My manager and I

Chapter twenty-seven

"Maybe I should go..." Dicle says overwhelmed for some reason and she starts to walk backwards only to bump into Baris.

"Please don't." He whispers and it's the very first time Dicle is hearing this tone in his voice. He sounds like a scared child.

She turns around to look at his face and he looks as he sounds. Sad puppy and panicked eyes are staring at her. She places her palm on his cheek and he leans into her soft touch.

"Ok, I won't." She whispers and takes his hand in hers. "You ready?" she asks and he nods slowly.

She opens the fence gate and they walk towards Ayla.

"Baris..." She says and reaches out but he steps behind Dicle like he wanted to hide from his own mother.

Her heart aches for him and she doesn't truly know how to act.

"Hi. I'm Dicle." She says and offers her hand. The woman shakes it and smiles at her.

"It's nice to finally meet you. I've only seen blurred photos of you." Ayla says.

"Yeah... The zoom they use does not flatter me." She tries to joke but she's dying inside. "Let me get that door for you." She continues and reaches out for her keys in her bag.

Baris so far is silent and he just looks at his mother trying to figure her out. And he doesn't let go of Dicle's hand. Somehow she manages to open the door with only one hand and she steps aside to let Ayla in.

"My love?" She says and turns to look at him. "Can you please talk to her? Or talk to me. I don't know say something cause I'm getting worried here."

"I'm fine. Just trying to absorb what's happening." He says in a frozen tone. And then he snaps. "Don't listen to anything she will tell you ok? And always know that you are the best part in my life." He kisses her and walks inside the house.

Awkward is an understatement. Ayla is sitting at one end of the couch and Baris on the other. They only talked when Ayla asked him about how Aydin was and what actually happened.

Aydin on the other hand is peacefully sleeping in his room unaware of the mess that is occurring downstairs. Dicle is trying her best but her phone just won't stop ringing and vibrating. She was pushing every meeting at the evening so she could stay as much as she could.

"Yes, no I understand you. But we knew the concept of the photo shoot sweetie." She says to one of her actresses. "They said what now? No, I'm coming." She checks her watch, "Give me ten minutes, I'm nearby. Don't do anything until I get here." She says and turns to Baris.

"What happened to Eylul?" he asks, already knowing the actress from a clothing advertisement they had in the past.

"The photographer and the director are fighting over the theme of the photo shoot. I have to go Baris." She says feeling almost guilty.