T 5789

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

And then he pulled his pants back on and said, That was mean, and she said, I wasn’t judging you, but that was the most transparent lie ever.

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T 5788

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

I’d hate you if I still cared, she sighs. Her lawyer says, That’s it. But I can’t stop smiling. I blow her a kiss. She lunges for me. I win.

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T 5787

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

The bar was closing. He was calculating the equation of the morning after. You can’t come over, she informed him. He was always bad at math.

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T 5786

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

He called them trunks. That was the first clue. He said peach was a good color for me. That was the second clue. The laughter was the third.

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T 5785

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

She whispered in his ear and walked away, slowly, toward the far end of the beach, and he stood up. And waited. What do I do now? he yelled.

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T 5784

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

She tried speaking to him but he was watching tv. You watch too much tv, she said. I’m watching tv, he replied. And then she sat next to him.

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T 5783

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

They met at the farmers’ market, near a cheese shop. The air was redolent with mold. But it was sexy mold. I like the way you smell, he said.

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T 5782

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

He calls the waitress over and says, I hate these tomatoes. She shrugs and says, They’re organic. He stands up. Where’s the sex? he demands.

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T 5781

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

He woke and said, I really have to pee, and she moved closer and he said, That doesn’t help, and then he sighed and she said, How about now?

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T 5780

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

He had not seen the family in a decade. They sat down for dinner. He said, There’s a lot of fat in this sausage. His mother got up and left.

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