
Zihan snorted dejectedly, "That's why I never wanted to be friends with children like that."
"They were never sincere friends and only talked about possessions."
“Then can you let go of my hand?”
Simultaneously Mustafa and Zihan release Ece.
“I didn't know there were such people, because you know for yourself how the friends I know you with, they were never like that.”
Zihan.
“And what about your hair, bond is not detached?” ask Mustafa, please,
“No papa, I can tie it myself,” reply Ece while taking the binding bracelet from his pocket.
“Luckily I brought another hair tie,” said Ece while tying her hair pigtail.
Mustafa chuckles, “You're like my girlfriend, she's exactly like you.”
Ece turned to Mustafa and looked at him with a curious face. “You have girlfriends too?”
“Yes, he's the son of a maid who works at my house, so every day I always play with him, and since my mother has no daughters, she considers my friend like her son too.”
“Then why didn't you bring him here?” ask Ece again.
“Unfortunately she is sick, so can not go to the party, even though my mother has bought a dress for her.”
“I hope someday I can introduce him to both of you.”
“Oh, yes I also have not met you guys, I am Mustafa, hopefully we can be friends both here and at school,” Mustafa thrust his arm.
For a moment Zihan looked at Mustafa with an excited face but then he sighed and accepted Mustafa's hand.
“I Zihan.”
“If I am Ece, whose beauty is recognized by Zihan, he, he.”
Instantly Zihan stared at Ece's weird, “Ece when did I ever think you were beautiful?”
“That's what you said beautiful words to me.”
Mustafa laughed, “Seeing you guys I so miss my girlfriends too.”
And on the other hand, after Kadriye went Taran also took Shazia to the car through the back door, because with his appearance now, of course, people must have guessed what happened.
“You hate him?” ask Taran suddenly.
“No, honestly I'm hard to hate people, I'm just pissed at him.”
“Really you are so brave.”
“That's a compliment or an insult?” shazia asked with her eyes fixed on the husband.
“Entah, depending on how you understand it Shazia.”
“Seeing you like this reminds me of our first meeting.”
Hearing that, Shazia recalls his first encounter with Taran, how he bravely slapped Taran and threw money at him.
Shazia grunts, “Who told you to be so annoying.”
“Yes, it seems that I did not choose the wrong wife.”
“You even easily make Kadriye go away, even though she is a very difficult woman to drive away.”
“Of course I'll fight him, who does he think he is? Want to take what is already mine? He has to face me first.”
“Oh, so I'm yours?”
Shazia's face flushed when she heard Taran's question. He answered with a stammer.
“Te-of course, a, a, I. I mean of course you're my husband and I'm your wife.”
Taran was silent for a moment, “Shazia what if I love you?”
Instantly Shazia steps stopped, he turned his head to the side, “Master seems you are not well, let's go home soon.”
Shazia quickened her pace so that the husband was left a few steps behind.
Arriving near Taran's car, Shazia looked around.
“What are you looking for Shazia?”
“The two children of my boyfriend said they played in the park but I didn't see him.”
“You didn't see? Look at them running towards you.”
Slightly searching, Shazia's eyes finally caught the figure of Zihan and Ece running towards him.
“Mama!”
Zihan who was intending to hug Shazia immediately paused his intention when he saw Shazia's appearance.
“Yes, Auntie, what happened to you? Why does aunt look exactly like a witch?”
“Shazia come under the kids, I'll go to the party for a while.”.
“Yes, alright, please convey my apology to Mr and Mrs Iskander.”
Taran nodded then continued on his way to the party building again.
“Aunt you haven't answered our question.”
“Yes, yes, but this is not for you to emulate, aunt quarrels with someone at the party, and be like this.”
“What problems make Mama quarrel?”
“That's a secret, come on Zihan, Ece come in,” Shazia orders while opening the back door.
But suddenly Shazia's eyes are turned to look at the dress and Ece's dirty arms.
Shazia frowned, he lowered his head and held Ece's slightly scuffed wrist.
“Ece why is your arm like this? What happened to you?”
“Mama, when I went to the toilet, the other girls deliberately pushed Ece down" explains Zihan.
“What, why? Ece you also fought with them?”
“No aunty, I did not fight, when they asked about my origin, I replied as is, but when I knew I was only the son of an employee, they immediately pushed me.”
“They said they didn't want to play with poor kids like me.”
As Shazia's eyes dimmed, he became sick when he heard what Ece said. That what they are practicing here is the same thing, everyone sneers about different social statuses.
“Then why all of a sudden your hair was tucked like this, didn't Auntie braid your hair when she came here?”
“The girls pulled my hairpin, said I didn't deserve to use such expensive hairpin.”
“Auntie, can I know the difference between a poor child and a rich child? They said it's what sets me apart from them.”
The more hurt Shazia felt to hear Ece say all that with a face that did not understand anything, Shazia then crouched down, she touched Ece's cheek and smiled blankly.
The woman did not reply and her hand slowly moved to repair the dress that Ece was wearing and clean the wound with a tissue.
“When you get home, aunt will give her red medicine to your wound.”
“Why does aunt look sad to hear my story?”
“Ece, sorry aunt brought you here, we shouldn't have come here.”
What we're going through here, makes me realize, Ece, that there's no place for us to come from the middle class, why don't I just stay at home with you two, maybe this won't happen. Shaziah.
After all no one would care if Taran and alone to this party. Shaziah.
“No auntie, I was happy to be at this party, and there was also Mustafa and Zihan helping me, so I didn't really care what they said.”
Shazia's eyes began to pool hearing Ece's words, she immediately grabbed Ece and Zihan into her arms. Only then did they get into the car and wait for Taran to return.
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Arriving at home, Shazia did not immediately go to his room, he first treated Ece's wounds, then after that he delivered his two children to their respective rooms.
“You've changed Ece?”
“Abibi.”
“Now what about your wound does it still hurt?”
Ece shakes.
“Good Ece, now come here,” call Shazia who is sitting by the bed.
Ece who came out of the bathroom also approached the aunt who began to stand from her place. Shazia smiled and peeked at Ece's forehead, then lifted the child up onto the bed and covered him.
“Now sleep, good night to you, sweet boy.”
Ece nodded.
“You are a submissive child, yes, Aunt Ceyda must be proud to have a daughter like you.”
Ece shook his head, “No aunt, I am the one who is proud to have a strong mother, she works while taking care of me without ever complaining.”
“Let's if I'm big, I want to make her happy without having to work again.”
“Amiin, may Allah grant your prayers.”
After Shazia checked Zihan's room, she could see her son had changed clothes and was working on his PR at the study table.
“You haven't slept yet baby?”
Zihan turned my head I want to do PR first new after that sleep.”
“Alright then, happy learning my son,”