Emir And Feriha - The Journey Continues

Part 24

"Can, where are you going?" asked Emir. Can was caught in dilemma and unprepared to answer. He stammered a bit and said "E..Emir brother you!"
Emir narrowed his eyes. Can put his hands in pockets and said " I was going to my friends house" . Emir leant forward and asked "alone, at this hour?" He shrugged his shoulder and answered "yes"
"Come with me, I will leave you" Emir gestured him to get into the car, Can followed him. Emir asked for his friends address and Can complied. Emir pulled up his car infront of his friends house and turned to Can.
Can remained seated silently and then in a low voice he said "Emir brother, I lied. I have left mom's house"
Emir had an inkling of it though and so he nodded. He tried not to sound angry and then asked him "why did you runaway? Do you know what have you done, mom must be going crazy and..."
Can cut him short "she won't . She doesn't care" he answered in anger. Emir looked at Can, he looked defiant.
"Something has happened?"
"Nothing new she doesn't care for me anymore" and he turned his face away
Emir thought this was not the right time to prod him more and so he said "relax Can. Ok. I will call mom now"
Can held emir's phone in a bid to stop him from calling Aysun. "Can its not right"
"Emir brother, please ...I don't want to go there"
"You will come with me?"
"Yes"
Emir started his car and went home. Feriha was waiting . She opened the door and was pleasantly surprised to see Can. Can hugged Feriha "Feriha sister, how are you?"
"I am good and how about you"asked Feriha
"I am good too"
Feriha looked at emir, he said "he has come to stay with us tonight. I had gone to moms house, he wanted to come along, so I got him"
"You didn't tell me you were going there?"
"Yes, there was something I wanted to discuss with her" he said while scratching his nose.
Feriha welcomed Can in and they spent good together, chatting and playing. Emir excused himself on the pretext of work. He opened his laptop and kept staring at the screen. Myriad of thoughts were crossing in his mind, his past was playing again infront of him and he felt the same helplessness again. He felt anger and yet vulnerable. That boy who didn't forgive his mother then was again standing infront of him and asking for forgiveness. He was restless. He felt that guilt overwhelming and so he shut his laptop in despair and went to sleep. He messaged Aysun that Can was with him.
Feriha had gauged that not everything is alright, emir is hiding something. She asked Can to see as it was late and went to her room. Emir pretended to sleep, he didn't know what to tell to Feriha.

Aysun was sleeping, when her phone beeped. She was shocked to read it. She covered her mouth with hand as her heart sank. Unal was sleeping and besides she didn't want to tell him so she sneaked out of the room and went to Can's room. The bed was empty. She sat on the bed and held the sides of the bed tightly to relieve her agony.

Emir lay awake in the bed, tossing and turning, Feriha couldn't help noticing Emir's vexation. When Emir turned towards Feriha, she placed her hand reassuringly on his arms and said "emir tell me?"
"Did I wake you. Sorry"
"You didn't wake me emir, tell me what's troubling you?"
"It's work Feriha" he lied. Feriha didn't prod him further, as she had a doubt that this has got something to do with his mother. She slid a bit closer,and wrapping her arms around him kissed his forehead. She held his hand tightly and said "good night my love"

In the morning:

After breakfast, emir said "Feriha , I am going to leave Can home, I will come back and pick you up"
"No I will come don't worry"
Emir didn't haggle over it and asked Can to come with him.
In the car:
Emir told Can "look Can, I informed mom that you were with me in the night"
"Brother why did you do that?"asked Can angrily.
"Listen Can, running away is not the solution. Let me talk to her. You will comply. Ok" said Emir squarely.
Can remained silent and then said slowly "ok" while looking down.

At unal's house:

Unal and Aysun were eating breakfast. Aysun had not slept and she was silent.
Unal broke the silence "where is Can?"
"Yesterday, Emir had come and taken him to his house" said Aysun a bit hesitatingly.
"Aysun, are you alright?" Asked Unal placing his hand on her hand
"Yes" and she looked down.
Unal continued drinking his coffee. Aysun slipped into her thoughts again. She had an eerie feeling of some impending trouble.
"Aysun"
"Uuhhh..."
"I am going out, I will be back soon"
"Ok"
Unal wore his jacket and left.

After sometime Emir and Can reached Aysun's house. The maid opened the door, "where is mom?" Asked emir
"Living room"
Emir and Can went to the living room , Aysun got up and looked at Can expecting an apology from him but Can remained silent.
"Can, do you have anything to say?" Asked Aysun
Emir said "can, go to your room"
Can went away. There was a disturbing silence between Aysun and Emir pierced with the heavy treading of Can's shoes.
Once can closed his rooms door Aysun said "thanks emir"
"You have been lucky enough that I found him, what if he ran away?" He asked looking at her piercingly
"What are you trying to say, Emir?"
"Mom we spoke before as well, this is Can today and 15 years back it was me. Remember"
"Emir!"
"Mom, when will you learn?"
"It's me who should ask you about learning. When will you learn, your behaviour is grieving us"
"Why, why mom?"
"You know it better, from the time Feriha has come into your life, you've forgotten everyone"
"Yes, so let's come to it as well. I've forgotten or you have forgotten. You hurt me so badly mom. How can you not invite my family"
"I knew that girl will twist this. I asked her and she refused"
"Any girl would do if asked such a question. She saved everyone from embarrassment. But you won't accept, you played with her but you hurt me the most as always"
"What do you expect, I will call those doorkeepers for my wedding?" She trolled in the heat of the argument.
Emir looked at her, his eyes red with anger, rage coursing through his veins, he turned and left banging the door behind him.
Aysun dropped on the sofa near her. Her heart sank when she realised the propensity of her words. Tears rolled down her cheek. She buried her face in her hands and started to cry uncontrollably. She kept mumbling through her cries 'I lost my son...I lost my son'