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“What are you smiling at?”“You,” she says in a way that sounds like smiles and it makes me sick.“Ok then, why are you smiling?” I look her in the eyes and bop her lightly on the nose with my thumb.Her loving yet mischievous smile spreads to every crevice of her face and she sticks her tongue out at me. “I can’t tell you, now can I? It’s for our anniversary.” I push her shoulder and stick my tongue out at her. “Good relationships are based on communication,” I muse.She tuts me. “You tricky boy. I’m not telling you.” She starts pushing al...
You sit at the small table, just waiting. It’s quite sad to see a grown woman sitting alone at a tea table surrounded by stuffed animals with a sad-looking feather boa barely laying on her shoulders. But you do this for me. You do this for me, though you don’t know when I’ll show up. I never show up on time, but you say that’s a good quirk. ‘Makes everything a little more interesting,’ you had said. ‘Keeps me on my toes.’ You sigh to yourself and lightly push a teacup over. I smile at your boredom because even though I’m not here yet, ...
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