F٠R٠I٠E٠N٠D٠S (AU)- #Erkenci Kus

Chapter 3- Sana Ne?

- see authors note for Turkish translations -
It was 6am on the first Monday of the month of December, Sanem knew because it was the day she had been both anticipating and dreading for months .
Today, Sanem became an independent working woman .Today, she took a big step into the persuit of her dreams .Today, Sanem put herself first for the first time in her 23 years of life, without guilt, just bliss .

It was a team effort getting Sanem ready that morning as co-ordination was not on her side, after successfully burning her thumb while making an omelette and scalding the tip of her ear while attempting to straighten her hair, Leyla and Cey Cey decided enough was enough .
"Sit, and don't move until we tell you to " Cey Cey warned enunciating each word with a snap of the hair straightener. Sanem nodded her head in understanding as her face was currently under siege by her MUA  extraordinaire older sister .
"What did I say about blinking !" Leyla huffed spraying Sanems face with setting spray for a final added touch, while Cey Cey sprayed her hair with hair spray .Sanem thanked them while coughing up a storm, beauty is pain as they say she sighed.
"Çok yaşa" Cey Cey muttered tapping her back while passing her the inhaler .
"Thankyou so much again, you are my life savers ". Sanem exclaimed still breathless, pulling her two favourite people into a warm hug, only separating  to give them a twirl .
"Cok guzel Sanem I'm gonna cry " Cey Cey wailed dramatically wiping away at his dry eyes with a polka dotted handkerchief he pulled out of his back pocket.

Meanwhile Leyla had activated her inner instagram mom and was snapping pictures of Sanem at every angle to send to Mevkibe who would no doubt hang the pictures up on their living room hall of fame .
After a few minutes of Cey Cey and Leyla fawning over her and making Sanem promise to be polite and tone down the sass, because hello they had to pay rent somehow !. They waved her off down the corridor to the elevator like supportive parents . All the while Sanem tried to shoo them back inside so as to not wake up there nosey neighbours with their dramatic antics .

"Hi I'm Sanem and I'm here for my - no that's not it ! Merhaba it's nice to meet you I'm Sanem and I'm ready for -" . Sanem muttered to herself while hurriedly leaving the elevator, from an outsiders perspective she probably looked like a bit of a lunatic having a full conversation with her self on the streets of Ankara while simultaneously jumping up and down in hopes of hailing a taxi .
"Not today not today, come on kiz think positive thoughts ". She told herself and turned to her left maybe the taxi drivers on that side would be more hospitable.
"6:50, I have to be at work by 7:30 what sort of first impression will this send uf Sanem ya !" She sighed, irritated at both herself and the mean taxi drivers of Ankara, her watch stared to feel like an irritating itch on her wrist as she was constantly checking it every other second .
A loud beep disturbed Sanem, effectively quieting the constant what if thoughts that clouded her mind .
Who would be honking at this ungodly hour?. Sanem shook her head in disbelief and went back to biting her lip in anticipation when the beeping continued. The annoyed girl counted to 3 beeps until she turned around ready to give the rude disrespectful person a piece of her mind .When her eyes zoned in on elevator boy sitting all smug in his expensive looking Jeep.
"You again! I should've guessed ". Sanem rolled her eyes walking up to his car window to knocked on it rudely .
Can looked at the infuriated girl up and down appreciating how nicely she was dressed in a figure hugging business style jumpsuit designed with thin black and white stripes.
Can pushed his sunglasses out of the way to get a better look at the beautiful woman in-front of him, before rolling down his window and saying "you look good girl ".
With the most nonchalant tone as if he was telling the weather forecast .
"Firstly, I know, secondly why are you honking so loud for? allah allah it's 7am have some respect "Sanem scalded.
"Good morning to you too Sanemcim, but I was actually trying to do you a favour since I can see you are in a rush. I can't even offer some help without being yelled at allah allah !" He retorted with equally as much sass.
Sanem looked at him then looked at her phone and saw that she had 20 minutes to get to the publishing house a mental debate happening in her mind. So with a heavy heart ,she decided to swallow her pride just this once and got into the passenger seat of Cans car wordlessly .

"So who are you looking this nice for so early in the morning". Can poked, trying to get any conversation out of her as for the past 10 minutes all she gave him was glares .
"One more time, and I will get out of this car and walk, sen biliyorum yani" she stated.
"Walk where canim? you've been in Ankara less than 24 hours ".Can humoured, for some odd reason getting this tiny girl all fired up entertained him beyond compare.
"Allah askina, why did I even get in your car ." She groaned trying to distract herself with her phone to avoid the awkwardness of the intense side glances he kept giving her whenever he thought she wasn't looking .
In all honesty it was starting to get her flustered but she wasn't about to waste anymore time on arguing.

"What's your number ?" Can asked out the the blue eyeing her phone suddenly interested in her mobile device.
"Sana ne ?". Sanem scoffed humoured by the idea that this man she'd known for less than 24 hours thought he had the right to her phone number .
"Clearly you're having lift problems and I have a car ?". He mused dragging out his words like he was explaining something to a 5 year old .
"Oh!" The girl replied, realisation showing on her features which went from one of defence to a warm smile. Of course he was just trying to do another nice favour and here you are acting like an asshole! Sanem thought.
"Pass me your phone " Sanem hesitated still not fully understanding what exactly this handsome man wanted from her. Can pulled out his phone taking one hand off the wheel when Sanem panicked a little .
"What are you doing ! focus on the road both hands on the wheel !". The shocked girl pointed out, before snatching his phone out of his hand and saving her contact as "Elevator Girl x" .Unbeknown to her the little kiss at the end would fuel a lot of drama.
Can slowly parked infront of Sanems work unsure of whether he was at the right place or not.
"Is this it?" He questioned.
"I actually have no idea "she replied getting out of the car taking a deep breath. 7 minutes to go, she got this it's show time.
"Not even a thank you ? ".
She smiled to herself hearing the annoying man and stuck her middle finger up at him in thanks without turning around, a cheeky smile plastered on her face and continued walking towards Sabah Publishing House .
Why did he make her so giddy ?.
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Turkish translations -
• cok yaşa - bless you
•çok güzel- very beautiful
• merhaba - hello
•kiz- girl
•allah - god( in Islam)
•Sen biliyorum yani - so you know
•canim - my dear/darling
•allah aşkına- for gods sake
•sana ne- what is it to you
HoLA did you miss me ? Sorry this chapter is really short I have exams through the whole month of June so expect less frequent/shorter updates .
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