The terra came into view. He remembered it with a bleak feeling of inevitability…knew it was still much the same as it had always been.
Shadows gathered as night fell, covering her in a blanket of darkness.
He pretended he didn't see her. Pretended not to notice the lonely tear tracking down her cheek. Pretended she was invisible, as twilight masked her presence on the floor beside the bars with her knees at her chin.
He pretended that it was simple coincidence that he sat with his back to the bars…close enough to feel her exhalations.
"Almost…there."
"I know."
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Author's Note: Total word count: 99
Wow, for some reason I really liked this one. I mean, a lot. Who said what at the end? Its kind of a toss up, huh?