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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Countdown by AJ Elicaño


 “—really nice of you to offer me a ride going all the way back—”
 “—pass this way all the time; I promise, it’s really not a big—”
 “—swear I’m not usually like this, you must think I’m such a—”
 “—thought it was cute, actually, so different from how you usually—”
 “—the office and everything, I just needed a break from—”
 “—needs to relax sometimes; just didn’t think you liked—”
 “—like being driven home by cute boys too—” 
 “—wow I um um um so um—”
 “—God, can’t believe I just said—”
 “—uh, it’s okay, really, it’s—”
 “—only told one other—”
 “—wow, who else—”
 “—my boyfriend—”
 “—oh.”

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This piece was previously published in 2012, in the UP Writers' Club's 100: The Hundreds Project.

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