Twister 2566

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She gave birth to twins and a week later he bought a motorcycle. She called him irresponsible. I knew that, he said, looking at the children

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Twister 2565

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was an obvious despair in his voice and it attracted her to him. My life is empty, he said. She touched his hand. How empty? she asked

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Twister 2564

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The cigarette burned down toward his fingers and he flinched and put it out. And then he lit another one. And coughed. And smoked some more.

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Twister 2563

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There had been an office party, a lunch at a local seafood place. Jones ate the salmon. Later, he drafted notes for a pitch from the toilet.

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Twister 2562

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jones yells and slams the table. He throws a pen and then smashes her cellphone. And she begins to cry. Now we’re getting somewhere, he says

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Twister 2561

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He loved her, especially after she told him she’d been an underwear model, and he saw joy and bliss and then she said, Male underwear model.

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Twister 2560

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

So then, what, you won’t kiss me for nothing? For what reason? What good reason, I mean. Because you have none. Not a one…Except for that.

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Twister 2559

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She saw him praying, and she approached him. He liked the way she filled out her shirt. If only he could do something about the acid reflux.

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Twister 2558

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Throughout the evening he wanted to comment on her weak chin. Finally, after some wine, he found the courage and said, What else does it do?

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Twister 2557

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was love involved but then there were babies and the love was eroded by the relentless geology of domesticity. Until they got a hooker

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