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Title: Gentle Massage
Characters: Abigail Bianchi, Daniel Svensson
Prompt: gentle massage
Words: 242

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I closed my eyes and sighed when the warm hands of my half-brother gently started to massage my neck and shoulders. Oh, this was good. The day had been so stressful, and my muscles felt much too tense; I would end up with a massive headache tonight when I wasn't able to relax.

It was not that Daniel and I were very close; we had met for the first time about eight months ago, and I knew, for Daniel, I was more a rival than the long-lost sister. Even more surprising was that he had offered the massage right away when noticing my futile attempt to release at least some tension.

„Where have you learned to do this,“ I asked. „You do better than my last physiotherapist, and I have paid him lots of money.“

„A lifestyle guru in India; I try to visit his seminars at least once a year. I pay him a lot of money, too, but he is worth it.“

A guru?! I stiffened inwardly, pictures crossing my mind of half naked people walking over living coal and sex orgies. My half-brother being one of them. Oh God! I shook my head to get rid of these ideas. As if he could read my mind, I could hear Daniel slightly laughing. His gentle hands kneaded my muscles once more. „You are overreacting, as always. Relax, or you will ruin everything. That's the problem of your life!“