I joined the Army when I was a seventeen-year-old, and it was the best decision of my life. Once I graduated high school, I went straight to basic training. I thought I was ready, but I was not as prepared as I thought I would be. The first three weeks were the hardest, but I got the hang of it after that, and I was the best soldier in my unit, making sure that I stayed out of trouble and did what I was supposed to. Every...

'Today is such a beautiful day,' Ashley thought, as she was getting ready to go shopping. Today was Ashley’s off day and it was too beautiful of a day to just sit at home alone. Ashley’s husband was at work as usual, but she was not about to let that ruin her day. She was going to enjoy it no matter what. Ashley went into her closet to see what she would wear today. She tried on a couple of outfits before deciding on a su...

John and Ashley have been married for three years and finally bought their dream house. It was a fixer upper and all the construction was finally completed. The only thing left was to paint the house inside and out. Then their dream house would be finished. “Ashley, I found some painters, they will be here next week, “John said. “That’s great, our home is almost complete,” Ashley said. Ashley got off work that week, to le...