If IlCey's Bedroom Wall Wrote Stories...

When She Was Jealous

Ceylin entered the Ceylin Eguvan Kaya and Yekta Tilmen Law offices holding Mercan's hand. "Good morning" she said to everyone as she walked down the corridors. Mercan was smiling and waving at everyone she knew.

"Mom, let's say hello to Yekta dede" said Mercan with her adorable pleading eyes while pulling on her mom's blouse to get her attention before they walked by the man's office without going in.

"Of course, my love, that is a great idea!" replied Ceylin with a smile as she opened the door to Yekta's office. The person talking to Yekta in his office killed the smile on her face in an instant. Sitting there was Nil wearing one of her ridiculous skirts that were always a couple sizes too small for her. At the sight of the woman, the normally bright and smiley child who was so attuned to her mother's emotions shied away and held her mother's hand even tighter while hiding behind her mother's legs. Ceylin felt Mercan start getting nervous so she looked down at Mercan and subtly grabbed her tree of life necklace and rubbed it twice. Mercan and Ceylin had set up a 'secret language' with their mother-daughter necklaces during their before bed nightly talks and Mercan knew that the silent signal meant that everything was okay. This mother-daughter communication happened in a matter of seconds and Mercan was back to smiling. Nil wasn't paying much attention since she kept talking when Ceylin came in, but Ceylin was curious about her visit to Yekta's office.

"What are you doing here?" asked Ceylin with a calm voice. She really had no issues with her being there, but she wished to not see Nil's face, especially so early in the morning and on a Saturday.

"Ceylin, she is here to discuss a case we are rivals in. I don't normally work on Saturdays but I want to finish this issue as soon as possible" Explained Yekta. When Mercan heard his voice, she suddenly remembered why she had asked her mom to visit this particular room.

"Yekta dede!" shouted Mercan while running to her grandfather to hug him. Yekta's face was beaming with a huge smile, and that was the first time Nil saw Yekta's real smile. "Come here beautiful girl!" said Yekta with his arms open, not caring about the audience. Nil was astounded to say the least. She knew Yekta to be a ruthless, mean man and this was not the man she was used to seeing.

"Do you also work with my mom?" Asked Mercan looking directly at Nil. Contrary to what some people might believe, Mercan is not a shy child, she just takes after her father and is a little bit of an introvert. Living a very sheltered life during the past couple of years caged her in, and lately Mercan has been coming out of her shell and truly shining and evolving as a person. The love and attention given from her parents was as evident as night time when the sun went down. Ceylin and Ilgaz also let her interact with the world independently and have her own conversations. When Mercan addressed Nil, Ceylin simply sat down on the couch in Yekta's office and let Mercan be.

"I was your mom Filiz's lawyer once" Answered Nil with a devilish smile. A surge of rage overtook Ceylin's senses, but she let Mercan keep the conversation going. Ceylin was also curious about her daughter's response to this comment. How did Mercan see Filiz in her mind? Does she really accept Ceylin as her mother?

"Filiz is not my mom, Ceylin is my mom. Filiz is a lady who took care of me when I got lost, but now my mommy and my daddy found me" Mercan confidently said without a trace of shame, fear, or anger; just pure innocence and conviction in her voice. There was an uncomfortable silence in the room, nobody knew what to say. Mercan seemed to understand the animosity between the two women and was intelligent enough to shut her up with a couple words, and this was where Ceylin's genes were really being expressed in Mercan.

"How are mommy and daddy treating you?" Asked Yekta to change the subject. He was also trying to distract Nil from their case since she had everything to win if she paid close attention. Yekta devised a plan on the spot and went with it. He was going to play with Nil's feelings she thinks she has for Ilgaz to distract her. Mercan loved to talk about her parents and her life because it was still all new to her and she could not believe how lucky she was. Yekta knew this firsthand, he had spent a lot of time with Mercan talking up a storm about her adventures at home with her parents and their dog.