The_AT0 forty_CRD women_NN2 crammed_VVN around_PRP long_AJ0 dining_NN1 tables_NN2 cheered_VVD loudly_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD bombed_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 book_NN1 club_NN1 ,_PUN composed_VVN of_PRF rowdy_AJ0 ,_PUN upper-middle-class_AJ0 white_AJ0 women_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 business_NN1 end_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS fifties_CRD ,_PUN had_VHD traveled_VVN from_PRP Dayton_NP0 ,_PUN Ohio_NP0 ,_PUN all_DT0 the_AT0 way_NN1 to_PRP Manhattan_NP0 to_TO0 celebrate_VVI Eva_NP0 with_PRP a_AT0 brunch_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 occasion_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 fifteenth_ORD anniversary_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS bestselling_AJ0 (_PUL well_AV0 ,_PUN formerly_AV0 bestselling_AJ0 )_PUR erotica_NN2 series_NN0 ,_PUN Cursed_AJ0 ._SENT 
Lacey_NP0 ,_PUN president_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 chapter_NN1 ,_PUN adjusted_VVD her_DPS purple_AJ0 witch_NN1 hat_NN1 and_CJC turned_VVD to_PRP Eva_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD at_PRP the_AT0 head_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Today_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP bellowed_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ we_PNP celebrate_VVB the_AT0 magical_AJ0 day_NN1 we_PNP met_VVD our_DPS bronze-eyed_AJ0 vampire_NN1 ,_PUN Sebastian_NP0 —_PUN and_CJC his_DPS true_AJ0 love_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 badass_AJ0 unwicked_AJ0 witch_NN1 ,_PUN Gia_NP0 !_SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 tables_NN2 erupted_VVN in_PRP squeals_NN2 ._SENT Eva_NP0 was_VBD relieved_AJ0 that_CJT Times_PRP Square_NP0 's_POS deliriously_AV0 cheesy_AJ0 S_ZZ0 &_NP0 M-themed_AJ0 restaurant_NN1 ,_PUN A_AT0 Place_NN1 of_PRF Yes_ITJ ,_PUN had_VHD provided_VVN a_AT0 private_AJ0 room_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC oh_ITJ ,_PUN what_DTQ a_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 ceiling_NN1 was_VBD awash_AJ0 in_PRP red_AJ0 velvet_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 web_NN1 of_PRF bondage_NN1 ropes_NN2 and_CJC riding_NN1 crops_NN2 decorated_VVD the_AT0 walls_NN2 ._SENT Goth_NP0 candelabras_NN2 dangled_VVD dangerously_AV0 low_AJ0 over_PRP the_AT0 black_AJ0 lacquered_AJ0 tables_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 Menu_NN1 of_PRF Pain_NN1 /_PUN Pleasure_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 tourist_NN1 attraction_NN1 ._SENT Depending_VVG upon_PRP your_DPS selection_NN1 ,_PUN waitstaff_NN1 in_PRP bondage_NN1 gear_NN1 would_VM0 lightly_AV0 flog_VVI you_PNP or_CJC do_VDB a_AT0 lap_NN1 dance_NN1 or_CJC whatever_DTQ ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP so_AV0 desired_AJ0 ._SENT 
Eva_NP0 did_VDD not_XX0 desire_VVI ._SENT But_CJC she_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 good_AJ0 sport_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Real_AJ0 Housewives_NN2 of_PRF Dayton_NP0 had_VHD traveled_VVN such_DT0 a_AT0 long_AJ0 way_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 were_VBD her_DPS people_NN0 —_PUN the_AT0 rabid_AJ0 fandom_NN1 who_PNQ kept_VVD her_PNP afloat_AJ0 ._SENT Especially_AV0 recently_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 vampire_NN1 phenomenon_NN1 (_PUL and_CJC her_DPS book_NN1 sales_NN0 )_PUR had_VHD cooled_VVN off_AVP ._SENT 
So_AV0 Eva_NP0 chose_VVD "_PUQ Cuffs_NN2 +_NN1 Cookies_NN2 "_PUQ off_PRP the_AT0 menu_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC now_AV0 she_PNP was_VBD seated_VVN on_PRP a_AT0 gothic_AJ0 throne_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS hands_NN2 cuffed_VVD behind_PRP the_AT0 chair_NN1 while_CJS a_AT0 bored_AJ0 waitress_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 pleather_AJ0 corset_NN1 fed_VVD her_DPS snickerdoodles_NN2 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD 2_CRD :_PUN 45_CRD p.m._AV0 
