Writing Prompt #173

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"Fix it."

"I can't."

The protagonist dropped to their knees, a sick feeling curdling in the pit of their belly. "Please-see, I'm begging and everything-fix it." They swallowed hard. "Please." Their voice cracked. 

"I can't," the antagonist said. They tugged one hand through their hair, jerked the other in a gesture for the protagonist to get up. "I'm not saying it to spite you. I literally can't. This is beyond my power. I'm sorry."

The protagonist stared at them in numb disbelief. 

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