When We Were Perfect - Chapter 124

To whom to ask, why is it so,

This world is, as if mute

Where to find moments of joy

Even time is like without a sign

There are complaints on so many lips

Why do the dreams dampen in my eyes

The prayer that I had sent, reached the sky

Collided with it and echoed back answered

Previously,

“That would be a lot of investment Mr Saritas, what if they don’t agree to withdraw from their projects and shares?”Nadia spoke for the first time, voicing out her thoughts.

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“In that case, we would be playing the role of puppets for them!” She added further.

“I agree with Ms Nadia, it could even cost a lot of money if they demanded double or triple the amount taking this as an opportunity and many of them might go with their loyalty,” Mr Asher piped in with widening eyes trying to deliver his point.

“In this present world of business, loyalty lies with power. The more power you have the more you garner loyalty,” Silas said, shocking the people around him a bit.

Daniel smiled internally, he was CFO of his company for a reason and that was not their friendship but his reasoning and logic which he did agree was seen rarely, more specifically in business and crucial times.

“He is right Mr Asher, we just have to offer them a mouth-watering price and if they still don’t agree, list them as black listed in our company. I am sure that the fear of consequences and the negative impact will shake them to succumb!” Daniel reasoned,

He knew it wasn’t the right thing to do in general but to deal with evil you have to become evil otherwise you register your doom yourself.

Nadia cleared her throat, emotionally she was with Daniel, Amy and Silas but her business instincts were unsettling her.

“It would be a fifty-fifty situation, in case of loss we might degrade the position of our company in the stock market,” She commented nervously,

“There is risk in everything we do Nadia, we release many gadgets and products every year not relying on uncertainty and risks but we believe in our hard work, dedication and strategies. This time we are going to do the same,” Daniel remarked with an adamant face,

“Are you guys in this,” He asked looking at the people around him.

Silas was the first one to nod with a yes, there wasn’t any way he was going to let his brother fight again. He placed a hand on Nadia’s lap trying to assure her and he smiled when she covered it with her own hand. It was a big task but for the family, you do everything right, especially when the closest people in her life were there.

“Count me in, boss,” She replied with an encouraging smile.

Mr Asher looked at the two people in front of him and nodded slowly, it might be something big but like his boss said he needed to believe in his instincts.

“Great, Silas, Tolga here will give you all the information about the investors. You need to start contacting them as soon as possible. Mr Asher will be with you in this!” They both nodded, squaring their shoulders for work.

“Nadia, Ashton you guys will be making strategies with me!”Daniel said standing from his place.

“Mr Saritas,”  they both stood with him.

“Let’s get started then, I need this done in one week. Meeting adjourned”

With that, he walked out of the boardroom, with a sigh of relief. Nadia and Ashton in tow, step one was clear but there was still a lot to go.

“He has grown a lot, Amy,” Vahide smiled, kissing Ozan’s forehead as he giggled and went to play in the tent house in Vahide’s garden which she specially installed for him.

Amy hummed in response, looking at her phone’s screen waiting for any message from Talia.

“Amy,” Surprised, she snapped her head towards her mother who was looking at her with concern. Both seated in her mother’s garden, a cup of coffee and her favourite egg pudding dished in front of her but today she wasn’t able to eat anything.

“Are you alright, since the time you came. You are only staring in space”

“Nothing mom, I was just thinking about a few things!” She lied, putting her phone on the table.

“Amy, don’t lie to me” Vahide stressed out, if that was some years before Vahide wouldn’t try to intervene but Amy’s past mistakes had made her quite restless about her life.

“It’s honestly nothing Mom, you don’t need to worry,” She didn’t wanted to lie, not when all she wanted was to hug her mother and cry. But it wasn’t a time to involve her mother in another whirl of tensions when she had already given her enough.

Vahide looked away not before giving her a look that said ‘I don’t believe you but I am letting go at the moment ‘

“How is your relationship with Daniel?” She asked, sipping her coffee hoping to get some positive news and the smile on her daughter’s face just gave it.

“It’s…… it’s great Mom, we have moved forward from the past, building our relationship ” She told her truthfully about the only positive thing happening in her life right now,

Vahide felt a sudden relaxation surge through her body listening to that because she knew that this time her daughter wasn’t lying. It wasn’t an act this time, there were raw emotions in her eyes.

“You don’t know how much happiness it brings to me, Amy,”

“You aren’t mad at me anymore?” Amy asked hopefully, though Vahide started to behave normally with her but still there was an edge in her voice.

Vahide placed the cup on its spot, turning to her daughter with a softening gaze.

“I was Amy, I was beyond angry and disappointed with you because you made me question my own abilities that I didn’t raised you well,”

Moisture started to accumulate in her eyes,

“But you realized your mistakes and made amends Amy and that’s what matters now, you came out of your delusions.”

Amy stood from her chair knelt in front of her mother, kissing her hands. Her own eyes glistening with tears,

“Mom, I promise you will never have to worry about me ever again.” She promised, praying that destiny will let her fulfil this promise.

Vahide cupped her daughter’s face, gazing at her lovingly.

“God willing Amy, don’t ever let him go. He loves you to death, I have always seen his love and longing for you,”

“I…..I don’t know Mom, he loves me too much like I am the centre of his universe, he looks at me like I am some air he breathes in. It hurts mom to know that I shattered him once but still he forgave me, embraced me again.”

She said looking at her hands in her mother’s lap,

“Do you love him?”

“It’s too big a word for me, I don’t understand it at times!” She replied, the conflict lying under the waves of her words. She felt an intensity, an overwhelming emotion whenever she looked at him, wanting to just embrace him for the rest of her life.

“It’s an overwhelming emotion Amy when you see someone looking at you like you hold his universe you feel your soul reaching its lost shore like a dead star resurfaces to life again, your heart explodes with glee, you feel it in your mind like a seventh sense which blonde all the other ones,” Vahide muttered,  they weren’t just words but emotions she went through her love life, seeing the world through her eyes for more than six decades.

Amy listened to those words trying to comprehend the meaning behind each phrase. A rippling sensation went through her body as she realized how close she was to that aspect of love.

“Maybe…just one day I would be able to figure out my feelings and confess them to him!”

“I am sure you will, my daughter,” Vahide pressed a long kiss on her forehead wishing that Ayla was still near them.

“Enough of this emotional act, now eat this pudding, I spent the whole morning making it!” Vahide said patting her shoulder,

Amy smiled looking at her mother, realising how raw and promising a mothers love is.

“Ozan, baby come here. Grandma made some pudding for us!” Amy called out, standing from her kneeling position, extending her arms to him.

He sulked at first trying to dodge it wanting to play more but seeing the pout on her mothers face he dropped everything and ran into her arms making her smile as she stumbled a bit before twirling him around, giggling along with him.

Vahide’s heart surged with affection and pride seeing the mother-son duo happily playing around.. She looked towards the sky and made a silent prayer to witness this happiness and love till her last breath.