My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins

Ernest looked at Florence with a sullen face, and his chest felt heavy.

He knew that what Florence said and did was all for his sake, to lighten his heart so that he wouldn’t feel guilty.

He had brought her to suffer all the way here, and he was already sad to see her suffer.

She had wholly abandoned the opportunity to be a mother because of him. Every time, whether it was with drugs or condoms, they were reminding each other of his drag.

Florence became more and more anxious seeing Ernest’s awful look.

What she feared most was that things would come to this point.

She grabbed his hand in panic and explained in a flustered tone.

“Ernest, I’m really fine. I don’t care. I came with you to look for the medicine as a trip. I’m still young and I don’t want a child now either.”

“Don’t overthink it, okay?”

She said the last sentence weakly and full of unease and panic.

Ernest’s heart couldn’t help but tighten.

He looked straight at her, and he felt his chest heavier and heartbroken.

“Florence.”

He called her name in a low voice.

Florence was nervous as she looked at him, “Yes?”

Ernest pursed his lips for a moment before speaking slowly.

His voice was deep and husky, “I’m not as fragile as you think. I’m your man. Just let me handle all of these.”

His large hand gripped her small hand back and squeezed it tightly in his palm.

“I’ll find the medicine as soon as possible. We’ll definitely have a child of our own in three years.”

It would only take three years.

Florence looked at Ernest in confusion, not expecting him to say such words.

But perhaps, this was all he could do to comfort her.

He pretended not to care, not to feel guilty, just to make her look forward to the promise for three years.

But it would still be brutal in his heart, right?

Florence suppressed it in her heart and nodded earnestly. Her voice was firm and choked.

“Alright!”

their own child in just

They would be happy.

a meagre voice, “I’ll use a condom

a little

on it and just threw the contraceptive pill

daze, and all the thoughts in her mind

already uncovered this, then let it be so to

incident, they continued on their way,

more days, the caravan

they stopped, the shaking of the car didn’t stop. It swayed slightly, just like an

tensed up, “Is it an

headset on and was always aware of

in a deep voice, “It’s fine. There was an avalanche not long ago

An avalanche.

it on TV that an avalanche was enough to bury people

high, and it was white all around, with very thick piles of

once there was an avalanche.

before, not that they drove past

It will

to explain to Florence

in the vehicles in front had

going to open

that Florence had also been sitting in the car for a long time, and her body was a little

I get out of the car

“Sure.”

and draped the cold-protective

past ten days, Florence had already gotten used to the warm condition in the car and

her winter clothes and put on

came whipping around as soon as

It was cold.

up her collar and leaned into Ernest’s

while also helping to shield her from most

The road is slippery and wonky

the inner side of the

here was wider than the narrow mountain road they had crossed previously. At least two or three people could stand

steep and

he would roll into the invisible abyss below the clouds just like a ball

valley below her feet, Florence

think there’s any chance of survival if

the cliff and pursed

“Leave it to fate.”

he said he wasn’t sure, then the chances of surviving were not

little tighter for fear of falling