Silent Feeling

Untitled Episode12

The words struck like a thunderbolt. James was stunned for a moment. His mouth was dry, his eyes were full of surprise and disbelief.

He could not believe that something could happen. After a few seconds of silence, he said slowly,

But now he is our child. We have been growing him for six months, we love him. How do we leave him?

Sofia was standing next to him and listening to everything. His chest groaned. It's like someone has grabbed his heart.

The worker of the orphanage said in a calm voice, we understand your suffering. But according to the law, if the child's biological parents want him back, then their rights are first.

After hearing these words, Sophia could no longer hold herself. Tears started pouring from his eyes. He suddenly screamed,

And my child! I can't live without him! The atmosphere of the house was filled with emotion in an instant. James fell into a difficult dilemma.

On the one hand his wife's unlimited love, on the other hand harsh reality and law. He understood that there was no easy way out of this situation.

He calmly tried to settle the matter, but the situation was getting out of his hands. For the next few days, a new chapter of turmoil began in their house.

Sophia could not accept the matter in any way. He used to hold Aryan on his chest all the time, as if someone would come to snatch him. There was always fear and fear in his eyes.

James repeatedly tried to convince him. We have to think about his future, he used to say in a soft voice. Maybe his real parents can now really keep him well.

But these arguments were of no value to Sophia. To him, Aryan was the reason for his whole world, his breath, his survival.

One day the situation suddenly reached its peak. The people of the orphanage appeared with the police. They had all the legal documents in their hands.

James realized that there was nothing to do. Sofia gripped Aryan tightly. Tears are falling from his eyes, his voice is breaking.

No! I won't give my son! No one can take him away! Her screams shook the whole house.

The police slowly approached.

They tried to handle the situation. James watched everything with helpless eyes. He was also breaking down inside, but he tried to keep himself strong.

He reached out and took Sophia's hand.

Please, control yourself, she said. This is out of our control.

Finally, with great difficulty, Aryan was separated from Sophia. The child also started crying.

There was fear, confusion, and a strange longing in that cry. As if she knew something terrible was happening.

The sound of that cry tore James and Sophia's hearts apart.

The door closed.

The house suddenly fell silent. A terrible, heavy silence.

After Ariane left, Sofia was completely broken. He stopped eating and drinking, he stopped talking.

He used to lie in bed all day, empty eyes in his eyes, as if all the lights of life were extinguished. Within a few days he fell ill.

James took him to the doctor, tried to take medicine, but the emptiness in Sophia's mind was not filled with any medicine.

He kept saying the same thing over and over again, where is my son? give him back James himself was breaking down inside.

He also had no less love for Aryan. But he knew that if he broke up, there would be no one to handle Sofia.

Night after night he used to sit next to Sophia. He tried to convince him, tried to give him courage. We'll try again, he would say in a soft voice.

Maybe we can bring another child into our lives.

But Sophia's answer would have been the same....

There will be no one like Aryan.

Time slowly moved forward. Days passed, nights came, but the wounds of their lives seemed to remain in the same place.

James realized that this pain could not be healed by logic alone. It was a matter of time.

With love, patience and care, Sophia has to be slowly brought back from this darkness. She slowly started to engage Sophia in small tasks.

The old pictures were shown, where their happy moments were captured. He used to take him out for a walk, to the park, by the sea, or just walk on the road.

At first, Sophia had no interest. Everything seemed meaningless to him. But James didn't give up. One evening, after a long time, Sofia was standing on the balcony watching the sunset.

The sky was a reddish-orange color, strangely beautiful, but amidst that beauty there was a kind of sadness. James came and stood beside her. Both of them were silent for a while.

Then Sophia said slowly, "Will he remember us?" James' eyes filled with tears.

But he tried to smile.

Maybe he will, maybe not, he said. But he will never lose the love we gave him.

Sophia didn't say anything. A tear fell from his eyes. That water was not only sad but mixed with it was an attempt to accept it slowly.

From that moment, maybe the accumulated ice inside him started to melt little by little. Life never stops.