A MAN'S SORROW CUTS DEEPER

In the eyes of the beloved...

Some say that actions speak louder than words. As much as that may be true, the eyes of the beloved reveal much more than actions, which may be misleading.

Though Can's head hurt from Sanem's unforseen blow in her self defense, he could have sworn she caused more of a blow to his heart and his soul. Taking his sweet complete advantage of the whole situation, he pretended she had knocked him unconscious. And he could not believe his ears for hearing Sanem's desperate cries that begged for him to be okay. Most importanty, she begged him not to leave her again. And those words soothed his pain more than any medicine ever could. The only thing he could do at that point was to permit himself to one satisfactory smirk, because he realized that his determined plan of winning her back was on the right track.

She rushed to his side and gathered his head in her palms. A memory flashed right before her eyes and she just shook her head, for just last night she had his arm in her palms... How many wounds would this man endure? She carressed his face, and hoped with her soul that he was unharmed. In that caring carress, she was struck with another memory, the one of when she first touched his face. With her eyes closed and blindfolded during the game of recognizing their co-workers at the employee camp, she came face to face with her beloved Albatross. As innocent as it was, her palms touched his eyes, his beard, and his lips. Though Can seemed curious whether she would recognize him, he had no idea what her heart was going through. Shy at first, Sanem's palms searched his face, and etched it everso clearly in her heart without ever looking at him. Her photographic memory was a gift not just in seeing, but it affected all aspects of her life, and touch was the most important part of that gift. That delicate touch sent sparks through Can's mind, but it lit all of Sanem's mind, body, and soul. She was speechless, for her heart recognized Can's beard at that moment, even if she was too stubborn to admit it to herself.

Each time they looked in each other's eyes, time seemed to have paused. Those secret looks and innocent long gazes fueled their love and longing for each other's presence. People often say that the gate to one's soul is through their eyes. And that was so true for Can and Sanem. Though many women have tried, not one had succeeded in capturing Can's love because they all lacked Sanem's sparkle in her eyes. And though Muzo,  Fabri, and Yigit tried to win Sanem's affection, none of them captured her soul like Can did when he looked at Sanem.

Even Sanem had to admit that when Can opened his eyes when she held him dear in her lap, she lost all sense of reality. Only the two of them existed now, and the world no longer mattered. For what is more important to the heart filled with love than to see your beloved's soul yearning for you through your beloved's eyes?

As much as Sanem was struck by Can's love in his eyes, he, for his part, was struck by Sanem's sheer beauty and her love for him written all over her face. Just as Sanem etched his face in her heart so many moons ago, he now gazed from her eyes to her lips, and etched every inch of her face in his heart. And even though the moment had passed, they understood how much this tiny speck of time they spent alone in the woods meant for them in their journey of love going forward..