She_PNP should_VM0 've_VHI been_VBN mortified_VVN ._SENT But_CJC she_PNP was_VBD no_AT0 stranger_NN1 to_PRP this_DT0 scene_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 did_VDD write_VVI supermarket-checkout_NN1 porn_NN1 ._SENT While_CJS most_DT0 authors_NN2 had_VHD speaking_AJ0 engagements_NN2 at_PRP bookstores_NN2 ,_PUN universities_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC chic_AJ0 private_AJ0 homes_NN2 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 's_POS events_NN2 were_VBD ,_PUN well_AV0 ,_PUN raunchier_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP 'd_VHD done_VDN signings_NN2 at_PRP sex_NN1 shops_NN2 ,_PUN burlesque_AJ0 clubs_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC tantric_AJ0 workshops_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP 'd_VHD even_AV0 sold_VVN books_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 2008_CRD Feminists_NN2 in_PRP Adult_AJ0 Film_NN1 (_PUL FAFFIES_VVZ )_PUR after-party_AJ0 ._SENT 
This_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 gig_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP smiled_VVD indulgently_AV0 while_CJS her_DPS readers_NN2 swooned_VVD over_AVP the_AT0 two_CRD horny_AJ0 ,_PUN dysfunctional_AJ0 permanently_AV0 nineteen-year-old_AJ0 basket_NN1 cases_NN2 she_PNP 'd_VHD invented_VVN when_CJS she_PNP herself_PNX was_VBD a_AT0 horny_AJ0 ,_PUN dysfunctional_AJ0 nineteen-year-old_AJ0 basket_NN1 case_NN1 ._SENT 
Eva_NP0 had_VHD never_AV0 set_VVN out_AVP for_PRP her_DPS name_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI synonymous_AJ0 with_PRP witches_NN2 ,_PUN vampires_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC orgasms_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS a_AT0 double_AV0 major_AJ0 in_PRP creative_AJ0 writing_NN1 and_CJC advanced_AJ0 melancholia_NN1 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 had_VHD accidentally_AV0 stumbled_VVN upon_PRP this_DT0 life_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD sophomore_NP0 year_NN1 ,_PUN winter_NN1 break_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD nowhere_AV0 to_TO0 go_VVI ._SENT So_AV0 she_PNP holed_VVD up_AVP in_PRP her_DPS dorm_NN1 room_NN1 ,_PUN pouring_VVG her_DPS teen_NN1 angst_NN1 and_CJC horror-fan_AJ0 daydreams_NN2 into_PRP a_AT0 violent_AJ0 lustfest_NN1 —_PUN which_DTQ her_DPS roommate_NN1 secretly_AV0 submitted_VVN to_PRP Jumpscare_NP0 magazine_NN1 's_POS New_AJ0 Fiction_NN1 contest_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP got_VVD first_ORD prize_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 literary_AJ0 agent_NN1 ._SENT Three_CRD months_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 college_NN1 dropout_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 six-figure_AJ0 multiple-book_NN1 deal_NN1 ._SENT 
Ironic_AJ0 that_CJT she_PNP made_VVD a_AT0 living_AJ0 writing_NN1 about_PRP sexy_AJ0 sex_NN1 ._SENT Eva_NP0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 remember_VVI the_AT0 last_ORD time_NN1 she_PNP got_VVD naked_AJ0 with_PRP anyone_PNI ,_PUN undead_NN1 or_CJC otherwise_AV0 ._SENT Between_PRP authoring_VVG ,_PUN touring_VVG ,_PUN single-mothering_VVG a_AT0 tween_NN1 tornado_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC fighting_VVG through_PRP a_AT0 chronic_AJ0 illness_NN1 that_CJT ranged_VVD from_PRP manageable_AJ0 to_PRP utterly_AV0 debilitating_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD too_AV0 depleted_VVN to_PRP romance_NN1 a_AT0 real-life_AJ0 penis_NN1 ._SENT 
Which_DTQ was_VBD fine_AJ0 ._SENT When_CJS Eva_NP0 had_VHD an_AT0 itch_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP scratched_VVD it_PNP in_PRP her_DPS books_NN2 ._SENT Like_PRP a_AT0 boxer_NN1 abstaining_VVG before_PRP the_AT0 big_AJ0 match_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP used_VVD her_DPS unconsummated_AJ0 lust_NN1 to_TO0 give_VVI Sebastian_NP0 and_CJC Gia_NP0 's_POS story_NN1 a_AT0 wild_AJ0 edge_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD fiction_NN1 ammunition_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 social-media_NN1 era_NN1 ,_PUN nobody_PNI wanted_VVD to_TO0 picture_VVI their_DPS favorite_AJ0 erotica_NN2 author_NN1 zonked_VVN on_PRP painkillers_NN2 ,_PUN drooling_VVG on_PRP her_DPS couch_NN1 by_PRP 9_CRD :_PUN 25_CRD every_AT0 night_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 in_PRP public_NN1 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 looked_VVD the_AT0 