Twisters

T 6408

He annoys her; conversations with him remain open ended, ethereal, without closure. She tells him how she feels. So there’s that, he replies.

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T 6407

The rain wouldn’t stop. I complained and she opened two beers and said, Let’s see what happens. And we drank our beers and nothing happened.

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T 6406

The fountain decorates the square like the most perfect punctuation. How much do you love me? she asks. She knows my shirt is dry clean only.

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T 6405

She was on a business trip. I called her and complained of loneliness. She blew me a kiss and said, We have Skype. And then I felt lonelier.

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T 6404

I helped her up from the sofa but she reclaimed her hand quickly. With prejudice. I was confused. Hurt even. Your hands are so dry, she said.

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T 6403

He builds a wall made of meat and she says, That’s not funny, and he says, How’d you get through my spam filter? and she doesn’t even smile.

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T 6402

She answers the phone and before he can speak she says, I didn’t take it. How did she know? he thinks, frightened. While she fondles his key.

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T 6401

She found our old photo album, handling it like an artifact from a dusty museum. It smells funny, she said. But that was me digesting dinner.

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T 6400

She felt the sun on her body and woke. He was still sleeping. She saw a mosquito on his shoulder. And tried to figure out how hard to hit it.

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T 6399

I saw her checking me out and I walked away, but she found me later, trying to hide in the dairy aisle. I’m not shy I’m just fat, I told her.

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