01x08 - Episode 8

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TO LOVE, TO LOSE

SCREENWRITING IN PILL FORM
BY AFİFE JALE: MELODRAMA

SCRIPT - CHARACTER - PLOT

Hi, everyone!
Time to share some more wisdom.

The topic is melodrama.
Lots of you asked about that.

The pill we're gonna swallow
this time is special.

Is melodrama any good?
Don't underestimate it.

There's melodrama in some
of the most acclaimed films in the world.

It matters. So, what's its definition?
I looked it up.

"The portrayal of distressing,
very traumatic,

and emotionally painful experiences."

Melodrama heavily relies on exaggeration.

Like rain falling during a break-up scene.
The music crescendos tragically.

Tears stream down the lady's face
as the man looks to the distance.

Illness, mourning, grief! It's constant
tugging at the audience's heartstrings.

MELODRAMA

After all, aren't pain and sorrow
a constant throughout life?

That should be reflected in the script.
There's always the same question. "How?"

How will it be?

Take the string and shake it.
It's tangled.

It's stuck. Try to untangle it!

A shake? How will that untangle it?
That's ridiculous!

- Pull it.
- That's what I'm doing.

Wait! Stop! My finger's stuck.

They can't even put a banner up.
How are they gonna sell the place?

- They're not cut out for this.
- Turn it around!

Yeah, we'll turn it around.
Why don't you go away?

- What's going on?
- This is taking forever.

- What are they doing?
- Selling their home and the diner.

- They're gonna shut it down?
- I guess.

That sucks.
The food was finally starting to be tasty.

Pull it to the right.

Muharrem knows
how to make great food, huh?

- Yeah.
- But don't tell Perihan.

Okay, that'll do.

BUILDING FOR SALE

Oh, good.

I guess it's official. What a shame.

Why is this taking so long?
It's fine. Get down.

All right, guys.
Don't you have anything better to do?

We know you people don't.

- You don't have food?
- Maybe later.

It's my favorite place!

We didn't make it.

We tried. We gave it a shot.

We failed though.

Don't be sad.

No, be sad. Don't be afraid.

We've been toughened by hunger.

What matters is we're together.

Don't you think so?

I'm fine with cooking.

You need to keep writing stories.
Ali can write a song for your show.

You can write a part for me.
I could play the mother, right?

As long as you're with me,

I won't fear anything.

Don't you worry.

Big girl.

I'm gonna run some errands.
Want anything not on this list? You good?

Wait, I'll go with you.
You always get the wrong stuff.

We need to keep it simple.
Let's cut stuff from the menu.

I've gotta call the real estate agent.
I think we've got a visit today.

All right, everyone, let's get to work.

I'll get a ride home.
Don't worry about it, Son.

- Don't forget to take your meds.
- Yes, of course.

Ms. Perihan, hello.

Mr. Muharrem, come in.

See the sign? We finally caved
and raised the white flag.

Your daughter-in-law was here.
She caused quite a scene.

She threatened us and yelled,
then she left.

What do you mean?

What happened, Ali?

Bro, my birthday was eventful.

Neslihan flipped out, dude.

Your… your…

your dear, sweet, idiot mother, Perihan.

You know the contract you signed?

I'm going to fill it out
and process it tomorrow.

Consider yourself warned.

But, I mean,

you have an apartment, you have a diner.

You can sell them and pay us,

Afife Jale Kazan.

Some hero, right?

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you…

Happy birthday…

Your future wife told us
to sell our property to pay our debt

or she'd take it all, so there you go.

This looks delicious. I'm so hungry.

So, Neslihan? What did the banker say?

I got mad, he said yes.
What else could he do?

Kemal. Sit with us, son.

Nice to see you, Kemal.

Want me to get you some?

Is what I heard true, Neslihan?

About what?

Don't play dumb, please.

Did she tell you what she did, Uncle?

This isn't about the diner again?
Come on, son.

What was so urgent?
Why did you rush them?

