boyfriend & girlfriend

single for the summer

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“They had not broken up. That would come later.
He watched them walk away. The joint in his fingers burned to its final ember.
Footsteps approached behind. He said nothing.
Pretty soon they were no longer visible.
Is she coming back?
She laid her head on his shoulder and cased her arms around his chest.
He turned to face her.
Not sure.
He held her by the waist and felt her ribs expand with every breath.
She was still.
She grabbed his hand and moved it lower.
Let’s hurry.
And so they did.”

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