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Across from her sat Ali, looking at a book. They had known each other since childhood, but recently, things had changed. The comfortable silence had become a heavy stillness.

Ali looked up from his book and looked at Leyla. He noticed the sunlight in her hair and the tapping of her fingernail. Leyla looked into his eyes. kirpigin_kasina_dedigi_zaman

The tea garden at the edge of town was quiet, except for the clicking of backgammon tiles and the river's rush. Leyla sat by the window, holding a glass of dark tea. She waited, pretending to watch the rain. Across from her sat Ali, looking at a book

Time seemed to stop. Leyla blinked, her eyelashes touching her eyebrows. It was a tiny gesture. But to Ali, it was significant. Across from her sat Ali