Taste of Healing

It had barely been one day since Seyran had been discharged from the hospital, after Sinan's attempt to kill her by poisoning her with food. There was no way that Seyran would ever return to Sinan's house after that, so she returned to Şanlı's house, where she knew she would be safe with her own family.

Although she was already feeling better, she seemed to refuse almost any food, she only took small sips of water occassionally, though she even smelled the water before drinking. This was how much the recent events had traumatised her.

In the evening of the same day Ferit called Seyran to check on her and make sure she was all good.

"Alo?" Seyran said, answering the phone

"Seyran!" Ferit exclaimed and immediately asked her "How are you? Is everythig okay?"

"Yes, yes, I am fine, everything is good, do not worry." she answered

"Are you sure?" he asked for reassurance "Do you need any help?"

"Yes, yes, I am sure. I do not need anything right now." she gave the needed reassurance "It is enough for me that I am in a safe place."

Ferit smiled at her words and replied "I am happy that you are fine."

"But, Seyran, look..." he added "If you need anything, do not hesitate to call. You know you can rely on me any time."

"Yes, I know this." she replied "Thank you anyway!"

"You are always welcome!" he replied back

"Okay, I will let you get some rest now. Take good care of yourself." he added "Good night!"

"You stay safe, too, okay?" she replied out of genuine care "Good night!"

After that they ended the phone call.

Ferit then moved from the orange sofa, which he was sitting on, to the huge very dark grey, almost black, wall and removed the huge landscape painting, which was covering, effectively hiding, the portrait of Seyran, which Ferit himself had drawn a long time ago. After that he moved to one of the black, leather armchairs and sat there, admiring the portrait, the way he had been doing for the past two years that they had been away from each other. Looking at Seyran's portrait, Ferit formed a short smile and said "Seni çok seviyorum, Seyran..."

Ferit looked at the drawing for a few minutes and then again hid it behind the landscape painting, before anyone else saw it.

At Şanlı's house Esme was trying to get her daughter to eat something.

"Seyran, hadi kızım, dinner is ready." Esme said

"I am not hungry, mom." Seyran answered mechanically

"Is it possible like this, Seyran, ya..." Esme exclaimed "You have not eaten almost anything all day. You must not starve yourself."

"I am fine, do not worry. I am anyway used to survivng like this all my life." Seyran replied, hinting at her life before marrying Ferit, when she and her sister Suna used to live off their abusive father's leftovers "Nothing will happen to me."

"I will leave your portion here. You do not have to eat all of it, but at least eat something, please, my daughter." Esme said "Do not starve yourself like that."

"İyi, tamam." Seyran agreed, so that her mother would calm down "But I will probably not eat it now."

"Tamam, kızım." Esme replied