Twisters

T 5306

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

He finished the last of the burger. I need a new suit, he said. And he had one made. Then he ate another burger. And needed a new suit again.

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T 5305

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

And that’s the last time I got stoned, he says, and then he says, Abe Vigoda, and then she calls him a liar. And then he feigns indignation.

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T 5304

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

The village leaders lectured us about the impossibility of our love, and I asked if being friends with benefits was ok, and they didn’t know.

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T 5303

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

They were both drunk and he ordered another round. She said, After this drink. He downed his, and waited. And waited. Drink faster, he said.

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T 5302

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

And we realized we were all miserable if in different ways. I drank my bourbon. You read books, my friend said accusingly. I didn’t deny it.

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T 5301

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

This walk is a bad idea, he tells her. And so she walks faster still. Your walking faster doesn’t make it better, he says. And then he dies.

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T 5300

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

She watches him get dressed, satisfied with herself and what she’s managed. The state of things. You’d look pretty in a dress, she tells him.

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T 5299

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

His argument floated toward the earth like a sheet of paper. You’re too soft spoken, she said, and so he picked up a hammer and was arrested.

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T 5298

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

He has had trouble sleeping lately. His blood pressure feels high. What’s wrong, baby? she asks. I’m afraid you’re going to kill me, he says.

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T 5297

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

I woke up and checked the paper. I read the comics and the sports section. I turned on the radio. My wife woke up. I feel so old, I told her.

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