T 4148

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
Does it matter? he wonders. His past is past. His future limitless. But his present sucks. His voice is squeaky. And the girls all hate him.
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T 4147

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
They boarded the ship and set sail for an island, or a sexy city, whatever, he didn’t care, he hated boats, and that’s why she had insisted.
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T 4146

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
She wouldn’t speak to him. At least not directly. You’re as cold as ice, he said finally. And you just aged yourself, she said, walking away.
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T 4145

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
The bartender pours me a rye. You look weary, he says. I pay excessively for skin cream, I say. A shrug. And so I am stupid for another day.
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T 4144

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
This song reminds me of you, she tells him. It’s about death and evil. And he asks why. And her eyes turn red, and he is engulfed in flames.
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T 4143

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
The birds flew around pooping on their heads and he thinks, This is a bad place to propose, then a big wave knocks the ring out of his hand.
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T 4142

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
The ball rolled down the hill, away from the children, and they chased it, and he watched the kids and realized he had nothing left to teach.
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T 4141

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
They met drunkenly and kissed and he said, You have no lips, and he found that funny. Then he went home alone, and laughed himself to sleep.

 

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T 4140

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
Management brought in a magician to entertain employees. The obvious jokes made the rounds. And then the layoffs. Like magic, they were told.

 

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T 4139

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011
The aircraft took off and he watched it rise, knowing she was on it, leaving him. Last week they had fought. But now he regretted everything.

 

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