Bruno's resentment simmered. Estella expressed neither regret nor remorse. The crackling fire between them escalated to a roar. It was simple she insisted, he failed to see things from her perspective. He was clearly misguided and in the wrong. She should not be expected to kowtow to his excessive needs. Her argument was peppered with exaggerations and falsehoods, he implored. She didn't understand what it meant to give and take. She excelled at the take, he hammered back. He would have to find someone else to do his bidding, she barked. Refusing to take any responsibility for her part in their failing marriage, Estella split, absconding with the cat. In time, he got used to eating his TV dinners alone, the couch empty of companionship; the solitary conversations now light and unhurried. In the evenings he looked skyward contemplating how he could have done things differently. He didn’t give it too much thought though, - 'Law and Order' came on at 8. word prompt: crackle, simmer, pepper, simple, and sky-blue
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