SILENT SCARS

Chapter Thirteen

Nihan
Apart of me inside felt like I made the wrong decision. I felt like beating myself up for crying. Neither of them deserved my tears.

"Miss do you mind telling me where you stay?"

I didn't recognize the officer was staring at me through the front mirror and he probably saw me crying.

"You're in good hands now," he spoke in assuarance as he drove.

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I couldn't think of a better place to take you, you can stay here for as long as you like," the officer spoke.

"Thank you, we'll be on our way by tomorrow morning,"

His phone suddenly broke their conversation.

"Hello, kizim! What happened?" He sounded worried as he walked away from us.
(Daughter)

"Ofcourse, you know this is your home and I will be waiting for you."

The officer put his phone away and walked back to us.

Nihan had not realised they were still standing at the door of the officer's house.

"You can come in," the officer spoke.

Nihan caught him smiling at them. She slowly stepped inside holding her baby who was asleep in her arms.

"Let me help you with him," he insisted.

As much as she was hesitant, she handed Aslan over but still watched the officer as he walked away with Aslan.

Nihan stayed behind and looked around. It was a beautiful home but she wondered where his wife was, she heard his daughter on the phone but was he all alone?

"Has he ever laid his hands on you?" Nihan was looking at a photo when he startled her with that question.

"You could have just taken us to the station, why didn't you?" Nihan asked.

"I have worked on cases with men like Tarkan Sahin, mafia, brutal killers, I know him to well to know he wouldn't spare a woman and a child eventhough they were his own blood. I thought this place would be safer for you and your son away from Tarkan and Altan," he spoke honestly.

He walked to where I stood and behind me, he picked one of the pictures I was looking at. A picture of what I assumed was his family and he smiled.

"My wife died when my daughter was only five years old, I have raised her by myself ever since," his tone suddenly changed.

He stared at the picture full of remorse and sadness.

"She was beautiful," Nihan commented.

The officer nodded smiling. Nihan couldn't help but feel bad for him. Him and his daughter must have been through a lot but she was happy that his daughter had a father to raise her. Nihan had no one. Her parents were murdered before she could barely walk. She couldn't remember their faces. All she had was a picture and a story about how they were killed.

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The sound of a powerful engine roared in to the compond and Asli got alerted immediately. Putting away her phone, she rushed too the window hoping it was Nihan.

"Ashkim someone is here," Azra said.
(Love)

"I'll check," Halit left the house.

"Tarkan! Where are they?" Azra hollered.

"Where is Nihan?" Azra was about to attack Tarkan who looked dumbfounded.

Stared at both of them confused and hopeless but without saying anything he got back in to his car.