Nothing could do that to them, that's what they used to whisper as they sat on the back stairs, in the dark and the dust, as if desire were a matter of personal choice.

“But at long last she had some privacy and could go more than ten minutes withou…”

“The grass he walked through was new and a sweet smell clung to his clothes. The…”

“Good fortune can take forever to get to you, but as it turns out, sorrow is as …”

“He has the ability to catch someone by the way that he looks at her, and make h…”