When the Night is Over

Chapter 2 : The Lost Sense of Reality.

Hello there.
Starting from this chapter there will be a lot of intrigue :p
Although I personally prefer to write a peaceful story ,
But I believe it's an important aspect of Ender's character.

Good reads 💕

-a month ago in Istanbul-

It has been a while since Ender read Kaya's goodbye letter. But to her, it felt like it was just yesterday; the words were engraved in her memory, and would play in her head over and over again, reminding her of all the things she had lost. She often thought about the life they had together; how it wasn't just about the two of them anymore, they became a real family, which was something Ender lacked her entire life. The memory that would come to her mind often was the one of them setting together at the dinner table;Canar telling silly jokes, her two sons laughing , and Kaya, the love of her life, smiling gently while looking into her eyes, as if to reassure her that he'll always be here.

She remembered thinking how it felt like a dream at the time,and perhaps this is how it was meant to be; a short dream that she was allowed to live only for a while. Yet she made the mistake of slowly giving in to the idea that maybe, this could be her new reality. Now that she realized that it couldn't be, she reminded herself that life goes on.

" Sister, you called?"
Caner approached his sister ,who was standing by the window , with heavy steps. He realized that his sister was burdened by something when she failed to notice his presence. He was well aware of what was burdening her mind; it was the same thing as yesterday, and the day before that,and the week before that. Although she has been through so much in her life, but this was his first time seeing her like this; which hurt him more than he could express. Ever since they were little, his sister would smile at him with confidence, even during the toughest times, and regardless of how much pain she might be in. She was, and she will always be,she was the strongest person he ever knew. But she's also a human being who was allowed to have moments of weakness. However, he knew very well that his sister didn't like it at all when others took pity on her, so he tried his best not to constantly ask her how she was doing, and decided to offer his support in other ways.

"My dear sister, did you call me?". Caner repeated, with more enthusiasm in his voice than before.

Ender who has now noticed Caner's presence, gave a thin smile as she welcomed him "Ah Caner! Yes my dear. Thank you for coming".
The two of them sat together while having coffee.

"So,what's up? Did something happen?".
Ender took one last sip of her coffee then formed a devilish smile.
Caner didn't realize how much he missed seeing that smile, the one which indicated that she was planning to "no-good".

"Dear sister ...I know that smile! who's the poor person you'll be destroying their life today?".
Caner asked eagerly as he grinned.
" Well, Şahika is in no way a poor person, I'll tell you that for sure".
"Şahika?". Caner raised an eyebrow.
"Did she think I would ever let her get away with what she did? How she deceived both me and Kaya into believing that we cheated on each other?!". Ender almost stuttered at Kaya's name, which Caner had noticed but tried not to dwell on.
" It doesn't matter that I can't prove it to him, because this is not about him anymore. He's gone, and I'm doing this for my own sake, Caner".
Ender said bitterly, as if she felt the need to explain herself.