Not One Sided

31. Elçin, bana cevap ver

   Melikşah's POV

"Hmm..?" she mumbled.

I looked in her eyes and told,
"Evet. You've heard it right. Elçin, will you marry me again?"

She turned her gaze away and asked,
"S-Safiye abla..you called her?"

"Evet."

"G-Gerçekten mı?" She asked with a slight smile on her face.

"Ne gerçekten mı?" I chuckled.

She moved her lips but couldn't speak anything. There was a little smile on her face that she tried to hide and as she was about to leave the yurt,

I told, "Elçin, bana cevap ver."

But she left.

Few moments later, I was walking around and saw the lady who'd accused Elçin earlier as she claimed that Markus' man had entered her daughter's yurt and hurt her.

I got reminded of that incident and went forward to ask her.

"Sultanım...How may I help you?"

"Hayir, not a help. I want to ask something."

By then, Safiye abla approached us and stood at a little distance, quietly.

"How's your daughter?"

"Iyim, sultanım. Neden?"

"Oh, Elçin hatun wasn't here since days after that incident. So your daughter might've been well..."
I replied quite sarcastically.

"I-I don't understand..."

"Why did you lie? Why did you lie that your daughter was attacked by Markus' man?"

"Lie? I haven't told a lie, sultanım. One of the soldiers too saw him running. How can you say that I lied?"

"Moreover, they attacked Elçin hatun again. That happened in your presence and you still say that I lied."

"That was a different thing."

"Özür dilerim, sultanım, ama won't it be better if you interrogate Elçin hatun? I haven't lied. If you don't trust me, atleast don't accuse me falsely. Ask Elçin hatun. She is the one who has betrayed before. Also-"

"Yeter!"

Safiye abla held my hand to calm me down as I shouted in anger.

"Hatun, please leave." Safiye abla told.

"Melikşah, sakın ol, kardeşim. You too don't have the knowledge of everything. Maybe that lady didn't lie or perhaps something else. That matter is over now."

"Ama abla, didn't you hear her disrepectful tone? I don't know what sort of misunderstandings and hatred have they developed in their hearts. Perhaps I shouldn't have called you. We could leave simply, without a remarriage."

"Bak, you can't hold their tongues. Those who've to spit poison will do it. But it's very important to see the beautiful side as well. Your sons, daughter, everyone of us respect Elçin because she is a good person. She stayed for days in the palace yet neither did she hurt anyone nor force herself upon us. There are misunderstandings in every family, but your children also want you to be happy."

She sighed and wrapped her hands with mine and further spoke,

"Bak kardeşim, we all know the circumstances under which your marriage took place. But now, if you wish to return with her as your bride  and begin a new journey to spend a lifetime with her, what can be purer than that?"

"Ablam, your words really soothe my heart. But, she might not want to-"

"-get married?" She interrupted and then chuckled.

"Which girl or woman doesn't desire for a beautiful marriage? Everyone does. You should ask her. Anyways, you know better."
She told this and left.

Hours later, in the evening, I approached towards Elçin's yurt.

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What do you think? Will Elçin agree?

Gerçekten mı? - Really?

Ne Gerçektan mı? - What really?

Bana cevap ver - Answer me