part_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD her_DPS own_DT0 tomboy-chic_AJ0 take_NN1 on_PRP sexy_AJ0 ._SENT Today_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 gray_AJ0 T-shirt_NN1 minidress_NN1 ,_PUN Adidas_NP0 ,_PUN vintage_NN1 gold_NN1 hoops_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC smudged_AJ0 black_AJ0 liner_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP her_DPS signature_NN1 sexy_AJ0 secretary_NN1 glasses_NN2 and_CJC collarbone-length_AJ0 curls_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP could_VM0 almost_AV0 convince_VVI anyone_PNI she_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 man-killer_NN1 ._SENT 
Eva_NP0 was_VBD brilliant_AJ0 at_PRP faking_VVG things_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ ..._PUN and_CJC bless_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ continued_VVD Lacey_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ for_PRP instilling_VVG our_DPS faith_NN1 in_PRP passion_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 though_CJS Gia_NP0 and_CJC Sebastian_NP0 are_VBB bound_VVN by_PRP an_AT0 ancient_AJ0 curse_NN1 to_TO0 wake_VVI up_AVP on_PRP opposite_AJ0 sides_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 the_AT0 moment_NN1 after_PRP orgasm_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP gave_VVD us_PNP a_AT0 community_NN1 ._SENT An_AT0 OBSESH_NN1 ._SENT Ca_VM0 n't_XX0 wait_VVI for_PRP Cursed_AJ0 ,_PUN Book_NN1 Fifteen_CRD !_SENT "_PUQ 
Amid_PRP applause_NN1 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 smiled_VVD brightly_AV0 and_CJC attempted_VVD to_TO0 rise_VVI ._SENT Unfortunately_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP forgot_VVD she_PNP was_VBD handcuffed_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 chair_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP was_VBD abruptly_AV0 yanked_VVN back_AVP down_AVP ._SENT Everyone_PNI gasped_VVD as_CJS Eva_NP0 plummeted_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS dominatrix-waitress_NN1 sprang_VVD to_PRP action_NN1 two_CRD seconds_NN2 too_AV0 late_AJ0 ,_PUN uncuffing_VVG her_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 overturned_AJ0 chair_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Whoa_ITJ ,_PUN too_AV0 much_DT0 merlot_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ giggled_VVD Eva_NP0 ,_PUN popping_VVG back_AVP up_AVP ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 lie_NN1 ;_PUN she_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 drink_VVI alcohol_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS health_NN1 issues_NN2 ._SENT Two_CRD sips_NN2 would_VM0 land_VVI her_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 ER_NP0 ._SENT 
Eva_NP0 raised_VVD her_DPS glass_NN1 of_PRF seltzer_NN1 up_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 sea_NN1 of_PRF happily_AV0 wasted_AJ0 boomers_NN2 ._SENT Most_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP ,_PUN like_PRP Lacey_NP0 ,_PUN were_VBD wearing_VVG Gia_NP0 's_POS signature_NN1 purple_AJ0 witch_NN1 hat_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 handful_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 blingy_AJ0 S_ZZ0 pendant_NN1 pinned_VVN to_PRP their_DPS Chico_NN1 's_POS blouses_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD Sebastian_NP0 's_POS S_NP0 ,_PUN meant_VVD to_TO0 emulate_VVI the_AT0 vampire_NN1 's_POS scrawled_AJ0 signature_NN1 (_PUL $_NN0 29.99_CRD at_PRP replaced-dns_NN2 )_PUR ._SENT 
Eva_NP0 had_VHD the_AT0 same_DT0 S_ZZ0 branded_VVN on_PRP her_DPS forearm_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 regrettable_AJ0 decision_NN1 made_VVD years_NN2 ago_AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 blurry_AJ0 night_NN1 by_PRP a_AT0 blurry_AJ0 girl_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 thank_VVI you_PNP enough_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP gushed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Really_AV0 ,_PUN your_DPS support_NN1 keeps_VVZ the_AT0 Cursed_AJ0 world_NN1 turning_VVG ._SENT I_PNP hope_VVB book_NN1 fifteen_CRD lives_VVZ up_AVP to_PRP your_DPS expectations_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