Well, whatever it was,

it was probably because
you weren't true to your word.

- What did she do?
- I stayed true to my word.

Well, I saw what you did last night.

What did I do?

You were there.

What did you see?
I just went to drop something off.

I saw you two.

I saw her with you.

- Are you saying you don't trust me?
- I trust what I see with my eyes.

And what I know in my heart.

When are you gonna stop
going behind my back like this?

I'm going behind your back?

How much longer
do I have to prove myself to you?

You embarrassed the hell outta me.
You understand?

Kemal!

Do you realize how pathetic you've become?

Kemal.

Kemal!

Kemal!

Kemal, no! Kemal, stop! Kemal! Kemal!

Are you in love with me?

Please tell me. Do you love me, Kemal?

Are you still in love with me, Kemal?

No one will ever
show you the love that I have!

Our love is all my doing.

Our relationship flourished
'cause of my love.

I wanted us to be a family.
It was my dream. I longed for it!

I would have done anything for us!

Anything!

All I want is you!

What's up with this?

If we're downsizing,
why are we still working our asses off?

We still need some cash to survive though.

We don't want folks to lose hope
or to go hungry. Need I say more?

Yeah, I get it.

The realtor, Hüseyin's, pretty confident
he'll find a buyer in no time.

Sure he will. It's the whole building.
It's gonna sell fast.

What if you don't find
a place with a yard?

That's probably gonna happen.

What'll you do with Cahide
and the other cats?

Bring 'em with us.

The neighbors will go nuts
hearing Pavarotti!

We'll find neighbors that like geese.
I know! I'll take Tırsık.

When I was a little girl, I had a bunny.
Why don't you take the hedgehog?

- Why would I have to take him?
- If it's an issue, take the bunny.

No, he'll tear my whole place to shreds.

- Baturay!
- Yes, Baturay!

- I'm to blame for all of this, aren't I?
- Shush.

Don't make me feel worse!

Fine, I'll take the hedgehog.

We're losing this place!

It's all my fault.

Sis, Ma's not feeling well.
I took her up to rest.

- What's wrong?
- She's in tears.

The for sale sign
and realtor stuff's getting to her.

Go and check on your mother, dear.
I'll handle things here. Go on.

All right, back to work.

These are client files.

Insurance policies.

Everything's there.
It's all in order, buddy.

Ufuk's waiting on news for the sale,
so don't forget to call him, okay?

Hey, bro. Is this for real?
You're really leaving?

Have you been listening or not?

I won't be able to pull this off.
My dad's gonna freak.

You'll do just fine. I'm sure you will.

You've been handling it all lately anyway.

You've gotta own your skills
and take responsibility.

- Kemal, man.
- Mm?

- I won't make it without you.
- I just told you you would.

You'll be just fine.

- Good evening, everyone.
- Good evening.

I didn't take much today. It's not like
it's gonna change anything anyway.

Thanks.

Muharrem, do you need any help?

Take the trash out.

- I'll do it.
- All right.

Where is everyone?

We made less food today. We ran out early.

Perihan's under the weather.
She's getting a little rest.

- What's wrong with her?
- She's stressed out and depressed.

- Afife?
- Everyone's up there.

I doubt I'll ever get used to
my body breaking down like this,

like some old granny.

My queen, it happens
with stress, exhaustion and all that.

Mm-hmm.

We've got a visitor.

Sorry for dropping by unannounced.
How are you?

Kemal, good to see you.

Have a seat with us.

Perihan, I…
I had no idea of what happened.

I thought I'd found
a solution to it all, but…

I'm so sorry. I truly am.

There's no need to apologize.

Your family enjoys causing a scene
and making a mess, it seems.

If someone's guilty, it's me, okay?

I'm responsible for all of it.
What was I thinking?

We're the ones that bought the stocks.

Yeah, and I feel awful.

Hmm. See?

Now, I bet you wanna know
why I'm so attached to this little house.

Why am I making
such a fuss over it, right?

