Defom -- A Love Story❤️❤️

Chapter 2-Confessions and Confrontations!

Defne tossed and turned restlessly, and couldn't catch a wink of sleep!!

What had happened to the light headed, care free, tomboyish girl of the 'hood?
She had gone from the ever laughing one to the ever worrying one!!

She couldn't take it anymore ....

Since Iso had brought her home from Passionis after the fateful afternoon, when the email had leaked out stating that she had sold the sketch of "her" drawing to Passionis's enemy Tramba... she was devastated!!

She had fought tooth and nail to keep this secret from leaking out!

Her main concern was: how was she going to face Omer!! How was she going to explain the turn of events that kept turning uglier by the minute!!

Allah!! She prayed, "I shall faithfully pray to you...please get me out of this torrid downpour of mess"!!

She hadn't had a bite to eat, but that was the last thing on her mind!!
She looked at her bedside clock, and it was the wee hours of the morning!

The morning that should have been the brightest and the happiest as it was her "wayward turned good" brother, Serdar's wedding with her beautiful bestie Nihan!!

And here, she was tossing with guilt, shame and loathe!!

She had tried to take part, but had stuck there as a wall paper as she witnessed Annane sew Esra's dress to perfect length;
Forced a joyful smile as her Aabi tried out his tux;
As Nihan giggled excitedly over the phone sharing her last minute girlish nervousness,;
As the pilaf and sherbet ingredients got prepped in the kitchen;
As Iso brought in more chairs, and intermittently nodding at her to stay strong, while everyone bustled around her, oblivious to her stressed state!!

At four in the morning, she decided to go to Omer's house!

Upon reaching, she knocked at the door, to no answer!
Her mind argued that he must wake up anytime to go rowing!
Why was he not answering the door?
Darn... she had forgotten her keys!!

She quietly sat at the steps, drew the thin cardigan closer, and leaned on the huge flower pot, only wishing it were Omer's warm, cozy shoulders, and snoozed off!!

She woke up startlingly to Shukru's soft summons!!
Where was she???
How did Omer's soft fuzzy shoulders turn into a cement pot, she wondered!
She shook herself to senses and with gentle encouragement from Shukru, entered the house with his keys.

It was always so lovely to hang out with Shukru Aabi... so gentle and non-interfering, but ever ready to help!!

She brewed 2 cups of coffee and shared a warm Simit bread from Shukru's breakfast!
The soft, chewy, slightly sweet bread kept her stomach from growling with guilt and hunger!!
And the light pleasantries shared with Shukru also helped ease her mind, taking it away from all things Omer!!

It was around 11 in the morning, and she was wondering how much more it was going to take Omer to return... and just as the thoughts swam in her head, the keys turned, and Omer walked in, with a slight slump, and involuntarily brightened and straightened when his eyes fell on Defne.

And then her act of deception came gushing back, and the brightness disappeared as he softly, but dully asked her.

"How are you?
And what are you doing here, isn't Serdar's wedding today?" as Shukru quietly slipped through the back door!

Defne nervously got up and gave him a timid smile and responded in her sweet, subdued, sing song voice.
"It is today at 6 PM, it would be lovely if you could come, the whole gang is expecting you eagerly.
It will surely make their day!"
She expectantly scanned his face for the slightest reaction, and desperately wished to just fly into his arms, bury her head in his vast chest and just shed those tears bursting like a dam to be released.