Tagged: Love (951)

Twister 3327

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The sun peaks through the curtains. He wakes up and brews the coffee. She’s feeling a blizzard of emotions. Outside, the day promises warmth

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Twister 3421

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He serves her breakfast. A red rose on the tray. Oh my, she says. He kisses her. And then she knew he would want to do this again. And soon.

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Twister 3542

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

This is a place where meanings are fluid. Where language is hidden by context. Where actions and words conspire. As he leans in to kiss her.

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Twister 469

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The morning was noise, the pulling of sheets, the ruination of the deliciousness of waking. I don’t want children anymore, he told his wife.

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Twister 283

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And for this he learned Korean. I got tired being limited to bibimbap, he says. She takes a pull of her beer. You’re going places, she says.

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Twister 265

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They eat asparagus knowing it will curtail the scope of their sexual activities later on. I’m so bored, she says. I’m not finished, he says.

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Twister 60

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The fat man says no to salad. The thin girl says, I ordered pickles, where are they? The waitress can’t wait until she becomes a movie star.

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Twister 113

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He bought her lemon yogurt when she had asked for vanilla. He’s not civil in the bathroom. She says, It’s almost as if you don’t care enough

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Twister 280

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They studied the stains on the rug with incomprehension. What would cause that? she asked. I could taste it, he said. But the idea scares me

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Twister 354

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was a structural engineer but that just meant he overindulged and peed off treetops. She was unimpressed. But she had a thing for bridges

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