No, not at all.

Have you ever heard of The Shrewd Wife
of Silly Husband by Haldun Taner?

"What is theater after all,
other than a stage and some passion?"

It's theater. It's a play.
Münir Ozkul, you should know him.

Of course. Who doesn't know him?

Münir was a great actor.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You know, one of Satenik's songs
still resonates in these curtains.

My monologue's still etched
on this windowsill.

In the finale, Fasulyeciyan…
Actually, Münir played that character.

Anyway, he explains

that when actors are
not of this world anymore,

their voice lives on in the theater.

Once the crowd's gone,

all's quiet and their voices start
to emerge to whisper to one another.

Well, their voices resound here too.

My husband, Hurşit, and I,
we started our theater company right here.

Hurşit, Afife's father, of course.

Haldun gave us his blessing
right there at that table.

Haldun Taner.

"You'll go bankrupt,
but do it anyway, kids," he said.

We kept it going for 20 years.

Our goal wasn't to do serious theater,
but to take theater seriously.

Cevat Çapan would tell us
about Shakespeare right here,

God bless him.

Metin was around. Metin Deniz.

He'd fight with Hurşit, saying,

"I won't design your sets.
You have no taste!"

We knew he'd do it anyway.

Ferhan… Şensoy.

He'd always sit right there.

He'd tell me, "Honey, you married
a bad writer, a terrible actor."

"You may as well leave him
and come join forces with me.”

He was kidding, of course.

I can still hear it all, I swear.

There were so many great talents.
Mr. Genco, Ms. Gülriz.

They were all so refined.
Icons of elegance.

Cüneyt Türel, Tilbe… Tilbe Saran.

May God grant him a long life,
Şevket Altuğ.

The late Umur Bugay.

So many wonderful people.
So many memories.

The great master, Şener Şen.

Oh, Şener…

We hosted all of them here.

We did our best to make them feel welcome.

Everyone, living or dead now,
has left their voices between these walls.

And, of course, Afife Jale.

She's always here with us.

She lives in our hearts,
and her name lives on in my daughter.

"The sun rises. The cleaners arrive."

"All of the phantom voices fade."

And scene!

How could anyone else call this home?

How can we bring the curtain down on this?

I should go.

I'm not with Neslihan anymore.

I quit work.

I've got no one.

I left all of that behind me.

I'm all alone.

Goodbye.

At the darkest hour of the night

I'm where all hope ends

At the darkest hour of the night…

Hey, boss.

What's up?

Sh! Yo!

Turn that down, will ya?

What's going on?

You serious?

Pop mentioned something.
About Kemal and stuff.

Wanna grab a drink after work?

I'm not up for it.

I say heads we go,
tails you keep moping in your chair.

Heads. Let's get outta here.

I'm telling ya.
You gotta hand it to Kemal.

We all saw him like a big brother,
you know?

He's always looked out for me.

"He's always looked out for me."

He didn't look out for me.

I drove him nuts.

Yeah, you drove us crazy.

I thought you were a jerk.

I wish Şahin was here with us.

Mm! Forget about that lazy bum.

The guy passes out after two drinks.

Three little monsters in one home.

The strong fought the strong,
the weak fought me.

Kemal always had my back though.

So?

How'd that work for ya? He's just a poser.

No, he's not.

Yeah, well, who takes off their ring?

It's 'cause they got to him.

Come on, seriously, Neslihan.

He's always confused and always triggered.
He's always the victim.

Why? Sneaky devil.

- He was unfaithful.
- Careful!

Mind your words.

Be neutral.
Don't bad mouth the guy for fun.

They did this to my love.

They changed his vision.
They took him away from us.

And for what?

For a piece of sh*t diner.

What's done is done.

He's gone for good.

Sh.

You've still got us.

Your brothers have your back.

Just so we're clear,

the people who caused this
will have to answer to us.

The Yanıklar family never
leaves things unaccounted for.

Remember that.

I shortened the episode synopses.