If_CJS I_PNP ever_AV0 write_VVB it_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 manuscript_NN1 was_VBD due_AJ0 in_PRP a_AT0 week_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC paralyzed_VVN with_PRP writer_NN1 's_POS block_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VHD barely_AV0 cobbled_VVN together_AV0 five_CRD chapters_NN2 ._SENT 
Swiftly_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP changed_VVD the_AT0 subject_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 ,_PUN does_VDZ anyone_PNI read_VVI Variety_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
This_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 Redbook_NP0 and_CJC Martha_NP0 Stewart_NP0 Living_NN1 crowd_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 no._NN1 
"_PUQ Exciting_AJ0 news_NN1 broke_VVD yesterday_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Eva_NP0 sat_VVD down_AVP her_DPS glass_NN1 and_CJC clasped_VVD her_DPS black-manicured_AJ0 fingers_NN2 under_PRP her_DPS chin_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Our_DPS wish_NN1 was_VBD granted_VVN ._SENT Cursed_AJ0 has_VHZ been_VBN optioned_VVN for_PRP film_NN1 rights_NN2 !_SENT "_PUQ 
There_EX0 were_VBD shrieks_NN2 ._SENT Someone_PNI threw_VVD a_AT0 witch_NN1 hat_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 flushed_AJ0 blonde_NN1 whipped_VVD out_AVP her_DPS iPhone_NN1 and_CJC recorded_VVD Eva_NP0 's_POS speech_NN1 so_CJS she_PNP could_VM0 post_VVI it_PNP to_PRP Cursed_AJ0 's_POS Facebook_NN1 fan_NN1 page_NN1 later_AV0 ._SENT Along_AVP with_PRP several_DT0 Tumblr_NN1 and_CJC Twitter_NN1 fan_NN1 accounts_NN2 ,_PUN Facebook_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 deeply_AV0 important_AJ0 book-promo_NN1 platform_NN1 for_PRP Eva_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ her_DPS readers_NN2 shared_VVD fan_NN1 art_NN1 ,_PUN gossiped_VVD ,_PUN wrote_VVD obscene_AJ0 fan_NN1 fiction_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC debated_VVD casting_VVG decisions_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 movie_NN1 they_PNP 'd_VHD fantasized_VVN about_AVP for_PRP years_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP landed_VVD a_AT0 producer_NN1 "_PUQ —_PUN a_AT0 Black_AJ0 female_AJ0 producer_NN1 ,_PUN thank_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Jesus_NP0 —_PUN "_PUQ who_PNQ really_AV0 gets_VVZ our_DPS world_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS last_ORD film_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 steamy_AJ0 Sundance_NN1 short_AJ0 about_PRP a_AT0 real_AJ0 estate_NN1 agent_NN1 seducing_VVG a_AT0 werewolf_NN1 !_SENT We_PNP 're_VBB interviewing_VVG directors_NN2 now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Sebastian_NP0 on_PRP film_NN1 !_SENT Imagine_VVB ?_SENT "_PUQ swooned_VVD a_AT0 faux_NN1 redhead_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP just_AV0 need_VVB a_AT0 Black_AJ0 actor_NN1 with_PRP bronze_NN1 eyes_NN2 ._SENT One_PNI who_PNQ 's_VBZ a_AT0 good_AJ0 biter_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Eva_NP0 ,_PUN how_AVQ do_VDB I_PNP ask_VVI my_DPS husband_NN1 to_TO0 bite_VVI me_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ whined_VVD a_AT0 Meryl_NP0 Streep_NP0 look-alike_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 always_AV0 happened_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 sex_NN1 talk_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Arousal_NN1 through_PRP biting_VVG is_VBZ a_AT0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP know_VVB ._SENT It_PNP 's_VHZ called_VVN odaxelagnia_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Eva_NP0 divulged_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Just_AV0 tell_VVB him_PNP you_PNP want_VVB it_PNP ._SENT Whisper_VVB it_PNP in_PRP his_DPS ear_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Odaxelagnia_NP0 me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ slurred_VVD Meryl_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Catchy_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Eva_NP0 said_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 wink_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB stoked_VVN to_TO0 see_VVI big-screen_AJ0 Gia_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD a_AT0 husky-voiced_AJ0 brunette_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ such_DT0 a_AT0 fearless_AJ0 warrior_NN1 ._SENT Sebastian_NP0 's_VBZ supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 scary_AJ0 one_PNI ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP 's_VHZ killed_VVN armies_NN2 of_PRF vampire_NN1 hunters_NN2 to_TO0 protect_VVI him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Right_AV0 ?