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Chapter 5

Serkan arrived on site to see Eda in discussion with a woman and a middle aged man, a huge crowd was gathered. A couple of fire lit. He was sure there was damage done on the construction site for god's sake.

He stared, hands in pockets as Eda seemed to handle things and was handed a megaphone.

"I, take the responsability for Art Life that construction on the site will be stopped immediately, and heads of each Union and organisation leader will be called in to have a meeting and negociation. Until we find a solution and truce, the construction is suspended." Eda assured, taking the decision and Serkan shook his head, she had to be mad.

The crowd chanted songs and Eda got down from the table she had gotten on to stand and speak.

"What exactly are you playing at ? We won't welcome these clowns in Art Life. And suspending construction is going to cost us so much. You're absolutely mad. It's a company I am running Eda Yıldız, this is real life, not some kind of utopia." Serkan argued pulling her aside.

"I see life however I see fit Serkan Bolat. I am too utopian, I see love everywhere, I am a fool, filan filan, I've already heard your tirades, and I said it then too, I will not change my outlook at life for you, or your company." Eda shot back. "And Greenpiece, the ecological party, they're not nobodies, they're actors known in the activist and mediatic field, it will be good for our credibility to receive them." Eda countered.

"Credibility ? To who ?? Silly teenagers and Greta Thunberg ? It will make us lose all credibility infront of big investors." Serkan said back.

"Then we'll find alternative investors Serkan. Besides, I'll have to look into this, I don't know how I could miss it, but the digging we are doing into the rock of this soil will dry up at least two sources of mineral water. I'm the one doing the landscaping, I made the mistake." Eda held her head, she was constantly heartbroken and had prioritised bigger projects and awards, paying minimum attention to smaller local ones and here she was.

"No joke, we do construction Eda. Obviously it messes up with nature, you cant protect each tiny tree and source, sacmalama." Serkan shook his head.

"Yes I can, either I redesign this and fix it, or the project isn't happening Serkan." She snapped.

"We can't lose a client like Ozan bey, you're completely mad!" He pointed a finger at her.

Eda looked at him in furry. Yes I am, and that's how you always liked me. Her mind shot.

"Evet I am mad, deal with it. Should have thought before hiring me as a landscape architect on Idil Hanim's ECOLOGICAL hotel project." Eda spelled out and gave him a sarcastic smile.

"Oh my god ! Someone help!" A young girl screamed in the background and Serkan rolled his eyes as Eda rushed to see.

The little girl's cat had falled in the current of the source, left unprotected by construction protection that activists had removed. He sighed exaspered but his eyes widened as he saw Eda remove her shoes and jacket.

"Ne ?? Napiyorsun ???" He shouted after her as Eda jumped in the water, swimming towards the drowning cat and managing to get to her.

Eda tried swimming back to shore, but she was against the wind and that made it harder. She had no strenght left to swim with how thin she had became.

Serkan saw her struggle to swim back, and he didn't think twice, he removed his shoes too and jumped in the water, carrying her back to where they could be shoulders deep and Eda handed over the cat to her little owner. "Here, bebe, hadi." She said and smiled watching her reunite with the child.