Okay, I put in our casting suggestions.

So, what's Afife doing?

Why don't we let her take a breather?
We can focus on this stuff.

I'm fine, Ma.
I don't know what else to tell you.

That's right, I'm working.

I took the exam.
You seriously asking again?

It's fine, really. Don't worry, Mom.

Call you soon.

Of course I will. Bye.

Afife. The place below Aunt Ferhan's.
It's got three bedrooms and a living room.

She says it's nice.
I think we should go see it.

- There's room for all of us?
- Hopefully.

Şahin's not with you?

I'm not here to collect.

Then why are you here?

We did you a favor we don't do for anyone.

We postponed your debt.

We should've been on your backs by now.

We waited. And what happened?

You tried to seduce one of us.

You're playing dirty.

Can't you see for yourself? We're selling.

Don't take too long,

or I'll be happy to throw you out myself.

If you resist any of this, get over it.

We're taking what's ours.

If anyone's got a problem with it,
say it to my face.

Bring whoever you want.

What's your play here, dude?
What the hell are you after?

Don't protect them, Uncle, come on.

Listen, son.

At my age, do I really need
your permission to decide who I protect?

I want you to go
ask your father something.

Consider the disrespect you've just shown,

ask him what I'm capable of if anyone does
as much of a tenth of that to me.

Your pops will tell you
about crazy Uncle Muharrem.

How I beat every single member
of Nusret the blacksmith's family

with just a crowbar.

Why does everyone call Nusret
"the cr*pple"?

Why is his brother referred to
as "the Blind"?

Your dad'll tell you.

And also,

you should ask him what I can do

to those who think of doing something
to my loved ones when I'm around.

Go ask him.

A single teardrop

Rolled down my cheeks

All those pages of unsaid words

Spilled out from within me

Oh, my love

If only you could take us away

Would the traces of your hands

Fade from my memory…

I felt so tired today,
this is all I could make. Bear with me.

What do you mean bear with you?

- This is a feast!
- It is. Thank you, Mother.

Ah-la-la!

- Take a look at my daughter.
- Ooh, Neslihan.

Look at this beauty!
You're all dolled up? Going out?

- Oh really, it's nothing special.
- Spit it out! I bet you're seeing Kemal.

Hey, Ma, you okay
with letting me go out to dinner?

- Where are you off to?
- I have a date.

Why are you so curious?

The girl can go out. Why do you care?

Grandpa, you shouldn't stay up too late.
Eat your dinner, then go to bed.

My dear girl.

Your father was one hell of a man.

Oh my… Oh my…

I wonder who he thinks I am now?

All right, bye, kids.

- Finish your dinner, okay?
- Let me tell you about Grandpa.

When he was young,
no one was tougher than him.

Just like you.

God forbid someone insulted the family.

- All right, see you.
- Have fun!

- Bye!
- Be careful.

Have fun!

- Pop, tell us more.
- Yeah, we wanna hear.

When he was out,
everyone would run like scared chickens.

Anyway, there was this guy, Kazım. A thug.

He said something about our family.

Guy thought he owned the place.

One day, the two came face-to-face.
What do you think happened?

Crazy Kazım peed his pants.

That's the kind of man
your grandfather was.

Ah, bless you, Pop.

You k*lled me And the part of you in me

I never wanted it to be like this

I lost, but so did you

I lost my life

And you lost me

You k*lled me

And the part of you in me

I never wanted it to be like this

I lost, but so did you

I lost my life, and you lost me

And you lost me

Damn me

Why did I love you

So much?

- You were never worth it
- You weren't worth it.

My purest feelings

I finally learned

Even though it was too late

I'm a wound that won't heal

Bleeding night and day

I spent my years in vain

The bud that bloomed in my heart

Broke before it became a rose

These weary years are your doing…

I'm a wound that won't heal

Bleeding night and day

I spent my years…

Hello?

- Patient unconscious.
- Probable internal bleeding.

