The Disquieting Couple

… Two days ago I found myself pregnant. He’d nailed it before we got married that she’d never have kids, so there was only one way to keep them: divorce.

“Ha. Ha.”

The seemingly never-ending act was over. I hadn’t even felt the afterglow, he left. It wasn’t the first time he’d done that, but today, my eyes glazed over. I never let go of a subject I hold more passionately than anyone. I turned onto my side at the sound of his footsteps and curled into a tight ball. She placed her palm on her stomach. She couldn’t feel anything, but she knew she and her child were inside.

“Yes, Brother”

She looked up at the man on the other end of the line, his voice sounding uncharacteristically affectionate.

“I’m on my way out, just give me a minute.”

It was an unfamiliar voice, one she’d never heard before.

I smirked as I watched him walk out of the room, not even giving him a second glace, as if he didn’t need it because he’d done everything he was supposed to do.

I’d heard that pregnancy causes hormonal fluctuations in emotions, so I guess it’s true. I see you’re crying at the sight of him. Yun-seul staggered to her feet and headed to the bathroom, a sigh escaping her lips as she stood under the shower.