Stay with me

Chapter 6 Give me a chance

Defne rose from her seat and stared at Mrs.Turkan as insane.

- Grandma, what are you saying? My home is where you are and I have no other!

The old woman stood, straightening up and militantly pushing her chin forward. Having stamped her foot firmly said to her granddaughter:

- You got married. Your home is now where your husband is. You are a family!

Defne grabbed her head in horror with both hands and asked:

- Grandma, what family? We weren't family even a day. Omer filed for divorce. I signed the documents. There is no family.

"There is," said Mrs.Turkan.  - Omer refused to divorce.

- I didn't refuse! Cried Defne and grabbed her grandmother's hand. Pleadingly looking into the eyes, she asked: - Don't do it! Please don't. I promise I won't stay with you for long. I will find work and an apartment away from our area and leave. But now let me go home.

"No," Mrs.Turkan remained adamant. "You go to your husband's house, period.

Iso, who was stunned to observe the strange behavior of aunt Turkan and the scene that could not be logical, went up to Defne and took her by the elbow.

- Defoe, don't be nervous. You can live with me.

Turkan looked at the guy and waved her hands.

- Look what you thought up! And as whom does a married woman come to live in your house? Do you want us to completely recover from shame? We still have Esra. Who will marry her after such a story?

Esra, for whom marriage was a very distant and vague prospect, and her sister's happiness was important and necessary, played along with her grandmother and pitifully twisted her lips.

Black eyes-olives were filled with tears, which sobered Defne. Grandma is right. There is Esra. The clever and golden child. She should not pay for her sister's mistakes. Defne understood that she had no right to cast a shadow on her reputation and future. She closed her eyes and sighed. Then she looked at her determined grandmother and said:

"You buried me and left no choice." Good. I will not aggravate the situation.

Mrs.Turkan smiled triumphantly and praised her granddaughter:

"Here is a clever girl," then she looked around the family and ordered: "Well, are you frozen?" We were convinced that everything was fine with Defne, she was discharged, her husband is nearby and takes care of her. Now we go home.

Throwing her head back, she proudly sailed out of the room. Behind her, smiling at Defne apologetically, Nihan and Serdar also went out. Iso, with an encouraging gesture, squeezed his Defoe's hand and recalled:

- I am your friend. Don't forget about it. If you need me, just call me.

Defne nodded.

Following Iso, Esra came up. She looked at her sister in the eye and hugged her tightly. Defne stroked her black-haired head and kissed the top of it.

- Run. Grandma is waiting.

Esra smiled her bright smile and ran after her family.

On the street, Serdar stopped his grandmother by the hand and looked into her face.

- Why? Omer caused Defne so much suffering. She almost died because of him. Why did you give him a chance?

Mrs.Turkan face was distorted from pain. She looked into her grandson's eyes and answered: