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Prompt #30: Death
Word count: 100
They had been fighting all morning. It was one of those disagreements that the usual married couple could resolve quickly. Not them. Never them. It swelled to an obtrusive war that caused the children to flee to the beach.
Persistent ringing of the telephone had drawn Gregory from seclusion. He entered the living room as the handset slipped from her hand. She turned to him with tear filled eyes that glittered in the afternoon sun. "My father died," she gasped, falling into his arms.
Her tears burned his neck and he held her close, turning his face into her hair.