Breakdown and Silence
Their voices rose in heated argument until Emily suddenly broke down. The strength in her posture crumbled, and tears welled in her eyes. “You think I’m lying to you, but I had my reasons!” she cried out, collapsing into a nearby chair. Mark, stunned by her sudden vulnerability, took a cautious step forward. “What reasons?” he asked, more softly now. “What could justify hiding this from me?”
But Emily only shook her head, sobbing. “I can’t tell you,” she whispered. “I just can’t.” Her voice trembled with something deeper than fear—guilt, maybe, or shame. Mark stood motionless, watching the woman he thought he knew unravel before him. The truth was close—he could feel it—but Emily’s silence left him suspended in painful uncertainty. Whatever she was hiding, it had broken her too.
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