times than the
other doctors.

5. Eating raw fish didn't sound like a good idea. "It's a delicacy in Japan," didn't seem to
make it any more appetizing. Raw fish is raw fish, delicacy or not.

6. There once lived an old man and an old woman who were peasants and had to work hard
to earn their daily bread. The old man used to go to fix fences and do other odd jobs for
the farmers around, and while he was gone the old woman, his wife, did the work of the
house and worked in their own little plot of land.
7. The song came from the bathroom belting over the sound of the shower's running water.
It was the same way each day began since he could remember. It listened intently and
concluded that the singing today was as terrible as it had ever been.

8. They decided to find the end of the rainbow. While they hoped they would find a pot of
gold, neither of them truly believed that the mythical pot would actually be there. Nor did
they believe they could actually find the end of the rainbow. Still, it seemed like a fun
activity for the day, and pictures of them chasing rainbows would look great on their
Instagram accounts. They would have never believed they would actually find the end of
a rainbow, and when they did, what they actually found there.

9. The light was out on the front porch of the house. This was strange. Judy couldn't
remember a time when she had ever seen it out. She hopped out of her car and walked to
the door. It was slightly ajar and she knew this meant something terrible. She gently
pushed the door open and hall her fears were realized. "Surprise! Happy Birthday!"
everyone shouted.

10. "I'll talk to you tomorrow in more detail at our meeting, but I think I've found a solution
to our problem. It's not exactly legal, but it won't land us in jail for the rest of our lives
either. Are you willing to take the chance?" Monroe asked his partner over the phone.