Meylisah was the daughter of a past maid and best friend of Hurrem sultan. When her parents tragically died she was taken under Hurrem sultan's wing to be cared for. Not really adopted for it was forbidden in Islam but she was just glad to have a ro...
"How are you feeling today?" Emira asked pulling on my overdress and buttoning it from the front. I sighed and looked out of the window at the cloudy sky letting out a tired sigh.
"I could be better," I said sitting down on my couch as she finished the last bit of my hair and put on some accessories. I jumped as the doors burst open and Mihrimah ran in frantically with a look of panic all over her face.
"What happened?" I asked standing up and pulling myself together and tried not to show her how tired I was.
"Selim is going to the sultan to confess his feelings for you," She said with panic in her voice. It took me a moment to compose myself before I ran out of the room with her following me.
As I ran down the harem Hurrem sultan emerged from the stairs that led to her room and she seemed to already know what was happening and followed behind me with Mihrimah, I know she was scared for Selim but she will never hate me because she loved me just as much as them since she raised me.
When I reached the end of the golden road to see only the guards and aghas and no Selim, he was already inside the sultan's room. I immediately ran into the room not caring for customs nor rules. The doors caused a loud bang as they hit the wall behind me. The sultan was standing in Selim's face with an angry look on his face and when I walked in they both turned to look at me.
"Meylisah," The sultan said and beckoned me over. I stepped beside Selim and bowed to him closing my eyes tightly knowing I was too late.
"Is it true? Is what Selim said true?" He asked. I looked up pleadingly not wanting to answer scared of the consequences but, he seemed to know the answer from the look in my eyes only.
"You two have been in love with each other for over two years and didn't even care to tell me about it?" He asked glaring at the both of us and his tone got angrier.
"Your majesty, I know what we did is illegal and we should be ashamed but I'm not, I am not ashamed to be in love," I said feeling a surge of confidence and courage hit me.
"You two seem to love each other dearly," He said like he noticed something before turning to Selim.
"You came in here knowing I may cut your head off and still confessed" Selim looked down at his hands. The sultan turned to look at me.
"You boasted bravely about your love when you are to be engaged to another man today afternoon," He said making me look down in shame. I closed my eyes tightly to stop the tears from leaving my eyes. Two things will happen now, I either will be forced to marry Ali pasha faster and nothing will happen to Selim thanks to Hurrem sultan or we will both be killed.
"Leave the both of you and never leave your rooms" He ordered. We bother bowed before walking out of the room. When we walked out of the room everyone jumped on us and started asking us questions.
They all stopped as four harem aghas walked over to us, two took my arms into theirs and pulled me down the corridor towards the harem, while the other two did the same to Selim.
"What do you think you're doing?" Hurrem asked Sunbul Agha who bowed and pointed for the aghas to stop.
"The sultan ordered to lock them in their room until he makes his decision" He explained to his beloved sultana. She looked up at me and I gave her a look that said 'save him and forget me'. She nodded before running into the room to speak with the sultan. The aghas continued pulling us towards the harem and to our rooms.
We rounded the corner to my room and they pushed me in my room before closing the door and locking it from the outside. I placed my face in both of my hands as the tears finally left my eyes and ran down my face.
"Hatun!" Emira knocked on the door loudly. I whipped my face and walked over to the door and leaned against it.
"Emira" I called from inside of the room feeling my heart in my throat, what if they didn't take Selim to his room but somewhere else to punish him.
"They ordered me to bring you a meal for lunch and they did the same to Canfeda hatun" I closed my eyes and placed my palm on my forehead feeling a headache starting to form.
"If there is any news from the sultan come immediately and tell me" I ordered and was about to walk away but something sliding under the door stopped me, I looked down to see a piece of paper, I kneeled down and picked it up.
"My dear Meylisah
Do not worry, we will get out of this problem and even if father decided to kill us I will escape and we will run away together.
yours truly, Selim"
I sat down on my bed and laid down on my side pulling the letter close to my chest as sobs left my lips and tears fell down my face. How did everything go straight to hell? Why does God hate me so much? Why do I have to be the one to suffer such pain?
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I looked up as the doors were pulled open and Emira walked in with a tray in her hands full of food but I had no appetite to eat anything at all. I wanted to open the window right now and just throw myself so I could end this suffering and go to heaven where everything is perfect. That way Selim will be happy and I would not cause him any problems at all and maybe he will fall for a concubine like he is supposed to and has many children with her so when he gets the throne he would have heirs. The mere thought of him with another woman made me want to die from how much it hurts.
