Twisters

T 5236

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

Then he could hold back no longer and he whispered in her ear and she said, But my husband’s right there, and that meant he wanted her more.

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T 5235

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

Then she held him and she asked, And do you love my ankles? and he had just vowed openness so he said, Your ankles are fat, and it was done.

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T 5234

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

She stepped out on to the veranda. She took in the view and returned inside and woke him. I’m sleeping, he said. I have a veranda, she said.

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T 5233

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

A tender moment. An innocuous question. An honest answer. A certain amount of heartbreak. A sad smile. A ringing phone. Another day beckons.

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T 5232

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

Everyone heard the sounds. They woke the neighborhood. But no one will discover the source. Because the sounds are coming from inside of me.

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T 5231

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

She nudged him and said, This café smells funny, and they paid their bill and left and outside the smell persisted and he said, I’m so sorry.

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T 5230

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

The night floated away and morning washed into the room. She woke and kissed his shoulder. He opened his eyes and smiled. I’m wet, she said.

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T 5229

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

She closes the photoalbum and says, That was my life, and he senses she feels sad. He takes her hand. My life is in video, he says solemnly.

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T 5228

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

And then it was over. He sighed and she sighed and they stared into each other’s eyes. Is that all there is? she said. And they did it again.

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T 5227

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 18, 2012

We went to Marseilles and ate pistou and danced until dawn and my belly gave out and I got sick and she said, That’s five continents, champ.

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