Tagged: Love (951)

Twister 440

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He watches her because she’s beautiful and because he can. She washes her hair by the window. He’d approach her but he’s a slave to routine.

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Twister 495

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There were flowers strewn about the tub. The plumber scratched his head. How did you manage this? he asks. You’ve never met my wife, Al says

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Twister 593

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They breathed in the air and it was the air of teenagers. And chips. And maybe beer. This is all your fault, he said. I wanted to stay home.

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Twister 662

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Failing’s not so bad, he says. Don’t listen to him, she says. It builds character, he says. Tell your father he’s not getting any, she says.

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Twister 749

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He had no illusions but he thought the new minivan kind of sexy. His wife disagreed. Vehemently. I don’t want you to stop loving me, he said

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Twister 802

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There were four couples and they took the cocktails out to the backyard and ate bbq. By the end of the evening there were only three couples

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Twister 889

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Dan believed in love like lions believe in sauteed mushrooms. This didn’t stop him from dressing well. Or decorating his house with flowers.

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Twister 959

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He filtered her words, editing them so that he heard only what he needed to hear. Transforming her rant into: I’m useless without your dick.

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Twister 1054

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And in that moment he knew he’d gone too far, and that, perhaps, he might lose her. All because he asked for another hot dog he didn’t need.

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Twister 1107

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Ted wakes to find mountains where once there were hills. He looks over at her, still wrapped up in the bed’s embrace. What a night, he says.

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