Distance

Chapter 1

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Hazan got out from the taxi and ran towards the entrance. Her panic was reaching the peak level now and she couldn't seem to walk properly. Her legs shook as she walked towards the reception.

Hazan: "Pardon, pardon! Wh-Where is the Egemen party being hosted?"
Receptionist: "In the hall at the end of this corri-"

Halfway through the sentence, she stormed off towards the opposite corridor. A minute later, realizing her mistake while seeing the absolute lack of activity there, she stopped to breathe.

Hands on her waist and bent down, she turned to leave but stopped suddenly. A pair of voices from the room at the far left grabbed her attention and she moved towards the room with muffled steps. It was not just any voice. It was hers, Kerime's.

Her heart beat accelerated and her breath came short. Her voice alone was enough to trigger the panic and stir the memories of the worst night of her life.

"Calm down Hazan, you need to calm down." But it wasn't that easy. She tried to concentrate on the voices. Kerime was talking to a man.

Man: "Kerime Hanim, you need to wait only a few more minutes now. Sinan bey will come to take you any minute now. Please, make our work easy."

Kerime: "Like Im dying to see your face. Eh, hadi tamam."

Hazan's mind was racing now. She tried putting aside her fear and panic.

"Think of Yagiz, come on. You need to save him." And thinking of him, it made it easier for her to concentrate.

The man came out and on a sudden instinct, Hazan turned and acted busy with her bag. The man passed without a second glance at her while getting on phone. Judging by how he immmediately started talking, she guessed he had the phone on hold.

Man: "Effendim Sinan bey. Evet, we have handled the envelopes as well. Each person in attendance has an envelop-" and he was out of sight.

Thinking it could be no innocent envelope, she moved towards Kerime's door.

With her hand on the door handle she braced herself, took a deep breath and entered.

Kerime stood in front of the mirror in a black strapless, knee-length dress and her hair collected in a bun resting at the back of her neck. She admired herself in the mirror like she was Valide Sultan and the harem was bowing before her. Seeing Hazan's reflection, she turned and her face contorted.

Kerime: "You! Ahlaksiz! How dare you come here?! Come here, what are you doing here? "

Just as Kerime lunged towards her, Hazan took cover on the other side of the bed.

Hazan: "I have no desire of confronting you. I have something to tell you, and you have to listen to me because its the question of your son's life."

Kerime: "What lies are you coming up with again?"

Hazan: "No lies, no games. Its the truth this time."

A flicker of doubt passed over Kerime's face before her guard was up again and she picked her phone.

"Dur, dur you're not gonna stop like this. Let me call Sinan and handle you."

Knowing fully well that Sinan's arrival would be anything but favorable to her plan, Hazan snatched Kerime's phone away.

Hazan: "You have to listen to me!" She was shouting now.

No, this could not go on like this. Sinan might come any moment and take her away. She had to tell her the truth to control her. Kerime will not keep it secret either. but at least this way there will be time to tell Yagiz the reality herself. She had to act. She had to do something.