- Female, thirties
- Neslihan?

Ready to transfer. Careful.
Possible multiple organ injury.

- Still no pulse.
- Pop?

- Saturation?
- Very low. 72.

Glasgow?

- GCS 6, Doctor.
- Book an OR stat!

- Prepare blood.
- Oh my God! Mehpare!

No sound from left side. Lung's collapsed.

Scalpel.

- Chest tube, please.
- Chest tube ready.

We can't get a pulse.
Give her a shot of adrenaline.

Defibrillator.

Adrenaline, stat! Get the defibrillator!

We can try to save the liver and spleen…

- If we do, what about the gallbladder?
- One by one, Doc. One at a time.

Is the aspirator helping?

- What's the status?
- She's in hypovolemic shock.

We've got two IV lines! Wide incision.

- Şahin!
- Hey, man. She's still in surgery.

- What happened to her?
- An accident.

Kartal talked to the medical staff.
They say it was an accident.

Neslihan is a good driver.

Good evening.

Neslihan Yanıklar's family?

- Yes.
- Was she forced off the road?

Did a tire blow?
It was an accident, right?

We've gone over the security footage.

The car suddenly changed direction.

It looks like
she meant to drive into that wall.

- It wasn't an accident?
- Well, there was an eyewitness.

They confirmed our theory.
They say she turned right into the wall.

What are you talking about?!

You heard the guy, Kemal.

She drove into the wall on purpose.
Don't you get it?

She said she was going out on a date.

You mean my daughter
tried to k*ll herself?

Sorry, ma'am.

We're not in a position
to confirm that, but something's off.

We're investigating. Try to stay calm.

- Get some rest.
- Take care of yourselves.

Kudret, tell me what they are saying.

Hang tight, Mom. We'll find out.
Sibel, sit with my mom.

The officer couldn't say it
in front of everyone.

He said it was attempted suicide.

- Hi, are you Miss Neslihan's family?
- Yes.

She's coming out of major surgery.

It's a good thing she was brought in
so quickly, or we would've lost her.

Normally, someone
with such extensive trauma

wouldn't have made it.

But the surgery was successful,
so there is hope.

There aren't any guarantees.
It's touch and go.

Doctor, forgive me for this,

but would she get better care
if we moved her to another hospital?

- Sorry. I don't mean to offend you?
- She's way too unstable.

Just changing her position in bed
would be risky.

Her state's critical.
We'll do our best, I assure you.

I don't usually say what I'm about to say,

but pray for her.

My dear. My darling girl.

MR. MUHARREM

- You almost done?
- Afife, get the phone, will you?

I'm busy, Ma. You answer it.

That's good.

What do you think?
He's not too bad at cleaning, right?

Mr. Muharrem, hi!

Yeah, he's pretty good. Not bad at all.

What?

What?

Are you serious?

- Can I put some in?
- Neslihan.

She texted me
just as she was leaving for her drive.

"I'm an orphan now."

I didn't see it right away.

- Any news?
- Nothing. Still waiting.

Everyone wants to come.
I said it was an accident.

I made it clear
you'd rather it be just us for now.

…793, please move your car immediately.

Grandma, can I get you something to eat?

- I can't eat.
- You haven't eaten.

This isn't how things
were supposed to happen, Kemal.

Nurse Nuran Yılmaz, Nurse Nuran Yılmaz,

please report to the intervention room.

Son?

She didn't seem the type to do this.

- Come on, she did look kinda crazy.
- Not crazy enough to drive into a wall.

Table two.

Ms. Afife.

This is the man
looking to buy the building.

Please don't mind us.
We're just gonna look around.

Sure, Mr. Hüseyin.

If you go upstairs,
Ali can show you around. Ali!

- Please help the realtor.
- This way.

They broke up.

Kemal and Neslihan.

Kemal gave his ring back.
He left his family.

It's all my fault.

Look at me, sweetheart.

You're saying nonsense.

Don't blame yourself.

Take this out.

