A Dream of Little Robots and Fairies

1. A baby?

"Serkan!" Engin called for the third time and finally got a response from him.

"What are you doing here Engin?"

"Nice to see you too kardesim. What are you doing?"

"Nothing. Just thinking."

"About what?"

"Just...things."

"By things you mean Eda right?"

"Well...Sort of. Yes, but not really? But yes."

Engin raised an eyebrow at his friend. He had never seen him like that. The man seemed completely lost.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"No. Yes. I don't know." Serkan sighed looking down then putting his hands on his hips while Engin just waited. "Okay. I'll tell you. Eda – well I'm not sure but – I think that Eda is pregnant."

"NE?!" Engin exclaimed. Serkan rolled his eyes and looked around to see if no one was near them. He didn't want his mother nor Seyfi hearing them. "How?" Serkan raised an eyebrow at his best-friend. "Right, nevermind. But why do you think so?"

"You haven't noticed how pale she looks lately?"

"Yooo'...I haven't noticed."

"Of course you wouldn't have...Neyse. And her fainting? She also told me she had "a little stomach bug"... Everything adds up Engin! I even looked it up on internet!"

"You? Serkan Bolat, looked up at pregnancy symptoms on the internet? Vay be!"

"Engin."

"Tamam, sorry. Have you asked her yet?"

"No... I don't know how...What if she really is pregnant?" Engin looked at his friend. He could see the sparkle in his eyes as he talked about the possibility of becoming a father, the tiny little smile that was trying to appear on his face. Engin couldn't help but imagine a cute little baby in Serkan's arms.

"I am going to be an uncle ya! This is so cuuuute!" Engin exclaimed in a baby voice as he pinched both cheeks of a very surprised and annoyed Serkan.

"Tamam Engin. Tamam!"

"Ya kardesim. That baby is gonna be so cute! Thank God he'll have Eda as a mother to save his or her genes."

"Engin," Serkan growled at a laughing Engin but he couldn't help but smile as he imagined a little baby with Eda's brown locks and dimples. He shook his head as they both headed back to the house.

"Ne? Eda is pregnant? When did that happen?"

To say that Piril was shocked was an understatement. Engin suddenly felt shy, maybe he shouldn't have talked about it to his girlfriend when Serkan wasn't even sure it was real.

"I know I'm his friend but even I don't ask those kinds of details Piril."

"Right. Eww sorry. But, they were together for such a short time...Do you think it has been longer than we think?"

"Yok canim. What are you saying?"

"I don't know. And why does he say it to you first? I am also his friend! Okay I got it, not that close of a friend," she added after seeing the look on Engin's face. "Serkan as a baba...I can't picture it."

"Piril... You know, it's not even sure yet. Please don't tell anyone or Serkan will kill me! And maybe Eda too if she learns it..."

"Of course Engin. Who am I going to tell anyway?"