The albatross journey

42 -Conspiracies

Hyal Etmek the day before

Hakan

The door to my office opens without anyone having thought at all about knocking before entering, only one person dares to do such a thing in the agency and there she is, beautiful and smiling as usual with the conspiratorial attitude she assumes every time she discovers some juicy indiscretion.

- Hakan did you also see what I saw in that meeting room? -

- I'd say so Dilara, it was obvious, there were sparks between those two, the others may not have noticed but we who know Sanem's history couldn't help but understand -

- A little while ago I saw a messenger delivering flowers to Sanem's office. So the rotter who abandoned my friend is that big hunk of beef...? -

- Uh, Dilara, I think you can keep your more colorful remarks to yourself perhaps, shall we? -

-Yes, I mean, Can Divit is the man who made Sanem suffer so much apparently, did you know him already? -

- Not personally, over time I've come across some of his work, I've seen some shots that are real works of art. I know he has won several prizes and received numerous awards for his social commitment in humanitarian campaigns in refugee camps on the edge of the Syrian war zones and Rwandan refugees in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He is certainly a courageous man and he proved it today by coming here and putting on that little show -

- What do you mean? -

- Surely a world famous photographer like him doesn't need to do photo shoots for a ready-to-wear women's clothing line, what do you think? Sanem mentioned at one point that the guy who abandoned her had come back and said he regretted it. As far as I could see Can Divit is not only sorry but he's also determined to get close to Sanem otherwise he wouldn't have accepted such an assignment and wouldn't have gone out of his way to have her by his side on the set every moment -

- Do you think he's sincere? That he's truly repentant and willing to make things work with her? -

While we're talking I type a few keywords into a search engine and here are dozens and dozens of photos of Can Divit and Sanem Aydin at the presentation of various advertising campaigns, including the "Obsession" campaign.

- Come here to see Dilara, here they are, the caption depicting them on stage at the unveiling event says Can Divit thanked Ms Aydin for her contribution in creating the successful campaign for HXC Cosmetics. Well, to make a gesture like that the guy must care about her a lot don't you think? - I turn to look at her without realising how close her face is as she leans over to look at my computer screen, we find ourselves looking into each other's eyes just a few inches apart. We stay like that for a few moments, eyes in eyes, then Dilara shakes herself to straighten up and go back to the other side of the desk.

- If he had cared about her he wouldn't have gone off with his ex for months and months, what do you think? Did you see what he did to that poor girl? When she arrived here she was a wounded animal and even now you can feel that she is suffering so much, there is always that veil of sadness and regret in her gaze which is heartbreaking -

- She's a beautiful person and I'm sorry to see her like this, hurt and humiliated as well as disappointed by a love she believed to be true, did Divit realise how much he had hurt her?

I see Dilara tilt her head to one side and bring her index finger to tap thoughtfully on her beautiful lips, always perfectly drawn by her make-up - Um, I was thinking that maybe we could let him see for himself what it means to risk losing her, if it's true that he cares about her, maybe if there was someone courting her and he was insistently buzzing around her, what do you think our dear Divit would think?