Julia stood waiting at the The Couple and Partner Department's User Service Section. She held a queue number in her hand that she had received when she had registered herself at the front desk. There were only a few chairs in the room. They weren’t all taken,
‘Excuse me, what are you staring at?’ Oh shit, he caught me. I knew this would happen. I knew that this was a stupid idea. I jumped, as if he had startled me out of a day dream. ‘I’m sorry, what did you say?’ ‘Do you need help or
‘Denim is originally French, did you know that?’ Alice shook her head. ‘De Nimes. They were of Nimes, or something like that. And from that you get denim.’ ‘You don’t say.’ Replied Alice. ‘I got some nice jeans recently, and I have found out that they don’t age
"Undiscoverd Cupboard" What do I want? Stop look inside the cabinet let my eyes adjust to the darkness slight lemon in the air smile and say its alright, I know you’re there. A quick flash of brown was that what I want? I don’t know It
‘This guy. Hey! He is asking for something weird again,’ Said Sarah loudly into the landscape. Tom went over to Sarah’s desk and stood behind her to read over her shoulder. ‘Reverse order…,’ He mumbled as he read the email. ‘Yeah, I don’t get it’ She said. ‘We
I wake now at 3AM in my cell. I don’t know that it is three, and I don’t really know that I am awake. The pillow is folded underneath my head, jammed into the crevice between my skull and my neck. I don’t know how it rolled
'What kind of candles do you use?' ‘Use for what?’ ‘Your home alter. What kinds of candles do you use for your home alter.’ They were sitting and eating wet cake in a church hall. The tables were always packed too tightly, and the voices created a din
‘And then they started talking about when the computers can start manipulating us, and then they can do crazy things like dominate us financially’ James looked up from his cup and put the cappuccino back down onto the saucer. He wiped his mouth with a paper napkin already damp some
6. Puke ‘Things are spinning,’ I said as I sat down in the plastic chair. You told me to put my head between my knees, but that only made me want to throw up too. ‘I wonder if it was something I ate.’ You rubbed my back. ‘I need to
‘I don’t know what to say, I really need to sleep, but I can’t.’ The doctor nodded. ‘Indeed, Indeed. But perhaps if you are waking up, then you are not tired anymore?’ Phil shook his head. ‘I woke up at 3AM this morning.’ ‘What time did you got
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Let’s put them in the field, Chris and Jessica. They are on a blanket in the tall grass, a wooden fence behind them. The sun has gone behind the trees, but it is warm out and they are still there in the muggy air. It is still and the
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Will held his phone up to the man at the table next to him. The night was muggy and the street was crowded with people strolling by the restaurant, leaning back on their heels. Will had a bowl of food in front of him and sat on plastic patio furniture