Stories tagged “anal retentive”
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Butter
There were two packs of butter in the fridge, clearly labelled with black marker: John; Amy. “What’s this?” “What’s what?” he shouted from the living room. “The two lots of butter? What do we need two for?̶...
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Toast
He was anxious. She’d asked about the butter, and then it’d all gone quiet. He knew she sometimes found his little foibles frustrating, so he tried to curb the worst of them. But the butter just drove him nuts. There were mornings he ate th...
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Quandary
Amy was eating breakfast at the table when he came in. She was sitting precisely where he had been hoping she wouldn’t be, in the only chair that allowed a clear view of the open fridge’s interior. John took a clean coffee mug from the cupb...