The Business Trip Part 2

Intervention and Introspection

Hayat is staring at the dress, not really seeing anything, blurred by the tears in her eyes, she does not even look up as Murat quietly walks past her, out the door, she is lost in her own world, a world far away from reality, far away from the chaos and the pain, a world of what could have been, a world that she had imagined for them and their baby, in that world everything was perfect, her magical world! She did not realize how long she had been staring like that until the persistent ringing of her phone snaps her out of her trance.

She quickly grabs it and answers without checking the number, "Hello Hayat, do you know where Murat is? I have been trying to reach him for a while now, but he's not answering his phone, neither has he reached the venue. The show is about to begin in less than an hour and although we have our act together, we still need the head of the designing team here to pull us through." she hears a very nervous Emir on the other end. Hayat is quickly brought back to reality, a little concerned, she reassures Emir to not worry, and that Murat would never desert him at such a crucial juncture. She convinces him to carry on with the preparations and wait for Murat to show up. Emir sounds a bit relieved after talking to her and then asks her "And Hayat, I hope the fitting on your dress is fine, Murat has been secretly working on it for the longest time, I don't think he has paid so much attention to any other dress. You are one lucky woman Hayat Sarsilmaz! Can you imagine, if it were any other man, he would surely have given in to all the temptations around him, but not Murat, what spell have you cast on him? He was like a man possessed, with only one goal in mind, this line, he did not take any breaks, he worked relentlessly, day in and day out, no calls, no entertainment, some days I would even have to remind him to eat something, and I want to let you know that he has requested me to dedicate this entire line to you - his inspiration! I just can't wait to get this show started and see the look on his face when you walk down that ramp." he finishes. Without giving Hayat any chance to ask him anything more, he hangs up.

Emir's words echo in Hayat's ears. Everything that Emir had said, Hayat already knew it to be true, it resonated with Murat's personality, when he was after something, he was indeed a man possessed. Wasn't it one of his traits that made her fall head over heels in love with him, wasn't that exactly how he had won her over, so why then was she punishing him when his goal was within his reach? Had they  both not dreamed of this day together, Hayat's mind was in a conflict with her heart which was pulling her towards Murat. Murat's face begging her to not go kept replaying in her mind, what if she was misjudging him, she already knew that Cagla had set a trap for him, she was trying to imagine how hard it would have been for him to work with Cagla and her constant pursuit of him, she was beginning to realize the shame he had felt when he could not provide her with the world he had promised her, he wanted to rebuild the company that he had lost to Derya, Hayat was beginning to realize how difficult it would have been for him, a man who had everything, to have to give it all away, see his hard work being taken from him, he was a very compassionate and loving man, no other man would have given away his fortune to a deceiving and conniving step mother, but it was his love for Doruk, his step brother that had stopped him, how could she have forgotten that? It was true that he was stubborn, and pig headed, but then so was she, they were two of a kind and she very well knew that either one of them would not be able to live without the other. Try as she may to console herself, the fact remained that Hayat was nothing without Murat and Murat was incomplete without his Hayat!

Her phone rings again, and this time it was flashing Emre's name, realizing that she was running out of time, she arrives at a decision, "Yes Emre?" she asks, "where have you been? what's going on Hayat? You are needed here; you better get here as soon as possible." Emre says. With a steady breath, Hayat tells Emre, "I need your help Emre" and she goes on to tell him all about Murat's wish for her to model the showstopper. Emre listens carefully with his expressions changing from disbelief to respect for Hayat. Emre also realizes why Murat had asked him to use his design, he realizes that all was not well between the two and this time it wasn't even his fault, but he knew that he could help and clear his name once and for all, and poor Cagla, she would not even know what was coming, it was obvious that Hayat had no clue about Murat's plan, or else Hayat would have mentioned it, so he plays along with her and tells her, "Ok Hayat, Ill handle our show, you go on and sort your life, I wish you the very best."

With a renewed zest and with the determination to set things right, Hayat picks up the dress from the bed and with the other hand patting her belly she thinks out loud, "Let's go surprise Daddy, little girl, and you better be ready for your moment of glory, Murat Sarsilmaz!"