Drilis Ertugrul: A New Love

Chapter 11

3 weeks passed since Aslihan Hatun's death... 

Time passed as fast as the speed of light. Kayi tribe was still mourning the death of Aslihan Hatun. 

" Ana! Baba! Nene! please listen to me, I promise I am old enough, I am 20 years old. I am not a child anymore" Gunduz wailed. " But you are crying, complaining, and screaming like a child Gunduz" Ertugul Bey snorted. "My love for Fatma has made me like a child baba, and even if you think I'm immature, once I marry Fatma she can make me much more mature, I promise" Gunduz pleaded. Hayme Ana and Halime looked at each other and then at Ertugul Bey, who had narrowed his eyes and was staring at his son. " Gunduz! You have important alp duties, it has been less than a month since Aslihan Hatun passed away, and you and Fatma are both very young, why are you rushing?" Ertugul Bey asked. " Baba, I can never marry another woman other than Fatma in my life. What is the point of waiting 2 or 3 years when I already know who I want to marry, and Fatma loves me as well. You know that" Gunduz explained. " No Gunduz, I don't allow this marriage. You have been too caught up in love and romance and you don't focus on helping me and being a good alp. You have many things to learn. Fatma spends hours every day at the rug house, helping your mother and grandmother, and training young girls of the tribe to fight. What do you do? You just ride your horse around and mess around with your brothers. She is much more mature than you, you are a man Gunduz, you have more responsibilities. Go and work hard and then you will get your reward in the end" Ertugul explained. He then stood up and left the tent. Halime followed him and Hayme Ana nodded at Gunduz. Gunduz left Hayme Ana's tent and was muttering under his breath as he did so. He went to the stables and got his horse. Fatma was walking past the stables with a bucket of water and she saw Gunduz getting on his horse and looking furious. " Hayirdir Gunduz" she said to him. Gunduz looked at her with an angry look on his face and glanced at the bucket of water in her hands. " Yes that's perfect, keep making my father happy by doing your silly chores" he said sarcastically. He rolled his eyes at her. Fatma rolled her eyes back and said " Vah! Vah! Gunduz Alp! Someone is jealous". Gunduz came closer to Fatma and said " Shut up Hatun, I am not in the mood to talk to you, you ruined my relationship with my father, he thinks so highly of you and nothing of me". " Haddini bile sin Gunduz! Stay away from me if you are going to act like this. You call yourself an alp! Idiot!" Fatma responded harshly. Gunduz pulled out a dagger and was about to put it against Fatma's throat, but Fatma pushed the dagger onto the floor and threw the entire bucket of water onto Gunduz's face. Gunduz screamed at her, picked up the dagger on the floor before she could and was about to stab her when Hayme Ana and Halime came out of the tent and saw what was happening. " GUNDUZ! What the hell do you think you're doing!?" Hayme Ana yelled. 

Several moments later, Fatma, Halime, and Hayme Ana had gone inside the tent and shook their head at Gunduz as they walked. Gunduz was even more burning with rage than he had been before, he got back on his horse and galloped out of the tribe. He went to the bazaar and went inside the inn. He just wanted some time to himself where he could calm himself down, eat a nice meal and spend a night away from the chaos in Kayi tribe. He sat down at a table and called the Innkeeper " Innkeeper! Can I please have a nice hot meal that I can eat now and just a small room for later where I can stay for one or two nights". " Ok bey, I will first bring you some food, we can discuss your room later" The innkeeper replied. " Eyvallah" Gunduz responded. A man wearing a face covering came up to Gunduz as he was eating his food and asked " Excuse me young man, may I sit here". " Alright then, but make it quick because I have come here to be alone. Say what you want to say please, I have some problems in my family, I have come here to escape" Gunduz answered. " Oh Alright" The man told Gunduz. The man then removed his face covering and Gunduz narrowed his eyes at him He suddenly got a flashback from around 6-8 years ago. He knew this man, he was beginning to remember. " Sungertekin Uncle.....".