T 5452

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

They could not find the island on any maps. What century is this? a young boy asked. His mother took off her top. I smell freedom, she said.

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T 5451

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

She says, Let’s make out, and he says, That makes me feel young again, and she pulls away and things get awkward, and then they order pizza.

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T 5450

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

It looked rickety but we got in the boat. And it took on water. So we had to swim. I told her I’d saved her life. She didn’t see it that way.

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T 5499

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

He came home, his arm in a cast, and his daughter asked, What happened to your arm? and he said, I’d rather not say. While his wife blushed.

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T 5498

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

He stopped sprinting around the track when he noticed her dress. I’m fast, he told her. That doesn’t turn me on, she said, only half joking.

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T 5497

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

She said, What’s wrong? and he said, I’m flummoxed by your beauty, and she replied, You’re kind of a nerd, and they lived happily ever after.

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T 5496

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

I stole a thing. The chase. Four towns. Don’t shoot. Shots ring out. The reconciliation with my long lost mother. The judge. Jail. Lessons.

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T 5495

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

The water is cold. Both of them feel it. Here come the excuses, she teases lovingly. He kisses her. And that night, he suffers awful dreams.

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T 5494

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

Sure, you bemoaned my shortcomings, even though I was complimented after the video went viral. You called me a liar. But you loved my tacos.

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T 5493

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 1, 2012

He sneezed and liquids exploded outwards and the meeting came to a halt. No one offered a tissue. You’re heartless, he said. Everyone agreed.

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