Erkenci Kuş is a rom-com-drama from Turkey. It surely packs a punch with the main leads & supporting cast, music & literature references, eccentric characters & great plot lines!
Turkey is where east meets west and there's that appeal & something fo...
Author's Note: "The mountains are calling and I must go" - John Muir
Please read prior story ::: "It's Me" to get more context.
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Feeling concern for her little sister, Leyla directly asked me if I'm going to leave. I simply tell her "No!" but whether that is with Sanem or not is beyond me!
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I'm a man with no home, no coin and no woman! Yes, I understand that I'm very lucky compared to others in the Maslow hierarchy... and yet the one thing that eludes me, the love of a woman, has devolved, destroyed and decimated the rest of my needs, wants and dreams!
For everything to be said about blood relatives, I've lived without my dad, Emre and Huma, rarely feeling homesick, nostalgic or missing their company. I have a ravenous hunger, wistful longing and debilitating yearning to be with Sanem and the one thing I singularly desire is her true, utter and unconditional love!
That desire had driven me far far far away from her and then drawn me back to her with an intensity that is a thousand-million times stronger than I experienced before, ever! Fact is, I'm the moon to her sun.... and my life is destined to be in her orbit!
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So back to my reality. I can't procrastinate any more and I simply have to face the reality that is looming in front of me. I'm here to stay.... and it has to be done! I've been alternating between sleeping on Mihriban-hanim's rooftop couch and the truck for the past few days.
Today it is the truck by the bay and I wake up with start, feeling refreshed and rejuvenated by a wonderful dream that resuscitated me. I start the truck, drive towards the destination and my heartbeat picks-up speed as a I get closer!
Ahh... the mountain cabin... I've missed it too much! During my wanderings, I've often wondered if Sanem and I would still be together if we had stayed at the cabin, nestled in nature, nurturing and nourishing each other... would we have attained Nirvana!?!
As I park, I'm prepared for the worst but expecting the best.... and sadly, it is just as I suspected and expected! The stone path is no longer visible and the grass approaching the cabin is overgrown, standing tall and unruly reaching my hips in certain spots. I hack away, clear a path for myself and scare a few birds and rabbits away as I head towards the building.
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