Early Bird (Erkenci Kus)(Part 3)

84. You don't trust me

An hour and a half later, Sanem pulls to a stop on the other side of the hedgerow hiding the cabin from view. It was so secluded she could barely see anything in the dark. She gets out quietly, then looks around, shutting the door. She came straight here because she knew this was where he called home for now.

She couldn't see Can's car however. Maybe he's not here yet...? Pushing away from the car, she creeps closer to the hedge, her hands in her jacket pockets. "There are no lights on in the cabin," she observes. "Hm...No car, no lights... He's definitely not here yet..." She squints.

'Or maybe he is here and is sleeping with Ceyda in his arms in the dark as we speak.'

"What?" Sanem frowns up at the trees above her. "I will bite you I swear," she hisses, her eyes narrowed. "And yes, that's a threat."

The sound of a car approaching comes up the narrow road and her inner voice pops like a bubble, disappearing.

"Can?" Oh no, he can't see me! He can't see me! Sanem ducks and hurries to the other side of Osman's car, kneeling there to hide.

The taxi drives past the car and she relaxes. It comes to a stop in front of the car a few feet away though and her heart starts speeding up as she peeks through the back window.

"He's alone," she grins when she sees only Can squinting out of the back window of the taxicab. "I worried for nothing...Of course he's alone," she scoffs. "I knew I could trust him." She chuckles and crawls back to open the driver door.

She gets in, and grabs the seatbelt, buckling in, ready to leave again.

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Can, who had a hard time seeing who the driver of the car was that was parked outside his cabin, gets out and pays the taxi, walking closer to see better.

He comes to a halt though when the headlights suddenly go on, almost blinding him. That wasn't even the worst part. No, whoever drove the car then decided to reverse straight into the nearest tree at full speed.
"Hey, be careful!" he calls out, holding his hand up against the glare of the lights. "Are you okay? You just hit the tree there!"

"What?! Who hit me?!"

Can hears a dulled voice from inside the car, and frowns, moving closer again. The wipers were on, and the hazard lights were blinking, along with the headlights flashing on and off. The sound of creaking and complaining metal as the driver tries to start the car again, along with the groaning gears, made his ears hurt and had him stopping again to put his hands over them.

"What's going on?!" the voice asks in panic.

Moving once again, Can lowers his hands from his ears and then goes to the driver side, trying to see inside, his eyes stinging from the sharp lights. What the - He stares through the windshield at the huge doelike eyes staring right back. "Sanem?" he asks, just as a stream of water hits him right in the eye, making him shield both by turning his face away. "Okay! Enough, turn it off now!"

Inside the car, it's nothing but a flurry of hands as Sanem panics and tries to find a way to make whatever was happening stop.

Can sighs, wiping his face and then knocks on the window next to her. Her head whips around to him and her jaw drops, her eyes widening even more. He rolls his hand when she stares at him as if asking 'what?'
"Open the window."

"What?"

Can rolls his hand more insistently and her mouth forms a small O, before the window rolls down slowly. He leans his hands against the door and looks around inside the car as she pushes pieces of wayward hair out of her eyes and blinks innocently. "License and registration please?"