Can decided to go for a drive after Sanem left, wanting to clear his head. While on the moutain pass, his mind all over the place, he calls Akif.
"Hello?"
"Akif, how are you?"
"Good, good, how are you?"
"Well...I don't really know, man. I'm about to go completely insane, I'm losing it...Are you free? Can we go to the Strait?"
"Su - "
"No wait, no, it'll be crowded by now. Let's go to that spot near the river."
"Alright, we can do that. Uhm, Can, can I ask if this is related to Sanem?"
Why would you ask that? Can wonders before he decides he doesn't really care right then and sighs, "Yes, it is."
"What did you do to the girl now?" Akif huffs. "Jesus, don't you feel bad for offending her all the time? She's like a delicate rose, that - "
"Akif, what the hell are you talking about? When did I offend Sanem? Where do you get that?"
"Never mind, never mind, relax. I'll meet you there and you can tell me what's wrong."
"I'm telling you now that I need to vent, so keep that in mind okay?"
"Yes I hear you. Hurry, I'm on my way already."
Can hangs up, jabbing his finger at the button in frustration. "Why would I ever offend Sanem? And what does that even have to do with this?" Can shakes his head and turns down the main road.
They get to the riverside cafe minutes apart and go to the table right at the edge together to sit down. Akif orders some lime water and Can a whiskey drink. He stays quiet as they wait, just staring at the water.
When their drinks arrive, Akif is still waiting for Can to speak, while Can drinks slowly, saying nothing. Akif tilts his head, leans forward and finally breaks the silence. "Weren't we going to talk?"
Can looks at him and shrugs. "I like the quiet." His mind was on his arms holding Sanem, possibly for the last time - and he was a little shook.
"Boy, you called me saying you need to vent, dragged me all the way out here and now you're not venting."
"Can't a man just sit and admire nature with one of his best friends?" Akif gives Can a dry look. "Isn't it enough?"
"Okay?" Akif worriedly eyes Can's far away expression then toasts his glass to Can's. "Cheers then. To just sitting."
Can lifts his glass, touching Akif's glass, before taking a deep breath and leaning back in his chair, once again staring at the water.
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Sanem finally gets home that afternoon after walking along the pier for over an hour. She shuffles through the silent house slowly, dragging herself up the stairs. Inside her room, she closes her door and just drops everything there on the floor before going to lie down on her bed and closing her teared up eyes, remembering him pull her into a hug that she would never forget.
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"Thank you so much for coming," Deren says as she walks Burke and Uguz out. "We'll see you at the next meeting. I think it was a very productive first look, for all of us. We'll discuss everything in more detail later."
She sticks her hand out and shakes each of theirs. She wanted them to leave already because that was a terrible meeting and she was certain they knew it too. "Have a safe trip."
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Early Bird (Erkençi Kus)(Part 1)
Fanfic* (A Turkish Series Translation) A young woman named Sanem Aydin lives with her overbearing but loving parents, who have certain ideas of how she should be living - and it doesn't involve her working at her family store full time. They thinks she s...