_SENT The_AT0 force_NN1 of_PRF teen-girl_NN1 passion_NN1 could_VM0 power_NN1 nations_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ With_PRP a_AT0 twinkle_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS eye_NN1 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 launched_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 mini-monologue_NN1 she_PNP 'd_VHD perfected_VVN ages_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT This_DT0 part_NN1 was_VBD still_AV0 fun_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB taught_VVN that_CJT men_NN2 are_VBB all_DT0 animal_AJ0 impulse_NN1 and_CJC id_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC girls_NN2 get_VVB there_AV0 first_ORD ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ And_CJC then_AV0 society_NN1 stomps_VVZ it_PNP out_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 brunette_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Word_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Eva_NP0 knew_VVD the_AT0 pain_NN1 was_VBD close_AJ0 ._SENT Before_CJS an_AT0 episode_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS mask_NN1 slipped_VVD and_CJC the_AT0 Black_NP0 popped_VVD out_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Look_VVB at_PRP history_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Eva_NP0 continued_VVD ,_PUN rubbing_VVG a_AT0 temple_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Roxanne_NP0 Shanté_NP0 out-rapping_NN1 grown_VVN men_NN2 at_PRP fourteen_CRD ._SENT Serena_NP0 winning_VVG the_AT0 US_NP0 Open_AJ0 at_PRP seventeen_CRD ._SENT Mary_NP0 Shelley_NP0 writing_VVG Frankenstein_NP0 at_PRP eighteen_CRD ._SENT Josephine_NP0 Baker_NP0 conquering_VVG Paris_NP0 at_PRP nineteen_CRD ._SENT Zelda_NP0 Fitzgerald_NP0 's_POS high_AJ0 school_NN1 diary_NN1 was_VBD so_AV0 fire_NN1 that_CJT her_DPS future_AJ0 husband_NN1 stole_VVD entire_AJ0 passages_NN2 to_TO0 write_VVI The_AT0 Great_AJ0 Gatsby_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 eighteenth-century_AJ0 poet_NN1 Phillis_NP0 Wheatley_NP0 published_VVD her_DPS first_ORD piece_NN1 at_PRP fourteen_CRD ,_PUN while_CJS enslaved_VVN ._SENT Joan_NP0 of_PRF Arc_NP0 ._SENT Greta_NP0 Thunberg_NP0 ._SENT Teen_NN1 girls_NN2 rearrange_VVB the_AT0 fucking_AJ0 world_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
An_AT0 electrified_AJ0 hush_NN1 fell_VVD over_AVP the_AT0 group_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC Eva_NP0 was_VBD sinking_VVG ._SENT The_AT0 pounding_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS temples_NN2 was_VBD sharpening_VVG by_PRP the_AT0 millisecond_NN1 ._SENT Sugar_NP0 triggered_VVD her_DPS condition_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN force-fed_AJ0 all_DT0 those_DT0 cookies_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP knew_VVD better_AV0 —_PUN but_CJC she_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN cuffed_VVN ._SENT 
Absentmindedly_AV0 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 snapped_VVD the_AT0 rubber_AJ0 band_NN1 she_PNP always_AV0 wore_VVD around_AVP her_DPS right_AJ0 wrist_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 pain_NN1 distraction_NN1 ._SENT An_AT0 old_AJ0 trick_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Remember_VVB when_AVQ Kate_NP0 Winslet_NP0 escapes_VVZ the_AT0 Titanic_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ asked_VVD the_AT0 brunette_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC then_AV0 jumps_VVZ back_AVP on_PRP to_TO0 be_VBI with_PRP Leo_NP0 ?_SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ teen-girl_AJ0 passion_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 do_VDI that_DT0 today_AV0 to_TO0 get_VVI to_PRP Leo_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ admitted_VVD Lacey_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB forty-one_CRD ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP was_VBD fifty-five_CRD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 like_PRP Gia_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ gasped_VVD a_AT0 petite_AJ0 woman_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 clip-on_AJ0 bun_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP every_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP fights_VVZ her_DPS way_NN1 back_AVP to_PRP Sebastian_NP0 —_PUN despite_PRP knowing_VVG that_CJT when_CJS they_PNP have_VHB sex_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP 're_VBB cursed_VVN to_TO0 lose_VVI each_DT0 other_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 metaphor_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Eva_NP0 ,_PUN her_DPS vision_NN1 blurring_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ No_ITJ matter_NN1 how_AVQ perilous_AJ0 the_AT0 journey_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ never_AV0 over_AVP for_PRP true_AJ0 soul_NN1 mates_NN2 ._SENT Who_PNQ does_VDZ n't_XX0 want_VVI a_AT0 connection_NN1 that_CJT burns_VVZ forever_AV0 ,_PUN despite_PRP distance_NN1 ,_PUN time_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC curses_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ._SENT The_AT0 thought_NN1 of_PRF perilous_AJ0 love_NN1 made_VVD her_PNP nauseous_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Confession_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ whispered_VVD a_AT0 flushed_AJ0 blonde_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS fourth_ORD glass_NN1 of_PRF rosé_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS son_NN1 plays_VVZ Ohio_NP0 State_NN1 basketball_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP get_VVB so_AV0 horny_AJ0 during_PRP games_NN2 ._SENT To_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN all_DT0 those_DT0 beautiful_AJ0 Black_AJ0 players_NN2 are_VBB Sebastian_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Speechless_AJ0 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 gulped_VVD down_AVP her_DPS seltzer_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 'll_VM0 be_VBI my_DPS legacy_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP thought_VVD ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB friends_NN2 organizing_VVG protest_NN1 rallies_NN2 and_CJC writing_VVG Pulitzer_NN1 Prize_NN1 –_PUN winning_VVG New_AJ0 Yorker_NN1 essays_NN2 on_PRP race_NN1 in_PRP America_NP0 ._SENT My_DPS own_DT0 daughter_NN1 's_VBZ so_AV0 militant_AJ0 that_CJT she_PNP begged_VVD a_AT0 cop_NN1 to_TO0 arrest_VVI her_PNP at_PRP the_AT0 Middle_AJ0 School_NN1 March_NP0 on_PRP Midtown_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC my_DPS contribution_NN1 to_PRP these_DT0 troubled_AJ0 times_NN2 will_VM0 be_VBI inciting_VVG white_AJ0 women_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 certain_AJ0 age_NN1 to_TO0 sexually_AV0 profile_VVI Black_AJ0 student_NN1 athletes_NN2 who_PNQ 'd_VHD really_AV0 just_AV0 like_VVB to_TO0 make_VVI it_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 NBA_NN1 in_PRP peace_NN1 ._SENT 
Then_AV0 Eva_NP0 's_POS head_NN1 was_VBD seized_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 thunderous_AJ0 hammering_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP clutched_VVD the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS seat_NN1 with_PRP trembling_AJ0 fingers_NN2 ,_PUN bracing_VVG herself_PNX for_PRP each_DT0 blow_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 world_NN1 went_VVD fuzzy_AJ0 ._SENT Features_NN2 were_VBD melting_VVG off_AVP faces_NN2 like_PRP Dalí_NP0 's_POS clocks_NN2 ;_PUN the_AT0 competing_AJ0 perfumes_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 made_VVD her_DPS stomach_NN1 lurch_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 the_AT0 hammer_NN1 slammed_VVD into_PRP her_DPS face_NN1 harder_AJC and_CJC faster_AJC ,_PUN aiming_VVG to_TO0 maim_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP heard_VVD everything_PNI at_PRP a_AT0 punishing_AJ0 decibel_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 AC_NN1 ,_PUN clanging_VVG silverware_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC merciful_AJ0 Christ_NP0 ,_PUN did_VDD someone_PNI open_VVI a_AT0 candy_NN1 wrapper_NN1 in_PRP Connecticut_NP0 ?_SENT 
