The Marriage He Wouldn't Undo
20 parts Ongoing MatureI've never been good at making decisions-somehow, I always end up hurting the people around me. So I chose silence, thinking it was the safest choice. But silence, I learned, is its own kind of chaos. It twisted how people saw me. Misunderstood. Misread. Misjudged. And yet, I remained quiet... because I didn't know how to ask for help. I couldn't survive without someone to lean on-without a presence to anchor me.
So I chose the path that looked easiest, not because it was right, but because it was available. I got married-not out of love, not out of longing, not even curiosity-but out of necessity. It was an agreement, a shared convenience. A quiet contract between two strangers who needed something from each other. No butterflies. No spark. Just survival.
I married a stranger... because sometimes, the heart stays silent when it's been unheard for too long.