T 5719

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

And then the awkward morning. He makes some toast and they eat in silence. She offers to refill his coffee. I’m not ready for that, he says.

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T 5718

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

I wanted to ask her, So were you ever a guy? but someone said that would be rude, so I had another drink and I asked her, and she said yes.

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T 5717

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

She says, First things first. She says, I’m in charge now. She says, Now we’re going to shave your butt. And then he knew he was in too deep.

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T 5716

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

The sky darkened and he said, My knee hurts, and she knew what he meant by that. The wind picked up then. We are all abysmal, she said sadly.

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T 5715

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

I said mittens! I screamed, but it was no use, she was livid, and we were through. I knew she was a cat person. But I really do hate mittens.

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T 5714

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

We talk about ourselves too much, he says. He takes her hands, trying to make amends for something. She looks away. Only look at me, he says.

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T 5713

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

A car ran over his foot. He went to the hospital but nothing was broken. My foot’s swelled up real big, he told his wife. That turned her on.

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T 5712

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

The children were asleep finally and she plopped herself beside him on the couch. You look tired, he said. You smell like fear, she replied.

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T 5711

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

He told a long story and she was worried, about it not ending, and he said, And I pooped my linen suit, and then the story got boring again.

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T 5710

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

They cuddled, the heat still emanating off them. I’d like you to meet my parents, she told him. And he felt cold then. Nervous. She felt it.

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