Apoorva

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Did I sell my happiness and my innocence for a few pomegranates seeds? Pomegranates were so few where I come from.   In her hands she cups one of them, from the crystal bowl; she sinks her teeth in its purple flesh. Juice runs on her slight wrists, her shivering chin; she licks her mouth. She waters it down with wine, a whole glassful. She’s dark and red.
The Closed Doors
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