A Trilogy "Against the Odds" Book 2

A Empty Space

After breakfast the Doctor came over to check out Can and Emre. Everyone was just chilling out from being up since 2am. Can had fell asleep on the lounger while CeyCey and Ayhan were playing in the pool with the twins. Sanem was watching as her mind began to drift off thinking about all that she had to do. Bulut came up from behind and sat down along side of her. "Earth to Sanem! Are you there" He waited for her to snap out of her trance. He tapped her shoulder and she finally looked at him "What are you thinking about. You are out there in lala land somewhere" She looked over at Can that seem to appear that he was sleeping, but he really wasn't just listening to the sounds around him. "Sorry Bulut"......."Its ok. Did you get everything at the farm"........"Yes, but it was a very hard day for me"......"What do you mean".......Everyone was acting like they weren't listening to the conversation that the two of them were about to have. Sitting around the patio was Can, both sets parents,  Ibriam, Leyla and Emre. "When Ibriam took me to the farm to get Can's things and what I needed from the safe you put in for me. I was so upset when we pulled up on the property. Bulut you would be just as upset to if you saw it"........."What condition was it in?" Ibriam sat at the end of the table with them. "It broke my heart to see the place that you, Gram and I worked so hard to create turn into a infested overgrown weed sanctuary and lack of maintenance had taken over the whole damn place. The barn was showing signs of falling apart. The beautiful field of wild flowers looked like it had been plowed through and full of tall grasses that had not been mowed in a very long time. The house had been taken over by men that didn't give a rats ass. Sorry Ibriam I didn't mean you. The pool was drained and full of green slime. No birds were chirping, no butterflies anywhere. I felt so sad and empty. A big part of me just died inside, feeling my Gram had disappeared within me and I had lost any sense of her being there. Leyla has things that were given to her but all I have left now is a blanket she knitted for me." Can layed there listening to the pain he could hear in her voice and felt his heart go down in his stomach when he swallowed. Nihat, Mevkibe, Mihriban and Aziz felt it too. Leyla and Emre sat there looking at each other with sad expressions. "Bulut this was suppose to be mine and look where we are today. Don't get me wrong I Love the Island life but, it hurt I mean really hurt. As Ibriam and I drove away, I turned around one last time to look at the house and knew it would be the very last time I will go back. I tired so hard to visual the beauty it once had been and wanted to keep that somewhere deep inside my heart." Bulut reached over to give her a hug and said "I am so sorry that it was taken from you like it was. You deserved every piece of that property. I didn't know about the flaw and when I was told to pack it up and get out. I hurt just as must as you did. Listen to me please" He pulls away and has Sanem look at him in the eyes. Can was peeking over at them as Ibriam could see and shook their heads at each other. Mihriban had tears in her eyes because it was a part of her just as much as Sanem. "You have a plan to be able to rebuild your love for nature. Maybe seeing the farm will encourage you more to push to get your business up and running. Aunt Remide signed the the papers to turn the abandon warehouse over to you on the Big Island. It is being proceed through the court as we speak. When Can gets better and you tell him your plans you can rest assure the construction will get started right away. You have the funds locked up in Aziz Bey's office. We all talked it over and it will get done for you. Yes, there has been a small setback and until Can get better it will have to wait. This is what you and I will do and I am sure that the others will want to pitch in. You and I are going down to the shed and get all of your things out so you can begin to make your creams again. There are alot of dried flowers in there just waiting for you to get  started."........."Sanem daughter" Sanem looked over at Aziz "The area around the corner has been setup for you with tables and a gazebo so you can work there."........."We will all help you swetheart" Nihat added "Sis, I want to offer my services to you on the financial end. Will you accept it?"........"I will do the same Sanem" offered Emre. "Thank You all. I really need to sit down and talk to Can about this first. I can't leave him in the dark any longer" Can opened his eyes, sat up and looked at Sanem. "Dad, go get the briefcase. We will sit down at the table as a Family and go over this plan my Love has. Baby, I heard everything. You can fill me in on what has been talked about."........"I'll run and get the photos and the papers from Aunt Remide of the warehouse. Be right back don't start without me" Bulut gets up and goes get what is needed and Aziz heads in his office to get the briefcase. Can slowly gets up with Gamze's help and walks over to Sanem sitting down next to her. Mihriban and Mevkibe head into the kitchen to prepare snacks and fresh lemonade for everyone.
Sanem scoots up closer to Can and said "Please don't be mad. I wasn't keeping this from you. I thought about this when you went to search for Emre and sat down to talk it over with your Dad, my Dad, Bulut and Ibriam"....."I'm not mad, so stop worrying your pretty like head about it. You got my total support. It's about time and I just was waiting for you to make up your mind on your own without feeling pressured" They both smile at each other and wait for the others to join them.