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!”

own child in

They would be happy.

in a meagre voice, “I’ll use a condom

a

to dwell on it and

daze, and all the thoughts in

had already uncovered this, then let it

they continued on their way, rocking

two more days, the

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

up, “Is

was always aware of the latest

“It’s fine. There was an avalanche not long ago up ahead.

An avalanche.

TV that an avalanche was

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

ground shook once there was an avalanche.

was lucky that it happened before, not that they drove past

an avalanche. It will take a while

to

saw that almost all the people in the vehicles in front had gotten out of their

were probably going

just so happened that Florence had also been sitting in the car for a long time, and

out of the car

“Sure.”

the

already gotten used to the warm condition in the car and the cold

her winter clothes and put on her hood before

cold wind came whipping around as soon as

It was cold.

collar and leaned

also helping to

road is slippery and

led Florence, walking on the inner side

narrow mountain road they had crossed previously. At least two

steep and bottomless

would roll into the invisible abyss below the clouds

the deep valley below her

you think there’s any chance

at the cliff

“Leave it to fate.”

wasn’t sure, then the chances of surviving

a little tighter for fear of falling