Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap by Hannah Baker

The sky was already dark when Boyce arrived.

Jasmine and her classmates were having barbeque beside the stream on the hill. They brought charcoal, various meat and vegetable skewers and some DIY vegan skewers. The guys helped in cooking the skewers, while the girls helped to set up clothes in front of the tent and placed drinks and fruits on them.

Jasmine was a little distracted. She kept looking at her watch and estimating how long was it until Boyce arrived.

“Jasmine, what’s wrong? You looked distracted after picking up that call,” one of Jasmine’s classmates laughed at her, “Did you miss your husband?”

They were close friends of Jasmine’s, so they knew she was married.

“I wasn’t,” Jasmine looked down, “I was thinking about the clothes on the balcony. I wanted to go home and…”

“Don’t be a killjoy. It’s dark, and it’s not going to rain tonight. The clothes are fine on the balcony,” one of the guys who was cooking the skewers overheard their conversation chimed in.

“He’s right. You don’t come out with us often, so don’t be a killjoy this time. Furthermore, it’s getting late. How are you going to get back to the city? It’s dangerous. You better stay.”

Everyone was convincing Jasmine and told her not to leave. It was getting late, and the road going downhill was dangerous.

Jasmine couldn’t say anything. She took out her phone and texted Boyce to ask him whether he was coming.

“I’ve arrived at the foot of the hill,” Boyce replied.

Jasmine looked at her classmates and said, “My husband came to fetch me…”

“Wow, your husband is here?” Jasmine got surrounded by three girls before she could finish her words, “Ask your husband to come here. We want to meet him.”

Jasmine felt awkward, “I…”

from you. We just want to

busy. He

Introduce him to us. We might not have to

were pretty close friends. It wasn’t good to reject them so

Boyce: Can you come up please? My classmates wanted to

a while: I’ll

Jasmine’s classmates. If he refused to meet them, it could affect the

and replied Boyce: I’ll come to meet

replied: I’m fine. The road downhill wasn’t exactly

I know the way. But you have to drive slowly. That’s it. I’m coming to

her phone away and stood up, “I need to go get

go with you,” a girl stood up, “We’ll look

Jasmine agreed, “Sure.”

a flashlight. Jasmine and the girl held hands and got off the hill. They even

It’s dark down

will,”

it was night-time, and they

an hour, they saw a beam. The girl asked,

light movement. It should be Boyce, considering nobody would head

“It

Boyce with their

shone

girl said excitedly, “It’s your

stop moving around. He told them that it was

the girl stayed put. After a while, Boyce