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Melissa Cote

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A Little Evil

Melissa Cote

Submitted to Contest #276

Trigger warning: Substance abuse and vulgarity.Names have been changed. “Who is angry at an arcade?” Fiancee asked looking at the old image on the screen. I found a disk of photos from the early 2000s, and I was starting to regret looking at the pictures. There I was, in full makeup with lipstick, glaring at a pinball machine in a black leather jacket and jeans. I don’t wear makeup or leather anymore. I don’t do a lot of things anymore. “It was supposed to be dinner and a movie,” I replied chuckling at the memory. “What’s so funn...

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