Look, Sedat looks upset.
He's glaring at us.

You really need to snap out of this.
We have to talk about the presentation.

I don't wanna get mad at you.

If they ask what this story is about
during the meeting,

let's try to stick to this.

Our protagonist is Leyla.

She owns the diner.
She makes a deal with loan sharks.

A bunch of things go wrong at the diner.
She can't clear the debt.

She quickly falls in love
with the handsome Mustafa,

who comes to collect the debt.

Mustafa's our other protagonist.

All hell breaks loose. It's a mess.

Mustafa is caught between two women.

Kemal, how is she?

Is Mustafa willing to…

Is Leyla ready
to build her relationship on wreckage?

Let's change the IV.
It's also time to change her dressing.

Does anything matter more than love?

Good news is she's getting better.

It's too soon to tell
how long it's gonna take.

Is it better sometimes
to just give up on your desires

and bury your love deep in your heart?

Sorry, I'm not explaining it quite right.
It's much better. Does it work for you?

You know what, Afife? Our viewers
are all about this kind of story.

Good job. It flows.
The plot is truly great. However…

There's always a "however"
with you, isn't there?

Always.

Correct me if I'm wrong,
but they don't actually end up together.

I don't get why. Why is it so tragic?

We did everything you asked for.
You wanted a love story, you got one.

You wanted them to fall in love,
they fell in love.

Yeah. Why's that an issue?

I don't know.

But we shouldn't change the ending,
I mean… we can't.

The two together…

No. Can't work. It's just not believable.

You sure about that?

Totally.

Why?

Because…

…to love is to lose.

Kemal?

Kemal?

Kemal?

- Kemal?
- You're awake.

Don't worry. I'm here.

Hey there. Welcome back, Neslihan.

Kemal?

I'm right here.

When will she lose the cane?

With physical therapy and all that stuff,
it'll take a while.

So what are you gonna do now?

I know you're gonna say wait,
but you know what I mean.

Don't worry. Your money's in the bank.

It'll stay there until you take it out.

It's your call. Wait and see.

Whatever you decide, don't rush into it.

Take a breather.

Ferhat, I need you to do me another favor.

Do you need me to move the money for ya?

That's right.

All right. What are you gonna spend it on?

You think it's enough?

I asked around. And it is.

Money's yours.
You do whatever you want with it.

Your business, not mine.

I know. I owe you.

You don't owe me anything. It's all good.
Question is, what then?

We've secured the funds.
It wasn't simple. Market's a nightmare.

Our lawyer's here with us.
Last step's the notary.

- We'll find one and sign.
- The documents are ready.

We're all set for the registry too.
I don't think we should wait any more.

You're really gonna tear down
this building? You have to?

Yes. It's run down. There's no saving it.

Don't you need permits?

Not a worry.

All right, then. Let's settle this.

By all means. After you.

Miss Afife.

We need to talk.

Please be patient.
We'll have your money in two hours.

Sit with me.

- I'll be right back.
- Of course.

I'm so sorry.

About Neslihan, you know?

Here.

What's this?

If we wait till tomorrow,
it'll be more complicated.

Let's go ahead with it now, then.

This is the paper my mother signed.

That's right. The original.

Why?

Your debt is cleared. It's all paid for.
Your account's closed. We're through.

Who paid this?

Tell me who did this?

The paper's yours now.

Set it on fire.
You can tear it to shreds, swallow it.

Do whatever you want with it.

We won't have to
see each other ever again.

Who paid the debt?

Yeah?

Got a couple minutes, Uncle?

I would give you hours, my dear Kemal.

What is it?

The diner's debt's in here.
Perihan's debt, I mean.

Count it.

I don't know how much they owe us.

It's all there, Uncle.

What philanthropist paid this off?

Neslihan said they were totally broke.

I guess we're not getting that building.

That's life.

Was it Kemal?

Who else would do this?

Why?

You clearly didn't have the money.

Kemal is a pretty secretive guy.
Don't overthink this.

