Title: He Lied
Word Count: 121
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "he lied."

The young woman sat there next to his still body as it lay on the hospital bed. The uncharacteristic and unnerving silence dominated the small, fluorescent-lit room, casting pale gray shadows on the stark white walls. For weeks, she had sat at his side, listening to the constant beeping of machinery and hearing the ventilator breathe for him. But, now, the machines had gone silent.

She clung to his still warm hands and silently cried. Her curly, brown hair shook as she attempted to contain her sobs. While she knew this day might come, she had prayed that it would never arrive.

As she wiped her eyes one last time, she whispered hoarsely, "You lied. You said you'd never leave me."