Delicate

Finishing unfinished business

" Yaa! Hala! Are you aware how scared I was when I heard that you were taken to a police station?"
"Yaa Eda! It was just a an interrogation. And your Hala is a kos koca lady who can handle such mini problems" Ayfer said trying to calm Eda down who was pacing across the living room. She finally took a seat beside Ayfer, faced her and took her hands in hers."It's not about if you can handle stuffs or not Hala." Eda's eyes were looking straight into Ayfer's with all the consern in the world.
"It's not about what you are capable of. It's about us we just have each other as a family in this huge world" The tiny hint of fear peaking through Eda's soft eyes.
"Every soul I ever had or was going to have as family is lost. You might think I'm exaggerating but i'm afraid. Deep down I'm scared to death that one day I'll be left alone." Eda continued.

As the fear which was just peeking,
was transformed into tears and was now brimming up her eyes. Ayfer who was taken back by Eda's sudden emotion explosion quickly wraps her
up in her arms and takes a long
sniff before placing a kiss on Eda's
brown hair. "Yaa bitanem! Olur mu?
öyle şey? You have me forever by your side and then there's kızlar! Why would we ever leave you?" Eda silently raises her head to only keep her gaze constant at her star tattoo which her other hand is caressing. She sniffs before speaking in a low voice barely above a wisper.
"Ne bileyim? Mom and Dad's absence through out my life made me wonder about situations that could've been way different if they were here." Eda looks up at her hala meeting, her gaze. as she raises her hand to touch Ayfer's cheek "Ama you were always there to cover up their traces..." Eda assured Ayfer in order not let her hala feel as if she wasn't a good guardian. Ayfer knew the value of the moment. This was the first time Eda was speaking up about what she felt ever since Serkan's accident. "But then Serkan happened! "Eda all of a sudden spoke up.
"Under this soft gaze, in his protective arm. I felt all the vacancy in my life and heart fade. Yaa Hala we would've gotten married that day! We could've all together been a big happy family!" Ayfer noticed the excitement Eda emitted when she spoke. It took a moment for it all to disappear and Eda's eyes were shedding tears again "My Serkan is also gone,Benim Serken de gitte" Eda tried to gain control and hold back the tears as she gulped with difficulty. "And then Fifi is gone, and now Ceren..." she was derouting the conversation from Serkan
to her friends because she had too strong memories of Serkan. Strong enough to crush her heart as that Serkan was no longer walking on the same planet as hers. Not breathing the same air as hers. Her Serkan was only in her heart and memories which were roaming freely in Eda's mind all the time. The Serkan Bolat who had kissed her tonight was just a version or maybe a clone who Selin and his own fears and ruthless mind had created. Damn! This Serkan's lips too felt diferent. As if something as important a salt was
missing. Eda felt something fluctuate before eyes. It was the Ayfer hala waving her hand in front of her eyes to bring Eda back from her deep thoughts.
"Huh? Ne ?" Eda asked when she realised she was admist a conversation "I'm saying Ceren! What's up with her? I don't see her around much. Rarely does she stop by for breakfast which she never used to miss here." Ayfer asks Eda concerned. "Ah! Ceren! I don't know what for she's behaving like a bitch lately. She willingly hasn't been taking her medications recently. Constanty, acts mean, is constanty looking up to fight with someone. Can you believe it? She broke it off with Ferit and now won't even settle down to be acquaintance with him. I was so happy for them when I saw them in Spanca. I even felt guilty for trying to stop Ceren when she was friends with Ferit after his wedding drama. I'm telling you
Hala this is not our Ceren! This is Selin 2.0!" Eda spoke all in one go. but that's who Eda was! When the matter was about those she loved her consern and eye for detail was as high as the sky. Ayfer and Eda spend a couple of more hours together. Talking their way to each other's hearts. Mending the bridge which they hadn't noticed was burnt. And if you search for Melo, that little melon was fast asleep ever since she came back happy from the restaurant after setting Eda and Serkan up.