Veil of Lies

The Encounter

★ Innessa

" So this is the venue ? " I questioned Abdul Aziz who was guiding me while walking towards the main door.
" Yes. And there is another who'll be assisting us in decorating the venue. He is one of my acquaintance and he'll join us shortly after. " He plainly declared.
I just hummed in response. But the venue was truly beautiful. It was arranged in a building which was surrounded by nature and was on top of a hill, the whole city of Istanbul can be seen from the top. The indoor was spectacular; renaissance paintings everywhere with floral vases made from glass which enhanced the look of every flowers in them but these were just a glimpse of the beauty of this venue. Golden wallpapers with wooden furniture and extraordinarily designed carpets; this truly was the forte of Cannoisseur company. Moreover, the ceiling was beautified with magnificent crystal chandeliers. Furthermore, the massive glass windows on the side were also built one after another letting the sun rays come in.

I saw the map of the whole venue the night before but didn't expected the decorations and appearance to be this stunning however the event was on the day after tomorrow so I still had time to make all these efforts go in vain.

" It's great, isn't it ? " Abdul Aziz smiled while looking around.
" Yes ! I had no idea your skills for decorating were this brilliant. "
Abdul Aziz put a hand on his face and started chuckling while I glared at him with a puzzled expression.
" I may be an artist but I am not this creative. These are all the ideas of Mustafa."
" Sir Mustafa ? " I almost gasped.
Alexander could never do this. Yet he still questions why Mustafa is at the top ?
" And you are an artist ? I never realized!"
" Half of the paintings are done by me and half are done by the man who'll be coming. Come with me, enough chit chatting. " He commanded and started leading the way while I was still in awe.

As I was observing the place, there were cameras all over the venue. Abdul Aziz was talking with a man in the distance after reaching the stage at the end of the immense hall. When the man went back, I approached him.
" Sir? "
" Hm? "
" Can I check the IT system of this venue? " I questioned but instead of Abdul Aziz, A feminine and deep voice replied from behind
" There'll be no need for you to do it when I have finally got here, Katrina !"
Nazli. Not so great timing.
" Oh- Ma'am Nazli ? " I questioned while keeping my nice tone as much as possible. She had a her hair up in a bun, green coat, green scarf over her head, white shirt and pants. My gaze was then darted from Nazli to the man with her; almond coloured eyes and hair which looked like honey when the sunlight hit on his face, beige button shirt with white pants while holding a white coat on his arm.

Tsk, why everyone in Istanbul is so beautiful ?

" We were just waiting for you both, Nazli and Emir. " Abdul Aziz spoke up to both of them then addressed me; "Well Katrina, This one's Nazli Çelik. She is the IT genius and she's in charge of checking and maintaining the arrangements of all IT equipments in event like projectors, speakers and all. And this one's Emir Çelik. He's my acquaintance and an artist as well. He is the one who is making half of these paintings. I told him to bring some paintings today as well to enhance the look. " Abdul Aziz introduced both of them one by one.
" Çelik... are you both siblings ? " I questioned.
" Yes. " Both of them responded at the same time. I know about Nazli, she is undoubtedly a cheerful person with a charismatic personality but Emir... It was like he was unfazed. He had his hands on both of his pockets an was looking outside the window rather than at us. Them being siblings truly surprised me for a second that despite staying together, their personalities clash alot.
" Although I think Katrina doesn't need my introduction, we both have met before ! " She declared joyfully.
" Okay Ladies, you should do what you have to do. Emir and I have some other work. " And with that, both of them disappeared.
" Come on, Katrina ! " Nazli grabbed my hand and brought me to a room where every view of CCTV cameras can be seen.
" Since I am an IT department head, I have the responsibility of taking care of anything related to this stuff. " Nazli said as she sat on the chair Infront of the huge computer screen, putting her one leg onto the other and taking off her scarf.
" I'll be willingly help you, Miss Nazli."
" As you wish dear but I am not here to work. I am just tired so I thought of resting somewhere. I'll be going to check other equipments." Nazli said.