"You came back!"
"Oof! W-W-W-W-"
"..."
"Why are you s-strangling me?"
"It's called a hug, dumbass. And because you came back! I thought my dad scared you off."
"Of c-course I came b-back. Your dad doesn't s-scare me... That much."
"Good. He likes you."
"He d-d-does?! I thought he h-hated me!"
"At least he didn't bring out his taser!"
"T-T-T-T-Taser?"
"Yeah, he used to bring out his taser to all the boys I dated."
"...W-Wait you d-dated a lot of b-boys?"
"Eh, a few I guess."
"...O-Oh."
"Why the sad face Just Ben?"
"N-Nothing, b-beautiful."
"Okaaaay then, have you dated a lot of girls Just Ben?"
"...N-No."
"Really?"
"W-Why is that s-surprising? N-No one wants to d-date the weird kid who s-st-stutters."
"You're not weird, and who cares if you stutter? Just punch them."
"Y-You're not s-supposed to solve your p-problems with iolence, b-b-beautiful."
"Being nice takes too much effort. Ain't nobody got time for that!"
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Short Story"W-Why do you p-p-paint the t-t-train cars?" "To feel alive, Just Ben." ~ A dialogue story. ~ Sequel to 'Airplanes' but can be read as a stand-alone. ~ Sitting by train tracks, a guy and a girl learn to understand each other. And maybe even fall in...
