A Moment in Destiny

“Do you think it’s that easy?” Marley harshly interrupted her and said, “A divorce? Do you think getting married is child’s play? We got married very suddenly, but it didn’t mean that we should get a divorce so quickly.”

Sylvie quivered, she thought about something to say, but as words were about to come out of her mouth, she stopped. She swallowed her words, pursed her lips, and stayed quiet.

He stared at her and was waiting for her reply.

After a brief pause, she said, “The marriage was a mistake. Why should we continue pestering each other because of this mistake? Am I right?”

Marley felt faint upon hearing her. He was about to take a drag off his cigarette, but he slowed down his action.

Her face was fair, her voice was soft and gentle. She always looked so obedient and it still made him jump every time and gave him uncontrollable desires. He took a deep drag and smiled vilely, “What will you do if I say that I want to continue our mistakes until the end?”

Sylvie felt awkward, she smiled plainly, “I just want a divorce! That’s it!”

She just wanted to be free! She thought that they should just walk their own paths!

“I’m sorry, I’m leaving! Goodbye!” she said softly. She then started to walk into the apartment building.

Marley stared at her back as her small figure moved closer and closer towards him, and then, she passed by him with her head hung low. He clenched his fist slightly as if he wanted to do something with his hand, but his hand froze up mid-air.

She was about to go into the corridor. He quickly took large strides and walked over, “Wait!”

Sylvie was forced to halt in her tracks again, “Mr. Hughes, do you need anything from me?”

“Did you read the newspaper?” he suddenly asked.

Sylvie nodded calmly, “Yes, I saw it!”

“What’s on the newspaper isn’t real!” he said desolately.

But Sylvie smiled and said, “That’s none of my business!”

“Sylvie, I won’t get a divorce with you!” said Marley again.

“Not everything will go as you wish!”

Marley was stunned by her words and couldn’t say anything back.

“Marley, let’s get a divorce. Don’t make life difficult for us.” Sylvie’s tone of voice was so calm it made him shiver.

Marley’s whole body tensed up. He looked at Sylvie coldly and stared at her for quite a while.

“Sylvie stared at him as well, her eyes unfocused and empty.

Marley called

was about to

like he was struck by lightning.

expression on his face

shivered. She felt scared looking at his

said today. You won’t believe anything I say today, and

divorce!” Sylvie

he grabbed her forcefully and yanked her into the lift,

gone mad, Sylvie threw the shopping bag she had in her hand at him. He dodged

kale, and water spinach fell

her heart made her whole body trembled. She turned her head angrily and glared at Marley, her voice trembled in

last sentence hysterically. Even without looking into the mirror, she knew that her face was

lost control like

by the pregnancy and that made her more irritable, or if it was because she was pushed to the edge.

echoing in her body.

rang. It

up the phone and the first thing

even smaller

knew that this was the outcome, but even so, her

thought about the memories they made,

had to remove a man she loved for 5 years out of her life. She finally found out how terrible this process

the lift when he was still on

assumed he was comforting Jemima! She wasn’t supposed

close, Marley reached out his hand abruptly and stopped the door from closing. He said to the phone, “Sorry, I’m hanging up!

and

obviously trying to follow

was quiet as she managed to calm

Feeling angry at him only meant that she cared about him. And the more

lift, the atmosphere was

also wasn’t saying anything. He just

her face away but she met his eyes through the

with his dark pupils through the glass wall in the lift. He looked at her as if he was trying

then turned cold and was soon filled with disgust. Marley was shocked, he continued staring at her with a complicated look in his eyes. Why was she stabbing

each other, was

touched by what she did for him But he was also angry at her cruelness, furious at the fact that she

and didn’t look a tad bit guilty. But that was a living being! How

sorrow in them and he laughed as he shook his head. From the start, he and Sylvie

child’s play. Getting married meant that both of them turned into adults. But then she mentioned breaking up and getting a divorce so easily. Did she have a change of