A Night in Turkey

Chapter 5

Selena had had her breakfast and was now taking a last look at her suitcase to see if there was something she missed out.

When it came to travelling, Selena was an anxious traveller. She was one of those who checked their passports twenty times and their ticket fifty times.

Mr. Sutherland's driver was about to pick her up in ten minutes and she was all set. Hugging her mother goodbye, she promised to call as soon as she boarded. Chelsea had work so she couldn't stay but she had called few times since morning. When it came to family she had a very caring one.

Five minutes later she was sitting next to her boss who was in the car, dressed as immaculate as ever, as if he was going for a business meeting and not a 10 hour flight.

I bet he'll be really uncomfortable throughout the flight.

"All set Selena? You seem exuberant. Love to travel?"

"Who doesn't ? I've always wanted to go to Turkey. It's a dream oppurtunity." I said.

Mr. Sutherland had always been very kind and generous. He was like a father figure to me even before I joined Decathlon Sports. He and my mother had been friends since kindergarten. However no one in the office knew that we were acquainted with each other before and he kept it that way.

So long story short I was happy I was going with him and I was excited to work with him.

An hour later,

Selena had called her mother after boarding the plane and they were soon going to take off.

Before switching off the phone she took a last look at Can's Instagram and switched her phone off.

"Mr. Sutherland, why did Mr. Jefferson wanted us to shoot in Istanbul?"

"We're not in office Selena, call me Robert. Even I don't know why he wanted that. He wanted to shoot with his friend's son. He is quite popular there. And you must've noticed our sales in Turkey were the lowest."

"Yes, I feel people there may be more into outdoor activities than gym. Why not run or jog alongside Golden Horn than be running on a treadmill. "

He looked at me quizzically, trying to figure out what I said.

"Selena our objective is to sell our product not discuss the beauty of Istanbul."

"I was just sharing an opinion. Of course we will sell our product, when Mr. Jefferson's friend's son advertises for Decathlon."

"I hope he is a good choice."

Nine hours later we were ready to land. Finally after so many hours of flying, we had reached Istanbul. Excitement bubbled inside me and it was hard to contain. After deboarding the plane and collecting our bags, we had set off for our hotel.

Throughout our cab ride, all I did was gape at the outside world. Everything seemed so different. Istanbul had both an old world charm and it was also full of skyscrapers and broad roads. It was a perfect amalgamation of both worlds. It was authentic to its culture yet not technologically behind. Even the air felt magical.

We reached our hotel and got accommodation within minutes. The room I was staying in had a beautiful view of the sea of Marmara and had an infinity pool in the balcony. The room was so nice that I decided to look around my quarter, exploring it all.

Soon there was a knock on my door and I answered it quickly.

"Selena, we are having dinner with Mr. Omar Öztürk at 7 in the evening. He is the actor's manager and would like to discuss about the locations. Please be ready and meet me in the lobby. "

"I'll be there Robert."

As soon as Mr. Sutherland left I regretted not having asked about who the person was. It would have been better to atleast google him and be aware of who he was before meeting his manager straight away.

Then again Nr. Sutherland and Mr. Jefferson had made the decisions about the model without me so I hadn't interfered or inferred about him.

So I started getting ready instead as I had only two hours till Mr. Öztürk arrived.