My Turkish Heart

Chapter 14: With new beginnings, come new challenges..

Bliss.. that was the only word Izzy could use to describe how she felt, once reunited with Burak. It was immensely hard for them to live apart and even though they never lived together before, they longed to just be in each other's presence once again.

But with every happy ending, the reality seeps in sooner or later... And their reality definitely came with a few obstacles.

5 months ago

The heat of the Turkish sun, could still be felt in the air as Izzy disembarked from the plane. She hardly had any rest since she left Cape town, as she was too excited to land in Istanbul. Getting some work done, whilst listening to music made time fly even more. Twenty minutes before landing, she went to the bathroom to freshen herself up, even though Burak knew how she looked when she was a hot mess from all their ungodly hour video calls, she still wanted to look somewhat put together when she saw him again. Fixing the strands of hair that escaped her bun, she looked at herself in the mirror and took a deep breath.

"I can't believe this is happening..! Finally I will get to see him in person, touch him in person and smell his scent all over me. This is crazy!" she gushed to herself.

The turbulence could not even bother Izzy, as the butterflies in her stomach were doing somersaults at this moment. Trying her best to calm down her excited nerves, she felt how heated her cheeks were getting from grinning so much. What could she say, Burak knew how to get her excited, but also make her crazy nervous.

Walking out of the plane her excitement grew even more, as she wanted to run through the mass of passengers so that she could see him already. Grabbing her suitcase as fast as she could from the baggage carousel, she zoomed past everyone to get through the doors of the international arrivals. Finally making it through the doors, her eyes scanned the busy area to find him. In a panic, she felt anxious that he forgot what time she was arriving as no one seemed to match his profile. Feelings of disappointment started growing, as she still couldn't find him. Until, she saw a man casually dressed by the far side pillar, with a huge grin on his face. He had a black baseball cap lowered slightly over his intimidating eyes and a stuffed elephant tightly held in his arm. The feeling of finally finding him was indescribable, as she rushed over to him. Even Burak's usual cool demeanor couldn't hold up against the happiness he felt, seeing Izzy. He even took bigger strides until he reached her halfway, they ran into each other's arms and held one another tightly. No one could utter a word, as they both felt too caught up in their emotions to speak.

"Hos geldin(Welcome)!" he kissed the top of Izzy's forehead as he stared at her.

The woman who made him feel like he was going crazy, whilst he was miles apart from her was finally here in the flesh. She stared up at him with stars in her eyes, as it eventually felt real. Holding onto each other as they made their way to the parking lot, completely smitten with each other.

"Are you ready for the next chapter together?" Burak asked when they settled in the car.

"Evet(Yes)!!" she said in an excited tone.

He picked up her hand and kissed it, as he was so happy that she was here.

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Hey Turkish hearts :) Thank you so much for the love and support shown for my first Wattpad story. Join me on the next chapter of Izzy and Burak's life as we relocate to Istanbul. Let's see if the Turkish Heart was really meant to be... ;)

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