Cherry Blossoms

Part 2

Author's note is at the end of the chapter.
Happy reading guys!
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Eda and Serkan went home separately where each of their friends and family were waiting for them including Selin who was waiting for a good news.

Eda looked around when she entered and saw that her aunt had not come. She couldn't stop the rush of tears that came to her eyes but she swallowed hard to stop them.

As they entered, one after the other, everyone waited for them to tell the bad news, thinking that they got divorced today.

"Eda. Serkan.. did it happen? Did you get..?" Aydan asked hesitantly. She loved Eda as her daughter but the mistake she had committed of hiding Serkan's whereabouts from Eda had made Eda take a step back from their relationship. Eda no longer talked to Aydan. She had been really hurt with Aydan keeping the truth hiding from her.

"No. The judge gave us 6 months of time to reconcile before we can get divorced. The next hearing is in 6 months." He said going to sit with his mother and Engin while everyone literally breathed a sigh of relief and Eda looked around the room lost. She had no clue what to do, who to go to cry to. Everything felt wrong.

Meanwhile Selin seethed in anger, shouting,
"What do you mean you have to stay married for another 6 months? What about our relationship Serkan? You have to get divorced.."

"Selin. Stop.. it's not the right time to discuss this." Serkan said rubbing his forehead which was throbbing with pain while Eda began to walk up towards the stairs.

"Eda. Where are you going?" He asked immediately.

"I.. I will move out. Even if we stay married for 6 months, I don't want to stay here. Perhaps, you also need some privacy of your own since now that you have a girlfriend." She said mockingly although the tears didn't really stop from flowing.

"Eda.. don't get me wrong. But this 6 months given by the court would mean that you have to stay together in the same house. Because if court get to know of this misconduct, they might elongate your period of reconciliation." Ceren spoke knowing well the rules of divorce law.

Eda looked at Ceren and then at Serkan shocked. How was she going to live with Serkan for 6 months in the same house when he had clearly rejected her and had a girlfriend as well.

"Evet. Eda kizim. Please. Stay here for 6 months." Aydan spoke softly. Eda was pregnant. She had no doubt that the child was Serkan's and she really wanted Serkan to have a change of heart, staying with Eda in the same house while her being pregnant might make Serkan change his heart and accept the child and Eda.

Eda ran up the stairs crying, she felt stuck and lost. No idea on how to carry forward with this. Melo and Deniz went with her upstairs while all else excused themselves sooner or later, sensing that probably giving this couple some privacy might help and the fact they couldn't do anything in this tense situation.

Selin stayed behind as everyone left from the living room and caressed Serkan's hand sitting beside him.
"Serkan, I am sorry. You have to go through that. I hope you get divorced soon. Don't worry. I am with you. I will not let Eda spoil our relation again." She said really cunningly and then immediately sobered when Serkan looked at her.

"Selin. I want some alone time. Please." He said extremely confused of what was happening with him. His plane crash, memory loss, coming back home to a wife who was also pregnant and now being denied divorce and having a clingy girlfriend was getting all too much for him. He felt frustrated with things happening in life.

He didn't realise when Melo and Deniz came down from Eda's room and Melo cleared her throat to get his attention.

"Eniste... pardon. Sorry. Serkan bey. Can we use your kitchen to make something to eat for Eda?" She asked and Serkan nodded.