T 6291

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

They drove to the farm and he said, I told you it was beautiful. It smells overly funky, she replied. He held his tongue. He loved the smell.

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T 6290

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

She produced a white wine. She said, It’s supposed to be light. I said, We’re eating lamb. She said, Don’t be so rigid. And I lost all hope.

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T 6289

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

I filled the room with flowers and lit candles and she came home and said, You don’t even like flowers, and I said, I know, and it was done.

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T 6288

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

She touches my hand. I say, I’m feeling something. And she looks into my eyes and searches out our future. In my pants, I clarify. Tenderly.

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T 6287

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

Her skin is like the dew on freshly cut grass. But she doesn’t understand him. And he’s too lazy to explain. And he goes for a beer instead.

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T 6286

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

I traveled to a far-off exotic place and bought a t-shirt that read “I eat with my fingers” and it was better than owning an adorable puppy.

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T 6285

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

I said hi to the new neighbor. She smiled and said hi. Then I tried to kiss her and she said, What the? and I said, I thought you wanted to.

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T 6284

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

Her hands travel to delightful places but she stops and says, What’s that? and I say, It’s my garter belt, and she says, Cool, and I am hers.

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T 6283

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

I got in the car and apologized to everyone and we discussed Platonic love. And then we went to our respective jobs and died a little again.

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T 6282

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

We ordered burgers. And then I looked at her and said, Your soul is crying. She took a sip of her milkshake and sighed. It is now, she said.

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