Twister 2656

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They sat around watching their fancy 3D TV. They munched on bruschetta and sipped a nice red from Tuscany. This still feels stupid, he said.

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Twister 2655

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His friends thought her perfect. But he remained silent about his reasons for leaving. He would never tell them she tasted like a vegetarian

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Twister 2654

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The hangover made him say unspeakable things. Grown men cried. Walls were punched. Careers ruined. But at least he could blame the hangover.

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Twister 2653

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He drank the water. She had offered it and it was the polite thing to do. And then she spilled some water on his clothes. And the fun began.

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Twister 2652

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Some days, he felt the dead weight of expectation. He sat hunched over on these days and was ornery. And then he’d go out and eat a burger.

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Twister 2651

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And then came the fateful day he could no longer see his weight on the scale. And so he called his wife and said, Ignorance really is bliss.

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Twister 2650

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It was their anniversary. But he’d had a terrible day at work and a kid puked on him on the subway and when he got home he said, I blame you

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Twister 2649

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The play felt long and the promised nudity was fleeting. Outside the theater, she stops and wants to discuss the play. Just kill me, he says

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Twister 2648

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They had people over. He got drunk on bad wine and took out the laptop and showed home movies. Now everyone knows how loud his wife can get.

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Twister 2647

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

During his morning jog he remembered that “lose loses an o.” And his mother in law’s odd reaction to his email was now as clear as daylight.

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