Full Moon | Dolunay (pt.1)

28. Misery

*FERIT*

I lost track of the countless times I made love to Nazli before we fell asleep exhausted in each others arms.

It was around one in the morning when I woke up on hearing my ringtone. Nazli stirred next to me and I rejected the call. I couldn't let her wake up, especially not when she was wearing nothing but my shirt.

Her back was pressed to my chest and I hugged her tighter. She purred when I nuzzled against the nape of her neck, and traced soft kisses down her back. My phone rang again and I sighed, "Answer it... May be important" Nazli mumbled and turned to bury her head in my chest.

That is when I noticed Mrs.Iqbal's name on the screen, she wouldn't call me without a reason.

"Mrs.Iqbal?" I propped myself on the bed, "Uh... Mr.Ferit..." Her voice cracked, "Are you okay?" "Mr.Ferit you need to return to Istanbul tonight... It's very important..." It sounded as if she's been crying for a long time.

Nazli rubbed her eyes and looked up at me curiously, "What happened Mrs.Iqbal? Is it something related to work?" I sighed. "No... It's... There was an accident... Mr.Demir's car..." She trailed off, "You need to come here immediately... I'll text you the address..." She told me but I had gone numb by now.

*NAZLI*

The unexpected phone call from Mrs.Iqbal left Ferit speechless. "What's wrong?" I sat up next to him and he turned to me. His face reflected utter shock.

"We are returning to Istanbul" He told me, "Now?" "Yes, get ready" He replied and put on his clothes in a hurry. "But why?" "I'll tell you on the way" He left a caress on my face before walking over to the bathroom.

I couldn't process what was happening.

Maybe it was related to some million dollar deal?
Ferit wouldn't ruin our night because of his work, right?

In half an hour, we were already driving back to Istanbul in silence. I waited a long time for him to talk, but he never even looked at me. My anxiety was growing by the minute. This had always been one of the things I feared. Whenever Ferit and I got close, everything would be ruined somehow.

I woke up when Ferit tapped my shoulder, "We're here Nazli" "Why are we at a hospital?" I rubbed my eyes and looked around.

"Demir's car got in an accident..." He mumbled. "Oh my god" I gasped, "How are they?" "Mrs.Iqbal didn't tell me anything... Come on, we can't waste time" He got out of the car and I followed him.

I prayed for everyone to be safe and healthy but I lost all hope when I saw Asuman clinging on to Fatosh and sobbing. "Sister!" She hugged me tightly and broke down completely. I was confused by this, even Ferit was. When I glanced at Fatosh and Engin, even they were as upset as Asuman.

"What happened?" Ferit turned to Tarik and Mrs.Iqbal. They hesitated on talking, "Uh... The accident happened a few hours ago... Mr.Demir and Mrs.Zeynep were about to return home... That's when they met Mr.Nihat... His car was in the service so they offered to drop him home... On the way..." Tarik took a deep breath.

My heart was pounding inside me now, even Zeynep and dad were in Demir's car.

"Talk Tarik!" Ferit barked at him, "Uh... Their car lost control... Mr.Demir and Mr.Nihat... The died on the spot" My breath was caught in my lungs and Asuman's cries grew louder. "And Zeynep?" "The doctors tried saving her but... Even she died an hour ago..." He replied.

Ferit and I glanced at each other, his eyes were already bloodshot. He held the back of his head and paced up and down the hall taking deep breaths. Tears rolled down my cheeks and Fatosh pulled me in an embrace as well.