Never-ending critique
After the wedding, the disapproving comments from the villagers never stopped. They continued to be annoyed by Sandrine and didn’t try to hide it. It was hard for her, but Marcel’s support helped her ignore the bullying. They both got goosebumps from the dirty looks they got everywhere they went, but what could they do about it? They weren’t going to separate, that was clear. Even if that’s what everyone else wanted.
Sandrine often tried to come up with ways to solve the issue. What did she need to do? She took lots of pictures of herself with Marcel to show how happy he was. He was smiling from ear to ear. He could hardly believe it himself: rejected time and time again, but now married to a beautiful woman. The villagers found it strange, but for outsiders they were a beautiful couple. Despite their differences.