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Straight

October 21, 2015 3 Comments

Straight

By Rob Goss

The romance had gone without hitch until the inevitable question about his scar.

His past always reared its ugly head at some point in relationships. The only variable was how long it took to kill them off.

It was 16 years since his face had been slashed. Eight since his release. No matter who he’d become since, he’d not found anyone who could deal with the things he’d done back then.

He struggled with them, too.

“Can I tell you it was just the stupidity of youth?” he answered.

“You can tell me anything,” she said.

Perhaps this one would last.

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  1. Christina Butcher says

    October 21, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    i love this!

    Reply
  2. Tony Press says

    October 21, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    A ray of hope. Good story, too.

    Reply
  3. Rob Goss says

    October 23, 2015 at 1:55 am

    Tony and Christina,

    Thank you for the kind comments!

    Rob

    Reply

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