Early Bird (Erkençi Kus)(Part 1)

36. Is she really that allergic?

Sanem walks out to the group after finishing with Arzu's tea, hearing them bickering back and forth.

"Yes!"

"No! I am telling you I can't eat this!"

"Arzu, why would I give you something to make you unhappy?"

"Mune, explain to these people why it's not possible for me to eat this!"

"Here you go, your green tea, 88 degrees, one lemon slice," Sanem interrupts them and Arzu grabs the cup, turning it upside down without even taking a sip.

"No tea right now. Go away." Arzu sneers and pushes the cup into Sanem's hands. "Go away."

JJ, well aware of Sanem's loathing of this woman, looks at Arzu then at Sanem in a panic.

Sanem, however, stteps back slowly, only glaring at her.

"Arzu, please, this is part of the contract," Deren speaks again, "one of the products is a strawberry lollipop. You have to eat it."

"How many time do I have to tell you? I. Can. Not. Eat. It! I am allergic! It will put me in the hospital, I'll start swelling up and turn red and itch...No..." Arzu shakes her head, then jumps to her feet. "Can!" she calls and they all turn to him where he was busy checking their latest photos.

"What's wrong now Arzu?" he asks.

"Can, I'm allergic to strawberries, I can't eat them."

Shit. He forgot. He sighs, not in the mood for this now. They would have to make a plan. It was the last set and he was over this day. "Sanem!" He looks at Sanem standing to the side and she comes over. "There's red food coloring in one of the cabinets in the kitchen, take some of the lemon lollipops and dip them. Let JJ help you. JJ?"

"Of course, Mr Can," JJ hurries to Sanem's side and together they start going back into the house.

Arzu smiles, satisfied that he once again took her side. "Just look how smart he is!"

Sanem glares over her shoulder at Arzu hearing this.

"Can, you saved my life!"

Can wasn't look at Arzu though, his eyes were following Sanem after she turned away again.

Once inside the kitchen Sanem and JJ get to work. Mixing the coloring with water, then dipping the lollipops and holding them over the bowl to let it take.

Sanem sighs while holding one, her eyes on the window staring out at the backyard. "Beautiful people can be so bad..."

"Who's beautiful? And bad?" JJ asks, eyeing her and then the window.

"They have vile tongues that can make anything sound great..."

"Uh, who are you talking about?"

"When those kinds of people start liking each other, simple people like me are the ones who have to suffer...doesn't it just break your heart to see that..."

There was no one outside and JJ stared at Sanem worriedly. "Sanem, who are you talking about? Who's breaking who's heart now?"

Sanem blinks and turns, realizing she must have spoken out loud again. "Did I say someone's heartbroken?"

"Yes."

She huffs and closes her eyes. "What is happening?" she mumbles.

"Yes, what is happening?" He tuts. "This isn't working, you do it." He hands her the still yellow lollipop. He didn't want his hands getting the same red coloring as Sanem's.