Jaye Pio

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“Me & Louis” by Jaye Pio

Submitted to Contest #79

At the risk of sounding kind Oedipal, Louis’s mom had always been a stunner. It wasn’t just great genes, either-- she worked at looking young; I remember her with cucumbers on her eyes and mud masks on her face and the hum of her treadmill. Every once in a while she’d ask Louis and me if we could see her crows-feet as we sat in front of the Nintendo. Louis’s mom claimed she had to keep a youthful appearance because she was the top real estate agent in our county which meant her face was plastered on benches and billboards all over the cit...

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I like writing, reading, keith moon and popcorn. I probably like you, too.