Hana’s decision to marry Haru was akin to jumping off a cliff into a turbulent sea; such a radical choice was not something she had ever done before, but she felt like she had to say yes, as if the price of marrying Haru was something she needed to do.
But as she dealt with the aftermath of her decision, she suddenly realized that she was going to pay a steep price for marrying Haru. The locals, especially her best friends, were ignorant; they knew she hadn’t married Haru out of love.
People often say that age is just a number, but in this situation, everyone could see that something was wrong. There had to be a reason – why would a young woman in the prime of her life marry an old, sickly man?