Soooo...there will actually be three parts. Enjoy part 2!
Previously:
"You lied to me, Selin."
*** Part 2***
Selin's icy blue eyes are expressionless. She's trying to calculate what has happened and how she should respond, like this is one of her PR conundrums. I watch her, waiting for her to say something.
"Serkan, all I know is that I just walked in here to see my fiance hugging his ex-fiance. I think you're the one who needs to explain."
Eda laughs at her ridiculous claim. "Are you serious? Are you still going to try to keep this charade going? It's finished. He knows what you are now. He remembers...just like I told you he would. I hope you have a backup plan. I tried to warn you."
I squeeze Eda's hand and urge her to calm down; She seems to understand and she returns my squeeze. It's my responsibility to put Selin in her place, and I want Eda to know that I will handle her, that I won't let her off easy.
Eda instinctively knows what I'm thinking, and I fall in love with her all over again. "I trust you, Serkan."
"Serkan! I'm waiting!" Selin is watching us, her arms crossed over her chest. I ignore her.
"God, Eda. I love you so much."
She smiles at me, her whole face lighting up. "I love you more."
I give her hand another squeeze before I let go to face Selin. I stick close to Eda, though; I want her to know I'm there with her and I'm not going anywhere.
I don't even want to think about the things Selin must have been saying to her behind my back. I don't want to think about her making Eda believe she's anything less than the most important person in this world to me.
"I don't have anything to explain to you, Selin. What kind of person are you? It's truly unbelievable to me! You took advantage of my brain damage to get what you wanted from me. Do you realize this? Do you understand how sick that is? How can you claim to care about me and do something like that?"
"Serkan, I--"
I hold my hand up to stop her. I'm tired of her lies. "I don't need you to explain anything to me, Selin, because I know very well what you were doing. You made me believe Eda had manipulated me, when really you were the one who was manipulating me the whole time. You kept me isolated, you convinced me to keep my location and my condition a secret so that my friends and family couldn't see the lies you were feeding me. I was a captive audience, and you did everything to make sure I stayed that way. You didn't let me out of your sight and you wanted me to believe you did it because you love me? You just wanted to control me!"
Selin just stares at me, her eyes weepy. I don't feel sorry for her at all. I swear, I hate the sight of her. I can't stand looking at her anymore.
"Forget what you did to me--are you so far gone that you would do this to Eda? You didn't think she suffered enough when she thought I died on our wedding day, Selin? We were getting married the day of the accident, do you understand what I'm saying?" I'm shouting now. The more I think about everything she's done, the angrier I become. "She thought she'd lost me, and you thought this was a good opportunity to poison me against her when I didn't remember! Do you understand how pathetic that is, Selin? Do you? You owe her an apology!"
"I'm not apologizing to her!" Selin screeches, her crazy on full display.
"I don't need anything from her, Serkan," Eda says.
