The Cuckoo's Nest のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

As I lay in bed, the pain in my leg dulled when I heard those words.It wasn't like it didn't hurt anymore. The agony from my heart that stayed for seven years simply swelled so much that it numbed everything else.So, Hank knew I was barren all along.I closed my eyes, my fingers digging into my bed sheets until my knuckles paled. After the nurse gave me morphine and it started kicking in, the lights turned a blurry white.Outside, Josh was still trying to reason with Hank. "That was seven years ago. Even if you resent Yvie for it, you can't treat her like some servant."I heard Hank chuckled coolly. "She's doing it willingly. She wanted to be a mom, didn't she? I'm just granting her wish.""Hank." Josh's tone turned stern. "You really don't think you're out of line?""She deceived me," Hank said. "For seven years."I could still hear the clatter of prayer beads as Hank spoke. "She deserves it. I'm just returning the favor, so that she knows how that feels."I stared at the

Once Hank closed the door, I finally loosened my knuckles.My nails had dug into my palm, and blood was slowly seeping out.I stared at it, suddenly reminded of the second year of my marriage.Back then, I had been kneeling before a statue for two hours, praying to have a child.Hank stood behind me, bringing me a cup of warm water as he said, "It's alright. Having a child… It's just a matter of luck."I turned to ask him, "What if I never have a child?"He stayed silent for a long while, and eventually replied, "Then we don't need children."I believed that for seven years.But now, I realized that he merely meant he didn't need my children. It didn't mean he was giving up on having kids.-The next day, a gray-suited figure entered my room in the morning.Hank's lawyer, Max.Putting the divorce agreement on the bedside shelf, he spoke with so much politeness that he sounded cold. "Mr. Frost said you can take the house and the car…""Don't need it.""He also said you're

The living room turned deathly silent, while all color drained out of Sue's face.As Hank wheeled on her, she rushed to him and grabbed his arm while shaking her head repeatedly. "He's just a child! You can't take that at face value. And you know how hard it was for me, having five kids but unable to stay with them…"Hank quietly drew his arm out of her grasp. "You chose that yourself."Jim, staring blankly at Sue, said, "Mommy, you said we can be family if Yvie leaves…"Sue's lips were trembling at that point. "Jim, just go upstairs."However, Jim kept pressing, "Yvie isn't dead. Can't you be my mommy anyway?"No one dared look at Lydia at that moment.Closing her eyes, Lydia groaned. "Get them all out of here. Put them back where you found them."Hank frowned. "Where will they go?""They have their mother, don't they?" Lydia scoffed, turning to Sue. "You have the audacity to pump them out, so you will take care of them yourself."Sue promptly replied, "Yes, I will." "Of

Hank froze like he was struck by a bolt from the blue, while Lydia continued, her voice cracking. "Yvie was just fourteen at the time. When she tried to save you, the collapsing pillar hit her on the hip, and shrapnel tore through her."The doctors tried the whole night, but ultimately decided the only way to save her was to remove her womb. She lay in ICU for two weeks before finally waking up, but the first thing she asked was whether you survived."Hank couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Why did no one tell me…?"Lydia watched as he turned pale, and finally gave a reply."Because the doctor said you suffered from PTSD, and you'd go into shock at the mention of the fire. And because Yvie told us not to, insisting you shouldn't be put through that."When you stabilized, she still wouldn't let us tell you. She didn't want you to find out she was barren because of you, or force you to marry her out of guilt. She'd rather you didn't love her, than you being tied down because y

When our eyes met, Hank straightened in an instant. He opened the car door while it moved, shouting, "Stop the car!" The chauffeur promptly floored the brakes while he leapt out, catching our car.As he smacked my window repeatedly, Wendy eyed me. "Are we stopping?""Nope," I replied, looking anywhere but at Hank.With that, Wendy floored the pedal, quickly leaving Hank in the distance. I could see him still standing by the curb in the rearview mirror, his hand still outstretched.It was the first time I never stopped when he asked, and the first time he couldn't do anything but watch me leave.Soon, my phone started ringing. He called me twice, and I hung up both times.As it rang a third time, Wendy grabbed it and turned it off. "Exes should at least know their place.""Damn right," I replied, leaning against my seat and taking in the fleeting sights outside the window.-Still at the hospital, Hank was left watching as Wendy's car sped into the distance, his chest heaving