Early Bird (Erkenci Kus)(Part 2)

96. Finding yourself and another collision

Five minutes after witnessing yet another secret, and very private moment between his boss and his best friend, a frazzled JJ couldn't run into the camp fast enough. Why is this always happening to me?! He runs past Ayhan, Guliz and Deren at top speed, gasping and making squeaking sounds trying to keep what he knew in. Everyone stares at him jogging around the tents and fires.

"JJ?" Guliz calls and stands on her knees, her hands held up in question. He keeps running.

"JJ!" Deren yells when he comes by again and turns, running back.

"What happened now?" Ayhan asks.

"Why is he always running like that?"

"Did he have some of your juice?" Ayhan asks with a raised brow and Deren rolls her eyes.

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Sanem and Can walk into the camp then and Can puts his torchlight away again. Sanem is still swaying a little bit and complaining about the juice.

"Sit down here," Can says and helps her to a chair. "Sit okay? And let's put this," he takes the bottle and puts it on the far side of the table, "right here. No more of that. I'll make you some strong black coffee instead."

"Okay." Sanem huffs and sits down.

"Leave it alone," he warns, pointing at the bottle and giving her a look.

"Okay." I won't be touching it with a ten foot pole after what just happened, trust me. She leans her head back and closes her eyes.

JJ zooms past Can, who stops for just a second next to Deren just as Guliz asks him again what he's running around for.

"What new phobia did he develop now Guliz?!" Deren asks and Guliz shrugs, shaking her head.

Can moves on to get to the kettles, not really in the mood for any of JJ's dramatics at just then.

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"Ahh!" JJ gasps as he runs past Sanem, who lifts her head slightly when he does.

"JJ? Can you may - "

"Ahh!" he skids and retreats, turning away from her.

Sanem groans and puts her head back in her hands, rubbing her temples while JJ keeps going back into the trees.

'What did you do?'

"I don't even know," Sanem mutters quietly, "I said things he wasn't supposed to hear...but it's all this fruit juice's fault...I don't know what's in it..."

'Don't lie and use that juice as an excuse. Can said that people don't hide what they're feeling when they're drunk. You're drunk, you wanted to say that and you did.'

Sanem smiles to herself. "Hm, you know something? There's a koala bear inside me that wants to stick to Can forever and live on him...That's what I'm hiding inside me...a koala bear, but I can't stick there..."

'No, but you can!'

"No I can't I say, I can't," Sanem frowns at the sky for a moment and then shuts her eyes, sliding down in the chair a bit. "What kind of inner voice are you anyway? Telling me that I can stick to Can..." she snorts. "Are you bipolar? I want the voice that says no and I say yes, not the other way around. My usual voice. The natural one..." She sighs and shifts, looking at the sky again. "Nature..." she frowns, playing with her fingers sleepily. "Natural...Like me..." She sits up slowly, the fogginess in her brain disappearing at the words. "The voice inside I have to find...Find your natural self..." She gasps and then grins. "I've got it! That's it!" she yells and jumps up onto her feet. "I've got it!"