Botan suddenly jumped up and came to my side.
"What happened? Are you in pain?"
"I feel like a hippopotamus."
Botan looked at me with a surprised expression.
"A hippopotamus?"
I showed him the mirror. My reflection in it. Botan took a deep breath.
"I thought something was wrong with me. You gave me a fright, Dicle."
"Of course, something happened, you insensitive guy. Can't you see how awful I look? Of course, you see it every minute you look at me."
"You're not ugly, Dicle. You just feel that way because of the hormones."
"Did the hormones mess with my eyesight? I can see perfectly well."
"Dicle, you don't look like a hippopotamus or anything. The weight you've gained is perfectly normal. Your doctors say the same thing. You're only three kilos over what they recommended. That's
