Then she compared him to “boiled potatoes” and that was enough for him. But he had no idea what she meant. And she was wearing a tight tank.
Tagged: Love (951)
T 3895
The Japanese dude enjoyed dressing up like a bear. And she didn’t like bears. And he hated pickles. And she loved pickles. And love is hard.
T 3893
He watches his ex walk into the bar with the new guy and his life gets infinitely worse. Pour me something stronger, he tells the bartender.
T 3878
Every time she spoke of marriage, odd sounds came out of his mouth until he claimed to not even speak English. But she found this endearing.
T 3877
Gretchen looks at the dishwasher and says, You bought me a dishwasher? and his smile vanishes and he says, Too soon? and then she hates him.
T 3873
Dew kisses the grass, glistens in the sun. He watches her walk away, silhouetted against a royal sky. I’ve had it with shy girls, he thinks.
T3870
He sneezed and something landed on her nice sweater and she turned angrily but he was so pathetic she fell in love and that didn’t last long.
T 3866
The photos of his youth. She touches one, caresses the face of a child. Imagining him as a baby. Needy. Wanting. You haven’t aged, she says.
T 3862
They wore matching sweaters. She had initiated this as a test of his resolve. And when she said, Hold my hand, his humiliation was complete.
