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Pale morning light filters through the kitchen window, stretching long, slender shadows across the marble countertop. The rich, dark scent of freshly brewed coffee perfumes the air. Outside, Istanbul murmurs awake, but inside this house, a heavy, waiting silence hangs. You stand near the stove, listening to the soft, rhythmic percolation, while Aslı sits at the table, her fingers slowly tracing the rim of her cup. She watches you with a look that holds too much understanding—the kind that comes before a conversation you both dread. Finally, she speaks, her voice deceptively soft. 'Are you still talking to Mert?' There is a gentle edge to the words, a reminder of the intricate trap you are in. Kenan's face surfaces in your memory: his expression yesterday across the cafe table, a well o…