Ankara in all its picturesque mirage like beauty danced around Sanems eyes teasing her naive adventurous side the sounds of children laughing and a joyous street band making her feel alive . Hints of her childhood in the form of a bell boy carrying around a tray of chai became a breath of fresh air for her as she smiled goofily into Cans shoulder waving back at the young man, he couldn't have been more than 17 years old she thought.
The doe eyed girl was overwhelmed by her new reality, the foreign city she had admired for years welcomed her with open arms and she was happy . A tear escaped her bright eyes as she purposely tilted her face towards the faint raindrops that started to pour down mercilessly on them she closed her eyes taking a moment to appreciate her reality, her closed eyes heightening her sense of smell which made her more aware of the strong man she held in a tight embrace. That, and the fact that his thumb softly rubbed against her hand as he sensed her quiet demenor .
"Sanem?" He yelled questioningly over the engine .
"Iym iym !". The girl replied shaking the exposed part of her hair purposely getting some of her wet strands on his face .
He chuckled at her child like antics .
The pair drove through Ankara with wide grins painted on there faces it almost looked like a movie the way he caressed her shoulders protectively to make sure she was ok , while removing her helmet softly fixing her hair , the dumbfounded girl blushing a innocent pink .
Sanem glanced at the mane of the man infront of her, usually she was good at reading people but Can had her perplexed, he payed her too much attention yet kept her on her toes at the same time , she'd never met someone so friendly yet mysterious at the same time . Its strange how connected she felt to him after only knowing the man for less than a week . And it scared her . He scared her .
" Cok tessekur ederim " Sanem uttered there close proximity leaving her on edge .
THe rain pounded mercilessly against the metal of the motorbike gaining Sanems attention as she slipped away from him .
She looked up at their apartment complex ready to run inside and be greeted by whatever Leyla had cooked .
"So after I drove you all the way home you won't even wait for me to lock up my bike ?" Can asked looking at Sanem critically .
Sanem turned around to face him again and rolled her eyes her hands on her hips .
"Ok hadi! I don't have all day!" watching as he took his sweet time making sure the bike was secure before answering his phone leaving Sanem a little annoyed .
"You ask me to wait for you then you don't talk to me , typical " she muttered walking towards there apartment complex .
"Polen naber canim?" .
Sanem walked slower suddenly interested in the conversation between him and this unknown woman.
"You are in Ankara? , what happened to your job placement in London ?" . He asked walking past Sanem towards the elevator.
She shrugged and decided to take the stairs , that was enough Can Divit for one day Sanem thought .
As much as she liked to pretend that hearing him talking to another girl didn't bother her , it did and she spent every tired step wondering what this woman looked like .
"Allah Allah ! is he yours for you to be thinking about which women he surrounds himself with !", Sanem stopped at the top of the stairs scalding herself out loud .
An exhausted Sanem made her way wearily to her apartment struggling to put the key in the door . It turns out wet hands and a wet key didn't work well together .
Before the knackered girl could even take of her shoes she almost walked into Cey Cey carrying a tray of shots .
"Cey Cey ! Day drinking? ask olsun". She signed taking the tray out her her tipsy friends hands sitting him down .
"Sanem it's not what it seems we have a guest !" . The excited 5 foot nothing man grinned excitedly as Leyla waltzed into the living room acompanied by a women equally as slender with legs for days .
"Sanem! This is Polen I met her at the reception , she was waiting for Can but since he was bringing you home I thought I'd make her welcome ". Leyla smiled directing Sanem with her eyes to greet the guest .
"Just my luck" . Sanem muttered under her breath through a fake smile and slapped her keys in Cey Ceys hands , getting up to greet her .
Of all people Leyla could be friendly with in this whole apartment complex she chose her! , haydi .
"Merhaba Pelin ", Sanem smiled hugging the woman in all her wet glory .
"Ah pardon ! let me just change I'll be right back " . Sanem fake laughed flipping her wet hair over her shoulder before going into her room to get glam. She refused to be out shon in her own house .
Allah Allah , sakin ol She seems lovely , Sanems inner voice began as she was aggressively brushing out the knots in her hair .
"Bana bak, don't you start !" she scalded her inner voice pointing the brush at the ceiling .
The rushed girl laid out a co ord set of black flared trousers and a matching long sleeved crop top .
It had always been a goal of Sanems to shower for no longer than 10 minutes but it just wasn't feesable ! how could she properly clean herself and sing along to her single ladies playlist in that time , she certainly wasn't going to rush her me time for a random lady .
So as usual Sanem took longer than expected and was interrupted in the middle of belting out Speechless from the Aladdin soundtrack .
"I won't be silenced ! You can keep quiet ! All I know is I won't go speechless! speechless ! " . The Disney lover screeched in her broken English , an aggressive knock startling out of her little performance .
Who on earth could that be , she thought .
"Leyla ! Cey Cey " she yelled to no avail while putting on her over sized nightgown and towel, the person at the doors incessant ringing heightening her anger .
"Serefsiz! ". An infuriated Sanem muttered charging at the door her toilet shoes squelching across the tiled floor, of course they left me again ! she huffed .
A unexpecting Can was met with a furious Sanem yelling "who the hell do you think you are !" In his face .
"No why are you even here –" she continued her rant as Can just eyed her up and down trying hard not to laugh at how crazy the girl he was so fond of looked while also appreciating how soft she looked almost drowning in her nightgown .
"Ne bakiyorsun , ayip " She tutted .
"Seni ". He uttered taking slow steps towards her .
Sanem fell speechless, feeling heat rise to her neck but was determined to not show him the effect he had on her .
"Hayir hayir , defol git lutfen". Sanem asserted without breaking a sweat at the line he had crossed .
"İstediğin bu mu?". He searched her eyes stepping even closer .
Sanem nodded so fast she almost gave herself whiplash.
"Good night canim" he smiled handing her the bag she had left in the pocket of his bike , realisation dawning on her . Can took advantage of her being distracted and quickly pecked her cheek, shutting the door behind him not waiting around for her outraged reaction, a goofy smile on his face .
What was she doing to him ? .
Sanems face flushed as she pressed her forehead against the door wondering what on Earth she was going to do with herself .
Neydi O .
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TURKISH TRANSLATIONS —
Neydi O- what was that
İstediğin bu mu- is that what you want
Ne bakiyorsun- what are you looking at
Ayip- shame/rude
Seni - you
Hayir - no
Defol git lutfen- get out pls
Serefsiz- douche/ literally most bad words
Naber- whats up
Hadi- hurry
Cok tessekur ederim- Thankyou very much
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FanficDISCONTINUED What happens when Sanem moves half way across the country to Ankara to peruse her writing dreams and is forced to drag her newly ex- engaged sister with her . ~lightly based around the context of friends but not as comedic ~ -NOT A PR...
