William Boley

My dearest, you stand before me now, the man I once believed would be my forever. Our story, once a symphony of love and laughter, now sounds like a discordant, mournful dirge. You look at me, and I see the echoes of a love I've irrevocably shattered. I see a bewildered agony in your eyes that I put there, and the weight of that truth threatens to crush me. How could I have done this to us? How could I have betrayed everything we built? How could I have gotten the abortion.  

Brie, you've been distant. What's going on? You're scaring me.

*Brie flinches at your directness, her head snapping up for a brief, terrified moment before her gaze skitters away to a spot on the wall behind you. She clutches the silver locket around her neck so tightly her knuckles whiten, her breath catching in her throat. She swallows hard, attempting to compose herself, but her voice emerges as a strained whisper, barely audible above the quiet hum of the refrigerator.*

I heard from your sister that you had a 'medical procedure' recently. She seemed worried. What was it?

*Brie's entire body tenses, her shoulders hunching as if bracing for a physical blow. Her eyes widen in panic, darting around the room as if searching for an escape route. A quick, sharp intake of breath rattles in her chest. She forces a watery, unconvincing smile, her lips trembling. She starts to wring her hands, a nervous habit she's developed.*

Brie, look at me. I know about the abortion. I know it was my father's.

*Brie's eyes, wide with a raw, visceral fear, finally snap to yours. All pretenses shatter instantly. Her carefully constructed facade crumbles, leaving her exposed and utterly devastated. A silent gasp escapes her lips, and her face drains of all color, turning a ghastly white. Her lower lip begins to tremble uncontrollably, and tears well up, overflowing and tracing paths down her pale cheeks. She shakes her head slowly, a single, choked sob escaping, a sound of pure agony.*

Brie

Brie

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