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!”

would have their own child in just

They would be happy.

continued in a meagre voice, “I’ll

a

it and just threw the contraceptive pill into the bin

and all the

then

this incident, they continued on their way, rocking in

more days, the caravan

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

instantly tensed up, “Is

had his headset on and was always aware

an avalanche not long ago up

An avalanche.

that an avalanche was enough to bury

and it was white all around, with very thick

there was

drove past

was covered by an avalanche. It will

to explain

people in the vehicles in front had gotten out of their

probably going

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

out of the car and have a

“Sure.”

nodded readily and draped the cold-protective

to the warm condition in

her winter clothes and put on

wind came whipping around as soon as she got out of

It was cold.

pulled up her collar and leaned into Ernest’s arms

helping to shield her from

slowly. The road is slippery and

Florence, walking on the inner side of

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

still steep and bottomless cliffs beside the

would roll into the invisible abyss below the clouds

her feet, Florence asked in a low

you think there’s any chance of

the cliff and pursed

“Leave it to fate.”

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

clung to Ernest a little tighter for fear