
"Love is a small matter that is always present at all times" (Anonymous)
In the afternoon, Japheth sat in his black sports car. He was fiddling with his cell phone, as he occasionally looked towards the front, waiting for a girl who was about to come out of the school gate.
The sound of the school bell rang out, the mark of the lesson hour had been completed, all the students of International Senior High School of Istanbul scattered out towards the school gate.
Japheth observed them one by one. There was Hazal among them. About ten minutes into the view the man looked for the figure of the girl he knew. Then she picks up her cell phone and gives a message to Hazal, that she is waiting for her in the schoolyard.
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Hazal picks up a cell phone from his school bag, then he reads Japheth's message. Step both feet into the school yard. As his steps approached the school gate, Ozcan suddenly called out his name. Hazal's steps stopped as soon as he heard Ozcan's voice. He looked towards the direction the voice came from.
"Hazal...!" ozcan's voice and clap on Hazal's shoulder shocked the girl.
Ozcan apologizes for his mistake at the time, not intending to push Hazal and get angry at his friend. Hazal replies to Ozcan's apology with her sweet smile. Then Ozcan wants to borrow Hazal's notebook from yesterday. The girl gave her notebook, opened the book in front of Ozcan and explained about his note. After discussing about the notebook, the two of them walked together towards the school yard, the car park of the students.
From behind the windshield, Japheth sees Hazal walking with Ozcan. The man opened his black sports car, and walked over to them.
"Ehem....did you forget my warning at that time?" greet Japheth when he meets Ozcan and Hazal.
"Hazal, why is your brother like your guard dog? He kept barking the moment he met me." Ozcan stared intently at Japheth.
"Ozcan, watch your words !! As an older brother, Japheth only wanted to protect me. Come on Japheth, let's go home" Hazal warned Ozcan, and the girl pulled Japheth's hand toward their car.
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Yafet's black sports car drove past Ozcan who had been standing by because of Hazal's words defending his adoptive brother.
In the car, Japheth thanked Hazal for defending him in front of Ozcan. "No need to thank me, I'm not defending you. I just don't like Ozcan saying that, and I don't want to see you guys fighting in the schoolyard either" Hazal explained to her foster brother. About thirty minutes later, they had already arrived home.
Japheth, tired of his activities in Istanbul, who only took Hazal to school, wanted to take Hazal away together. Japheth knocks on Hazal's door. Soon Hazal opens the door to her room, and Japheth sneaks into Hazal's room. He saw the girl's room, full of shades of pink and purple. Japheth laid himself on Hazal's bed, while the girl was tidying up her books on her study table.
"Are you busy today?" japheth asked his brother.
"No, I'm just preparing myself for the school exam in two weeks."
"Hazal, do you like the beach ?"
"Yes, I love the sunset."
"Do you want to go to the beach with me? tonight I'll help you prepare for your school exams"
"All right...."
"I'm waiting for you downstairs."
After taking Hazal with him, Japheth stepped out of Hazal's room and down the stairs in his house. He asked the cook to prepare provisions for himself and Hazal.
Then Hazal came down the stairs in his house. The girl is looking for Japheth. He saw his foster brother was at the dining table together with the cook. They were busy putting things in the food box.
"What are you doing here ?" hazal asked as he approached the two of them.
"I've prepared our supplies later, as long as we're at the beach. Since I don't know your favorite food, I asked the cook to help me prepare your provisions" Japheth said.
"Did I not hear wrong? Japheth prepared provisions for me?" Hazal asked himself. The girl smiled as she shook her head.
"Yes Miss Hazal. These are all the ideas of Japheth. After making the cooking for you, Mr. Japheth himself arranged it in his lunch box and wrapped it up." said the cook to his master's son.
"Let's go, Hazal." take Japheth with both hands with the food box.
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The two of them walked towards the sandy beach, and found a seat to put their supplies. Hazal's stomach started to ring, because since school, she hasn't eaten anything.
"Are you hungry ?" japheth asked Hazal, who was sitting near him.
"Eat yuk." invite Hazal who took her food box.
Opened his lunch box, and saw the delicious cuisine made by the cook at home. "Oh my stomach is getting rebellious, look at this food." cried Hazal with a laugh.
Japheth laughed at Hazal's expression.
They both ate their own provisions by sitting opposite each other. At times Hazal gave her food to her foster brother, so that Japheth could also taste Hazal's menu. Japheth responded by feeding Hazal with a side dish in his box, because their menu was different.
The two talked while enjoying each other's food. They tell about their favorite foods, about their lives, and their hobbies. They try to get to know each other.
When Hazal saw that there was leftover food stuck to the corner of Japheth's lips, the girl took the tissue in her bag and wiped the leftovers from Japheth's lips. Their eyes stopped for a few minutes. Time stopped turning. Both of their hearts were beating. A feeling that cannot be explained by words.
"I'm sorry to surprise you, there's leftovers on your lips" Hazal said. But Japheth only returned with a mischievous smile.
"You better not smile like that. Every time I see you smile, you'll tease me to the point of angering me." Hazal said with her face flushed red.
Hearing Hazal's words like that, Japheth's mind sprang up to prank the girl. "Oh.duh.my stomach hurts." cried Japheth while holding his stomach.
"You must be kidding me, right?" hazal asked, who saw Japheth groaning in pain.
"I'm not kidding, Hazal. My stomach hurts so much." said Japheth who still continues to hold his stomach while looking down.
Hazal approached Japheth and asked his foster brother to sit on another chair. "Sit down here. I'll find you a cure, wait for me." Hazal said softly.
As the girl was about to get out of her seat, Japheth held Hazal's hand and said, "My stomach is no longer sick." The man smiled and laughed out loud.
"Yafett .....!!!" Hazal shouted very loudly. The girl went and left Japheth alone. Then Japheth went after Hazal. They run around on the sand, playing chases like children, along with the sound of waves and the breeze blowing in their ears.
It was not long before Japheth's hand held Hazal's. He pulled the girl's body to get closer to him. In his embrace the girl's body to his decapitation. They both laughed together. At the touch of Hazal's face softly, and at her glance, "You are very beautiful, Hazal." whispered Japheth in Hazal's ear.
"Look, you're still teasing me" said Hazal, patting the chest of the man holding her.
Japheth took Hazal by the hand and took her to the beach. Both of their feet felt the cold sea water. The sound of the waves became a silent witness to their closeness.
"Wait here" said Japheth. Then the man took two large sea shells that washed up on the shore. After picking up the shell, he stepped onto the spot where Hazal was standing. Then Japheth deliberately walked from behind Hazal standing.
"Close your eyes. I'll show you something." whispered Japheth into Hazal's ear.
Japheth took the large clam he had picked up on the shore, and brought it closer to Hazal's ear. There was a beautiful singing voice that Hazal had never heard.
"This singing voice is so beautiful."
"Do you like it very much?"
"Yes, I really like her."
Then Hazal turned her body. The body of Japheth was very tight. Even he was able to smell the fragrance of Japheth's masculine body. A feeling of calm and happiness appeared in the heart of this young girl. Hazal rested his head on Japheth's shoulders. And the man returned Hazal's embrace, gently rubbing Hazal's hair and back.
The twilight time came.The sun slowly began to immerse itself. Be silent witnesses of the closeness of these two human children.