We'Re Getting Divorced
1.
Priest
Miss Elinor Greyson, do you take Mr. Zebastian Ashford to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Priest
Mr. Zebastian Ashford, do you take Miss Elinor Greyson to be your lawfully wedded wife?
My heart is beating to fast. My hands are cold.
Why isn't he answering?
Priest
Mr. Zebastian Ashford, do you take Ms. Elinor Greyson to be your lawfully wedded wife?
This time, I look at him.
No emotion.
Nothing.
Just emptiness.
I hold my breath, trying not to cry in front of everyone, because what am I supposed to do if he—
Priest
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
For a moment, I allowed myself to believe things might work out.
Looking back now, that was the most foolish thing I had ever done.
2.
The night after the wedding ceremony...
Elinor
You're going abroad?!
My voice comes out sharper than I meant.
Elinor
You're telling me this now?
If I knew, I wouldn't agree to this marriage.
He exhales like I'm the inconvenience.
Finally.
He looks at me properly.
Aside from our wedding day, I couldn't remember a single time he'd looked at me.
Just to see his eyes.
Cold.
Detached.
As if I was nothing but an insect.
Zebastian
Elinor, don't expect me to act like your husband.
We're only married on paper.
Zebastian
Ten years is too long to stay trapped in a marriage like this.
Our parents got what they wanted.
So let's focus on our own lives until the contract ends.
Maybe we won't even notice the years passing.
Elinor
Zebastian, why do you hate me that much?
The words slipped out before I could stop them.
For a moment, something flickered in his eyes.
Then it was gone.
Zebastian
It's for the better.
Don't think much about it.
I never planned to be involved with you in the first place..
He turned his back on me.
What a jerk.
Elinor
Fine!
Do whatever you want.
Elinor
Go abroad.
Stay there for all I care!
I won't wait for you.
In fact, I'm grateful.
Let's not get involved with each other either.
For the first time, he paused.
I lifted my chin.
Elinor
Yeah.
I can't wait until we're divorced.
3
Ten years later.
Three months.
That was all that remained of our marriage contract.
Three months until Zebastian and I got divorced.
Maybe he was right.
Maybe if you stayed distracted long enough...
You wouldn't even notice the years passing.
The song playing inside the café had caught me off guard.
Of all songs ...
Why this one?
Felix
The GreyFord Foundation project.
Elinor
Right.
Let's continue.
I looked up.
Felix was watching me carefully.
For some reason, his gaze made me uneasy.
Elinor
Let's go back to the discussion.
He studied me for a moment.
Felix
I don't believe you.
Felix
Your coffee's been untouched for twenty minutes.
Felix
Let's get some fresh air.
Before I could protest, Felix stood up.
Elinor
That's not a request, is it?
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