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Prompt #78: Disease
Word count: 100
Gregory watched his wife spin away from him and he struggled for breath. For calm. For resisting the urge to spin her around and shake her until her teeth rattled. A hideous thunder suffocated his chest and he heard her speaking over the static.
"And don't pretend that you're at the office every night," she snapped, glancing over her shoulder. "It's an insult."
"Insult? Insult!" he roared, wrenching her around. She winced, his hand iron around her arm as he jerked her close. "Can you blame me?" he growled, wanting to return the betrayal that ate away at his soul.