Let's Get Married

It is 9 p.m. on rainy day. On such a cool autumn night, Lily stands in front of the villa without an umbrella, the clothes on shoulder getting soaked by the rain. She doesn’t pay it any mind though and keeps the present under her arm carefully wrapped with her coat.

Today is Lily and Tim’s first anniversary. Lily is supposed to be at her mother's house, but she secretly bought a gift to surprise Tim.

As she walks to the door, her clothes get completely soaked. She takes the key from her pocket out and opens the door carefully. Without turning on the light, she stands at the porch and changes her shoes. As she takes off her shoes, she sees a pair of red high-heeled shoes on the floor.

Lily is shocked, because she knows that those are clearly not her shoes; she can tell be the size.

The heart feels like it is being grabbed by a pair of invisible hands. Lily puts the gift in her arms on the ground and walks slowly towards the bedroom on the second floor.

The closer she gets, the clearer the conversation becomes—

“Oh, Tim...”

A familiar female voice penetrates her eardrum; she is enjoying herself quite a bit.

“I know that is how like it,” the man replies. That is without question Tim’s voice.

In the corridor outside the door, Lily feels like she is walking on the edge of a knife with every step. Even if she can't see what's going on inside, the intensity of the voices paint a vivid picture in her mind of what is happening.

“Who do you like better, Lily or me,” the woman suddenly asks. This makes Lily's heart drop into her stomach.

“Are you getting jealous? I am only focused on you baby. How can I even think of her when I have you?” Lily’s heart breaks into a million pieces.

never touched from when they started dating into now. Tim had said that he couldn’t do it. But now, here he

bear

all the worse is that the person Tim is

friend since high school. Lily thought to herself, how could Jade do this

asks about how long she will be gone, but never accompanies her. The reason is much clearer to Lily now.

should be at her mother's house, to be here. For a moment, Tim tries to keep calm shouts at Jade, “Get

this time, she can't hide the anger in her chest. She glances at the hot kettle on the table,

should think about it from Tim’s point of view. The two of you haven’t been intimate in over a year.” Lily realizes that Jade

angrier and angrier, continues, “I always treated you as more than a friend and this is how you treat me in return! You couldn’t get own husband, so I guess you had

with anyone before. Tim looks at her

than I have to,” Lily responds. Lily can’t even bear to look at them and says, “Tim, you

over a year. On their wedding night, Tim had told her that he couldn’t have a sex. She had thought maybe he was scared and that once they got more comfortable with each other he wouldn’t have any issues. Her mother-in-law had been asking her why they didn't have children. Lily hadn’t said anything. Her mother-in-law asked if she had any physical problems. Lily had lied to cover for Tim, but this just caused friction between her and her mother-in-law. Lily now feels that she

him, Tim doesn't show any emotion, not even a frown. In all their years together, Lily had been the one that pursued the relationship. Lily had always been very forgiving of him and she would

enough was enough. Lily could no longer keep her cool and

get

until a taxi finally

want to go?” The driver looks at the woman in the

drive,” Lily says to the driver.

cars at the door. She,

the bar in the hall. After a cursory glance at the expensive prices on the wine

down her throat and into her belly, and her eyes quickly tear up. After a few more sips, she