The sky was becoming dark
as John left his house to take an evening walk. He looked up
at the
gray sky. Then he extended his right palm to see if
it was raining. He was walking up the street, with his soda, beef jerk and chips. When John finished his chips, he began to eat beef jerks. He chewed it hard. After a while, he went into a bakery store because he
wanted to see
[or 'liked
seeing'] a girl who worked there. The girl beamed happily at him and asked him how he was doing lately. John answered her, smiling back, and ordered a pastry and a cup of lemon tea. As soon as he was about to walk
out of the store, the girl went up to him to see if he would like to go to a concert with her on the
following Sunday. John said 'yes'
as he ate his pastry. He walked across the street while he turned his volume high on his I-pod for his favorite song. There was a little drizzle when he was almost at the supermarket. He went to the store and grabbed the items that his mom wanted him to buy. The cashier knew John because they had a chemistry class together. She talked to John about her birthday party and invited him to come on Sunday. John declined the invitation because he was not free. After a few minutes, John
went past [or 'John passed'] the
[?hard]ware store. Then he
heard something from behind. He thought it was a dog barking so he turned his head back. Actually the
hardware store was closing
its gate. When
[or, 'By the time'] he was about three blocks away from his cozy home, the rain was
pounding down
in the street. He was running and cursing himself
for not bringing his umbrella. He looked all over
the street to find shelter, but there was none. He was drenched all over. Also, the gusty wind
had made him cold. John kept running until he
arrived home. When he took his clothes off, rain
water dribbled on the floor.