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a chance to be near Shekure。 Now that she was my lawfully wedded wife; why

should  I  preoccupy  myself  with  them?  A  merciless  inner  voice  answered:

“Because even after her children have fallen asleep; Shekure refuses to leave her

bed  and  join  you。”  I  waited  for  a  long  while  gazing  at  the  pictures  by

candlelight; hoping that my black…eyed beauty would e to me。

In the morning; stirred from my sleep by Hayriye’s shrieks; I grabbed the

candle…holder  and  rushed  into  the  hallway。  I  thought  Hasan  had  raided  the

house  with  his  men;  and  I  considered  hiding  the  illustrations;  but  quickly

realized that Hayriye had begun screaming upon Shekure’s mand; as a way

to announce Enishte Effendi’s death to the children and neighbors。

When I met Shekure in the hall; we embraced fondly。 The children; who’d

leapt out of bed when they’d heard Hayriye’s shouts; stood motionless。

“Your  grandfather  has  died;”  Shekure  said  to  them。  “I  don’t  want  you  to

enter that room anymore under any circumstances。”

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She  freed  herself  from  my  arms  and;  going  to  her  father’s  side;  began  to

weep。

I herded the children back into their room。 “Change out of your bedclothes;

you’ll catch cold;” I said and sat on the edge of the bed。

“Grandfather didn’t die this morning。 He died last night;” Shevket said。

A  long  loose  strand  of  Shekure’s  gorgeous  hair  had  coiled  into  an  Arabic

script “vav” on her pillow。 Her warmth hadn’t yet dissipated from beneath the

quilt。 We could hear her sobbing and wailing along with Hayriye。 Her ability to

shriek as though her father had actually died unexpectedly was so shockingly

disingenuous  that  I  felt  as  if  I  didn’t  know  Shekure  at  all;  like  she’d  been

possessed by a strange jinn。

“I’m  frightened;”  said  Orhan  with  a  glance  that  was  also  a  request  for

permission to cry。

“Don’t be afraid;” I said。 “Your mother is crying so the neighbors will know

of your grandfather’s death and pay their respects。”

“What difference does it make if they e?” Shevket asked。

“If they e; they’ll be sad and mourn with us over his death。 That way

we can share the burden of our pain。”

“Did you kill my grandfather?” shouted Shevket。

“If  you’re  going  to  upset  your  mother;  don’t  expect  any  affection  from

me!” I shouted back。

We didn’t shout at each other like stepfather and stepson; but like two men

talking  by  the  banks  of  a  loud  rushing  river。  Shekure  stepped  out  into  the

hallway and was forcing the wooden slats of the window trying to throw open

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