Lief Bennett

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“Interlude” by Lief Bennett

Submitted to Contest #128

In late January she came to visit me, and I made her tea. I have never been good at talking, so this is the way I tell her I love her, a warm drink in her hands, and a dry house to stay in for the few hours she is with me. I sat across from her in the darkened living room, my hands around my own warm cup, watching steam waft up into the space between us. She told me about her plans for the future and I listened politely. She burnt her tongue on my hospitality(hospitalitea), which I should have taken as a sign, especially as I sipped comfor...

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