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Prompt #96: Charade (Writer's Choice)
Word count: 100
"It's times like this when I-" Olivia muttered, turning away.
"What?" Gregory watched her shake her head, wrapping her arms around herself. "When you what?"
She turned back to him, her mournful eyes bright. "When I wonder why we ever married at all," she whispered, a sob consuming her last word. He sat down slowly, surrendering to the embrace of the sofa. "But, I don't want this," she cried, her hands shaking uncontrollably as she gestured wildly. "This-, this charade!"
He watched her, weeping into her hand as a darkness crept through him. "So," he said, without emotion, "you've decided?"