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Our Little Secret

February 13, 2019 5 Comments

Our Little Secret

By Daniel J. Cleary

Officer Stinson dropped by. Again.

“I warned you. No bonfires.”

I was drunk. “Stinson,” I said, “you ain’t shit without that badge and that gun.”

Stinson put his badge and gun on the passenger seat, then locked the cruiser. He walked at me, greeted me with a gut-punch. I spat foamy puke, buckled. His rib-work left me airless in piss-soaked jeans.

I attempted, “I’ll put it out,” but only gurgled.

Stinson’s arms got tired. It was over. I sat up.

Then he started kicking me.

Later, badge and gun back on, Stinson arrested me.

Downtown, neither of us said a word.

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  1. Brian says

    February 13, 2019 at 1:09 pm

    Realistic and violent, a fantastic 101.

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  2. June Rogers says

    February 13, 2019 at 2:46 pm

    Whoa! This is brutal — and well conveyed!

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  3. Cassandra Hamilton says

    February 13, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    A story with “punch”. 😉

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  4. Meghan Louise says

    February 13, 2019 at 8:47 pm

    Hot damn! This story is ?

    Reply
    • Meghan Louise says

      February 13, 2019 at 8:48 pm

      Whoops! My “fire” emoji came up as a “?”

      Reply

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