One. Deux. Tre.

By Anthony Ramirez

Comprised of three stories set in Galveston, Texas, ONE. DEUX. TRE. examines the issues that plague relationships at their various stages. In "All Along,: a young, could-be couple meets for the first time in a state of exhaustion and delirium after not having slept adequately in weeks. In order to finally rest, the two must put their trust in one another without really knowing one another at all. in "Show Me", Charlie Good is struck by a hit-and-run driver, while his boyfriend frantically searches to discover his whereabouts and whether or not his boyfriend is still alive. In "VItas Vit," an accident leaves a Annabelle Black a widow, though her grappling discontent with her husband causes the grieving process to be difficult.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anthony Ramirez
• Release date: Nov 20, 2016

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One. Deux. Tre.

Anthony Ramirez

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Copyright 2016 Anthony Ramirez

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All Along

Vitas Vit

Show Me

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All Along

The bar echoed with the sound of ice clinking in empty glasses. The pitter-patter of rain soothed those inside that drank away their troubles and basked in their own vices. At the bar on the far left side, a woman named Iris sat sleepily with her head resting in her palm as she waited for the bartender to finish speaking to a man a few seats down from her.

The bartender politely asked what the man would like to drink, to which Mark responded, Anything that might put me to sleep. Iris sort of chuckled at this, wishing for something similar. The bartender quickly informed Mark that he was in the business of making cocktails, not potions. To this Mark could only shake his head and smile as he pulled his lengthy black hair back behind his ears. To the young scholar, there couldn’t be much of a difference. Mark had written his dissertation on the history of occult practices. He knew the two concoctions were very similar in nature.

After all, people drank them both desiring change.

The bartender darted toward Iris to get her order.

You look tired, Mark said sweetly to her across the bar. She only smiled and nodded her head, chin-length blonde hair bouncing about as she did.

Though neither of them knew, both had been going to that bar for the five years they’d both lived in Seattle. The crowd had dwindled that night, and the two rarely came