: A longing for the past and the pain of being in the same city but unable to return to the "harbor" where he lost her.

: The narrator (Vice) meets a girl named Deniz in the 8th grade. Over time, they fall in love and promise to marry. Vice leaves school and finds a job to build a future for them.

: After Deniz loses her parents at a young age, Vice takes her in, treating her with a level of care and "fatherly" affection she never received from her own father. They live together for two years in Izmir, finding happiness in their shared life.

: Distraught, Vice travels to Istanbul, finds her, and discovers her brother has been mistreating her. They escape back to Izmir and live in hiding for months, terrified her brother will find them again.