Better stay away from us from now on.

We won't be so nice next time.

Oh, Afife's coming back.

What's going on?

It seems you all went through
a lot of trouble.

It appears we don't need to sell
after all. We're staying here.

Staying?

We've got a lot of voices to look out for.

All my mother's voices.

Sorry to disappoint you.

What's going on, Afife?

That's not what we agreed on.

- Glad it worked out.
- Thank you so much.

We aren't only celebrating
the salvation of our home and diner.

Perihan Kazan has been saved, too,

from the kitchen,
all that onion and the garlic!

- Enjoy!
- So can I go to Germany now?

What? You wanna go where?

I am a Berliner.

Whatever. You're a grown man.
You can live where you want.

Ah! Sometimes, you're actually reasonable
when you choose.

I'm gonna go tell Fidan.

Find us a new dishwasher
and you can take off.

You need to find us a new chef
before you get your hopes up.

Mwah!

I think I'm gonna cry
because I'm so happy.

Baturay, please keep it together or go cry
in a corner somewhere by yourself.

I heard what your grandfather said.
He's such a weirdo!

He really said all that?

It's so hard to believe
he just turned around and paid your debt.

I gotta say, he got a bit emotional
when we went to see them.

- Grandfathers are like that.
- Huh.

Uh… I've got news for you.
It's too noisy in here though.

I've got news for you as well.
All right. Here you go.

- Thanks.
- Of course.

- Kemal?
- Afife?

You haven't picked up my calls.

I know. I'm sorry.

Can we meet up tomorrow?
It's up to you. I don't mind.

- I've got something important to ask you.
- Yeah?

Now that it's all settled, do I…

Do I still have to take that hedgehog?

- Baturay.
- Huh?

Shut up.

Okay.

You can come with me if you want.
I'd love it if you did.

To Berlin?

Thanks, but I've made other plans.

You're making plans at your age?

- My mother and I are talking again.
- Oh yeah?

We weren't getting along
'cause of my stepdad.

- Mm-hmm.
- That's over now.

Huh.

He picked up and left.
Well, my mom kicked him out.

I'm gonna go see her.

I wanna go back to school soon, I think.

I love it here at the diner,
but it's not a career.

I guess my plans are
a little more local than yours.

I won't get to see you anymore?

You'll be in Berlin.
It's not like you'll be around anyway.

We should keep in touch though.

They say it's good to be away
from who you love for a while.

You cherish the other
even more when you reunite.

How so?

You're lovely.

I would really love
to try kissing you again,

but if you turn me down a second time,

my heart'll break
and I'll be a mess in Berlin.

How about you give it a try?

Hey, onions!

Don't give me that look.

This is where our story ends.

You and me are through for good.

I won't cry over this.

- Mr. Muharrem?
- Ms. Perihan.

You came back!

No, dear, I never left.

You can leave the onions to me.

You take the zucchini.

We're staying here.

Yes, so I heard.

If I wasn't here anymore,

you know, if I decided to leave,
would you still come in to work?

It's clear to me
we're in this together, Ms. Perihan.

If you're out, then I'm out.

Besides, it wouldn't be a diner
if you didn't have a head cook.

You think we could go with chef
instead of cook?

Chef.

Sure.

Finish your meal first.

- Afife!
- We'll get ice cream after.

Hey, why aren't you answering your phone?
I called you, like, six times.

What, no tea for me?

- One tea.
- Coming right up.

What were you thinking?

Everyone was celebrating yesterday.
The whole neighborhood went wild.

Because our debt was transferred
to another creditor,

they were so stoked,
they would've thrown a parade.

This is a huge amount of money.
You know that, Kemal.

How can we ever pay you back?

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

We're good.
You don't owe me anything. All right?

No, you'll get it all back.

But it's gonna take a while though.
We'll do it in installments.

We sold the series.

We're finally gonna get some cash for it.

But it won't cover it all.

We'll have to sell
the building eventually.

