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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T 6281

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

I needed to buy underwear but the salesgirl wouldn’t stop talking and I had to tell her why I needed the underwear. And she stopped talking.

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T 6280

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

Her ghost haunted me. As I tried to begin a new relationship, a new life, she lay next to us, giggling. You’re still an amateur, she sighed.

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T 6279

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

I picked up the thing. The sales lady came over to me and said, It’s an antique. I looked into her eyes and said, I know. And started to cry.

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T 6278

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

And then the car rolled to a stop. That’s it, I said and I started to laugh. The rain picked up. Things were bleak. You’re weird, she said.

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T 6277

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2013

We’d chased the bad guys out of town. There was free whiskey awaiting us at the saloon. I sure do love you boys, Doc said. Like he meant it.

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