Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Liberation

Fraternity house no.9.
Second floor. Third room on the left.
[Exactly eighty-nine steps.]
She quietly surveyed the room, eyes flickering briefly, almost imperceptably, as they passed over a laughing couple in the corner.
Watching the perfectly formed smoke rings dissolve into nothingness, she smiled wryly.
Stubbing her cigarette in his ashtray, she left.

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