divorcing || mark tuan

s e v e n t e e n

4 months later..

h y e o n s e o

today is the day. no, i'm not getting married. today is mark and i's official court date for finalizing our divorce.

it seems like yesterday i was crying of laughter with mark while cuddling and eating ice cream on my parent's couch.

i shake my head at the memory, and start my car, heading to the court.

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"hyeonseo." i hear mark state from behind me.

i look back at him. "mark."

"so i see it's come to this." he says, obviously irritated.

"you can just move on, you know?"

mark gives me a look of disbelief, "you really think i said that i still love you, for no reason?"

"people can use that for guilt, mark. i'm not stupid."

"god, i know you're not stupid," he run his fingers through his hair. "you're being bloody ignorant, now. i fucking love you, how many times do i have to say that?"

"i try so hard and i'm never the one. i was never the important one, mark! the last months of us being married were about you because i never knew where you truly were! whether it was in your head, or the actual placement in the world!"

"what?" i can see his neck vein popping out. "the last fifteen years have been about us. the first few months that we were married were and have been about us. it's never been about just you or just me, it's always been about what we both want."

"you know what?" i yell.

"what?"

"let's just get this over with, and we can be out of each other's lives."

mark's gaze softens, his whole demeanor softening. "alright."

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short, but very necessary.

two chapters left including an epilogue.

tons of love X