Maybe we can lease the diner.

I doubt that'll happen.

Here's the bottom line,
if you're willing to wait, we can--

The point of all of this
is so you can keep the building.

Your mother said
the voices resound in the curtains.

We… should honor them.

It's your home. It needs to stay that way.

What your mother said
really got me thinking, Afife.

I've never felt like I belonged to anyone.
All that's new to me.

I never felt attached to a home either.

It's kinda like feeling homeless
even in the comfort of your own home.

It's weird.

It's an awful way to feel.

My house doesn't feel like home.

My dad doesn't feel like one.

My mother's a total stranger.

Who is she?

For a while,

I kinda felt like I was at home
back when I was locked up in prison.

Your diner's the first place
I felt like that again.

I love the folks
who go to that restaurant.

I love seeing all the animals.

I love every single plant in there.

Yeah.

The second I set foot in that diner,
all I felt was love.

You don't owe me a thing.

My payment was how I felt
when I was at your diner.

We still owe you a lot.

Um, how's Neslihan doing?

Fine. Rather, she will be.

It's gonna be a while before she is.

That's awful.

It's hard for you.

For all of you.

For her too.

I wish you could just leave everything
and come and live with me.

I'd love not having
to always worry about tomorrow.

Mm.

We have to do what's right.

I am so tired
of doing what's right all the time.

But you have to honor that woman.
She's so in love with you.

She cares about you…

She went so far
as to risk her own life for you.

You should be with her.

If you leave her now,

your family…

If you don't go back…

if this woman doesn't pull through…

you know we both
won't be able to bear the burden.

Don't you think?

So goodbye, Kemal Yanıklar.

We really need to part ways this time.

I've got news for all you fans
of Screenwriting in Pill Form.

I wish to take a little time off.

It's for a good cause.
I need to finish writing a series.

Unfortunately, there's a good chance
we'll screw up the project.

The pressure's on. I guess we'll see.
Before I sign out, oh my God, my God…

I so need a vacation,
I'll even take a short one. I'm so tired.

I just wanna say one more thing
before I leave.

I've gone over all our previous topics.
We've covered a lot of ground together.

Any of you know the rules
of dramatic structure now? Sure you do.

What can you work on while I'm away?

I want you to break
all the rules I taught you.

Write a story any way you see fit.
Don't listen to anyone.

Some say a one-day love affair
can't be real. Who said that?

It happens.

How it happens is up to you.
You have to figure it out.

Give it some thought. Work on it.

Is to love sometimes to lose?

Sure it is.

A story doesn't always
have to have a happy ending.

I think happy endings
are a bit overrated anyway.

Happy for whom?
According to what standards?

Lovers don't have to reunite.

Or they can, but then they don't.

Let the good and the bad get intertwined.

Just write. Write whatever you want.

Let everyone be right in their own way.

Yanıklars! Come, let's all gather
to take a nice family photo. Come on.

- Come on! Kemal!
- Just write.

Write whatever you want.

Come join us.

Stand in the front.

Make sure to talk about joy and sorrow.

Get into it.
Explore darkness as much as light.

Just write what you feel.

Stand there. Line up.

You don't need to provide
all the answers, you know.

Not for now. Some can be left for later.

Who knows? Everything is possible.

Like I said, you decide.
You write what you want.

And see what happens.

Where will your path take you?

Just make sure you create
beautiful, moving characters.

Believe in them,

and they'll believe in you.

You need to give them love,

and they'll love you right back.

Of course, that doesn't guarantee
your story will be good.

What happens if it turns out bad?

It's fine. Just write another one.

Start over and over again.

And if people say that won't work,
send them my way. I'll tell them a story.

Maybe then they'll believe it.

If that doesn't convince them,
then oh well. No big deal.

So you promise you'll get writing?

If you have any questions,
you can write them in the comments below.

I will get around to them.

But not right away.

Vacation first.

Good luck to you all.

Wish me luck as well.

Okay, see ya.