His uncle's... man? Ugh, I hope I don't get screwed over here...
Suddenly, he smirked.
"No need to hand over the notebook... because the moment you step a single pace away from me, you'll be killed. Let's see what my uncle does when his spy doesn't give him the information he wants."
Huh? Whaaaat?? Man... he totally misunderstood... was it really this easy?
What do you mean, spy...
"How did you figure that out?"
Damn, we're actually busted...
One sudden move could turn this situation around... but... I don't know where this is leading.
"I felt it in your eyes the moment you first walked in... that you didn't come here just for this."
Okay, he's half right there... but not exactly...
"What will this change?"
"Your name was Ulaş, right?"
I nodded as if confirming it.
"From now on, you are obligated to bring me the information from there... otherwise... I will humiliate you in front of everyone..."
He leaned in toward my neck.
"And believe me, I will make you suffer pain you've never experienced before in your life, without mercy."
These were classic threats...
Let's play along with the lie you created, then.
"Ah... very well, sir..."
I handed him the notebook. He looked into my eyes.
His eyes were looking so deep... if he told me to die right now, I would...
As he turned his back to leave...
"If you're thinking of running... don't even let it cross your mind."
Nah, fuck anyone who thinks of leaving.
He sat at the table, brought a hand to his forehead, and sighed. He looked genuinely disturbed.
-Don't interfere with his personal life-
But... but he didn't look good at all...
If you are such a tense person... why do you get into this kind of business... why force yourself like this...
He checked his watch, straightened his collar in the mirror, and stood up.
"Follow me... it's meeting time."
Don't you dare mess this up, Ulaş... how many times does a chance like this come along?
When we arrived at the meeting room... everyone was inside... there were different groups, which wasn't hard to tell from the patches on the guards outside the door.
When I noticed Mr. Ender taking a deep breath... I leaned in from behind him, towards his ear.
"Don't make everything bigger in your head than it actually is."
He turned his head and looked at me as if disgusted.
Okay, okay, it was just a suggestion... chill...
As we entered, I didn't miss the glance he shot me... what was he trying to be sure of... I couldn't read him.
Suddenly, brother Orhan came towards me.
He quietly sided up to me... and whispered:
"What happened that I'm seeing you standing comfortably next to Mr. Ender?"
I don't know... he's just in love with me.
"I don't know... he suddenly wanted me to be his bodyguard."
He bumped my shoulder with his.
"Bullshit... don't lie. Tell me what you did."
I didn't do anything worth telling.
"I told you... I get what I want."
He smiled. He shifted in place.
"Mr. Ender doesn't easily go back on his word but... let's see what happens."
"Let's see."
Since I didn't know exactly what was going to happen right now... I was at zero.
Like when you have information on a subject but you just can't say it...
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The meeting lasted about two hours.
Everyone was slowly dispersing.
I wonder who that man Ender was talking to was...
When they completely exited the room, both of them looked at me.
"Look, my new bodyguard, Uncle."
Ha... so this was a conversation held through the eyes of an enemy...
Let me translate for you... he's saying...
"Your pawn is with me now, just so you know... watch your step accordingly."
His uncle looked at my face.
After staring for a while, he looked back at Mr. Ender.
As his uncle bowed his head to leave, he touched my shoulder.
"Have a good day then... and you, take care of my nephew... don't let me see otherwise."
Whoa... big things are going down.
Ender's smirking face had suddenly fallen... He was acting well.
As he passed by me, he tossed his car keys at me.
"Move, we're leaving."
Whatever you want, my love.
Brother Orhan was looking at me with his mouth open. I showed him the keys and laughed.
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I was carrying his jacket in my hand.
This was a huge development for me.
I opened the car door and helped him in.
As soon as I started it... I was going to head towards the house he mentioned...
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He hadn't uttered a single sound the whole way.
"Was the meeting bad?"
I want to break the silence.
"Why don't you ask my uncle?"
Oh, for fuck's sake...
"But don't I work under you now?"
I watched his slight smirk in the rearview mirror.
"How loyal you are."
He was throwing shade subtly, too.
"I am... just like your uncle."
I just threw that out there but... I hope he is someone like that.
"He is, he is... you two aren't much different."
I sighed. I muttered internally. Believe me, if I were his enemy, we couldn't even compete.
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Since I was constantly watching him...
"How much longer do you plan on staring at me?!"
Why do you seem bothered?
"Did it bother you?"
"So, you're not denying it..."
I mean, why lie about something I'm doing...
"That's right."
Silence returned for a while.
Of course, we didn't know that the thing to break the silence would be the phone.
He took out his phone and stared at the screen. But he wasn't answering. Was it someone important?
"I can pull over if you want... you can talk."
He rejected the call.
"No, keep going!"
Okay...
Of course, a single call didn't stop the person calling Mr. Ender...
"Oh, for fuck's sake..."
He finally answered the phone.
"I don't want to."
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"It's already over."
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"You are aware of how many chances I gave you."
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"What are you doing there?!"
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"I said no! Go back."
He hung up the phone...
It was very obvious who the person he gave a chance to was... he had a lover... fuck...
I gripped the steering wheel in anger.
Of course he would... it would be weird if he didn't...
I should have guessed.
I was startled when he suddenly rolled down the window and lit a cigarette.
"What is it... I thought you'd shower me with a rain of questions."
Just ask if I'm curious first...
Rain of questions... my ass.
"Your personal life doesn't concern me."
He brought the cigarette to his mouth and smiled.
"Sure, sure, it doesn't..."
Looking through the rearview mirror:
"It doesn't. Really."