Had he done this forever, and who had he learned the habit from? She wondered. He sat close beside her on the bench, their thighs touching. Between his teeth, he bit a ciggarette in half and sprinkled the herbal insides onto the fleshy palm of his hand. He discarded the unusable half of the…

We went to get tattoos together. Not together as in getting the same design, only at the same time. I was really nervous because I thought it was going to be so painful that I’d cry…so I popped four pain relievers, ate a cookie, and downed some fanta. There. I would be perfect now. After the…

In the darkness we can hear each other breathing, soft noises that calm our fears. Whatever I may have been afraid of before does not come to mind any longer. Like anesthesia washing over me, I fall asleep quickly to your warmth on my skin. While my eyes are closed and my mind is wiped blank of…