They_PNP always_AV0 escalated_VVD so_AV0 fast_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 ruthlessly_AV0 violent_AJ0 migraines_NN2 that_CJT had_VHD tortured_VVN her_PNP since_PRP childhood_NN1 and_CJC baffled_VVD the_AT0 most_AV0 decorated_AJ0 specialists_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 East_NN1 Coast_NN1 ._SENT 
Eva_NP0 's_POS eyelids_NN2 started_VVD to_TO0 droop_VVI ._SENT In_PRP a_AT0 well-practiced_AJ0 fake-out_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP raised_VVD her_DPS brows_NN2 to_TO0 look_VVI alert_AJ0 ,_PUN shooting_VVG a_AT0 dazzling_AJ0 smile_NN1 at_PRP her_DPS audience_NN1 ._SENT Looking_VVG at_PRP those_DT0 bawdy_AJ0 broads_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP felt_VVD the_AT0 low-grade_AJ0 envy_NN1 she_PNP always_AV0 felt_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 group_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD normal_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP could_VM0 do_VDI things_NN2 ._SENT 
Regular-ass_NN1 things_NN2 ._SENT Like_PRP diving_VVG headfirst_AV0 into_PRP a_AT0 pool_NN1 ._SENT Holding_VVG up_AVP their_DPS end_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 conversation_NN1 for_PRP more_AV0 than_CJS twenty_CRD minutes_NN2 ._SENT Burning_AJ0 scented_AJ0 candles_NN2 ._SENT Getting_VVG tipsy_AJ0 ._SENT Surviving_VVG an_AT0 F-train_AJ0 ride_NN1 while_CJS a_AT0 subway_NN1 saxophonist_NN1 blared_VVD "_PUQ Ai_NN1 n't_XX0 Nobody_PNI "_PUQ for_PRP nine_CRD stops_NN2 ._SENT Enjoying_VVG sex_NN1 in_PRP ambitious_AJ0 positions_NN2 ._SENT Laughing_VVG too_AV0 heartily_AV0 ._SENT Crying_VVG too_AV0 mightily_AV0 ._SENT Breathing_VVG too_AV0 deeply_AV0 ._SENT Walking_VVG too_AV0 swiftly_AV0 ._SENT 
Living_NN1 ,_PUN period_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP 'd_VM0 bet_VVI these_DT0 women_NN2 could_VM0 do_VDI most_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 things_NN2 without_PRP shredding_AJ0 agony_NN1 smiting_VVG them_PNP like_PRP punishment_NN1 from_PRP an_AT0 angry_AJ0 god_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ was_VBD it_PNP like_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 luxury_NN1 of_PRF not_XX0 hurting_VVG ?_SENT 
I_PNP 'm_VBB an_AT0 alien_NN1 ,_PUN Eva_NP0 thought_VVD ._SENT She_PNP 'd_VHD always_AV0 felt_VVN as_CJS if_CJS she_PNP were_VBD impersonating_VVG a_AT0 human_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP accepted_VVD it_PNP ._SENT But_CJC she_PNP 'd_VM0 never_AV0 stop_VVI fantasizing_VVG about_PRP being_VBG unsick_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Uhhh_NP0 ..._PUN excuse_VVB me_PNP for_PRP a_AT0 sec_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Eva_NP0 managed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ J-just_NP0 need_VVB to_TO0 call_VVI my_DPS daughter_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Calmly_AV0 clutching_VVG her_DPS tote_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP swept_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 red_AJ0 velvet_NN1 door_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 private_AJ0 room_NN1 ._SENT Weaving_VVG through_PRP tables_NN2 of_PRF suburban_AJ0 theatergoers_NN2 gushing_VVG over_PRP Hamilton_NP0 ,_PUN she_PNP spotted_VVD the_AT0 ladies_NN2 '_POS lounge_NN1 behind_PRP the_AT0 hostess_NN1 area_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP rushed_VVD in_AVP ,_PUN burst_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 handicapped_AJ0 stall_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 sink_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC vomited_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 toilet_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP wanted_VVD Cursed_VVN to_TO0 die_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 series_NN0 provided_VVD a_AT0 stable_AJ0 ,_PUN secure_AJ0 life_NN1 for_PRP Audre_NP0 ._SENT Eva_NP0 had_VHD fought_VVN dragons_NN2 to_TO0 spare_VVI her_DPS baby_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 childhood_NN1 she_PNP 'd_VHD had_VHN ._SENT 
