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July/Aug 2019 • Vol. XLI No. 4 • Fiction |

After Anthropology

A day before they went to Matt’s father’s house in Sioux Falls, Raj cheated on Matt with one of his colleagues. It was nothing more than a fleeting incident. But he thought it was important to tell Matt. He didn’t cheat on Matt just to confess, but once Raj had decided to ask for a break in the relationship, he was filled with guilt and a strange sense of relief.

So after Matt returned home that night from work, Raj opened the door and looked at his eyes pleadingly, with deep breaths.

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