Twister 1222

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was shame in the room. The place was colored with it. The boy sat in the corner, his head bowed. Next to him, an empty bag of Doritos.

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Twister 1221

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She says, I don’t love you anymore. He says, Let’s go to Rome. She says, That won’t work again. He smiles. And so she kicks him in the groin

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Twister 1220

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He thought about baseball. He imagined dead babies, his mother naked. He asked her to pinch him hard. It was still a terrifying two minutes.

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Twister 1219

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He sort of knew this happiness was fleeting, passing him by like a runaway train. He cleared his throat. I’ll have the extra large, he said.

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Twister 1218

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Philip stares out his office window, dreaming of a sexier job. I don’t frolic enough, he thinks. Then he undresses. And the shouting begins.

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Twister 1217

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They walked through the park arm in arm. Her world was changing. And so was his. In a big way. He stopped. I think I shit my pants, he said.

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Twister 1216

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He used words like freedom and liberty and if this were a movie there would be stirring music but he just wanted to stay out a little longer

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Twister 1215

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He changed his cologne and was fired a week later and he thought the two related. A stricter adherence to showering may have helped, however

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Twister 1214

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The CEO got down on all fours searching for his contact lens. And his secretary entered the room. This is a change, she said, taking a photo

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Twister 1213

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There is an island. With lots of rum. He drank his way off it. Now he’s the drunkest person in the world. You can’t smell him on his website

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