Memory of Skin
That night, after cleaning up the aftermath of the party, Selin stood in the shower, letting hot water wash away the exhaustion. She closed her eyes and for a moment, she could almost feel Murat there with her. Not the ghost Murat, but the living one. The way his hands used to trace her spine. The way he’d kiss the back of her neck. The physical reality of him that no amount of haunting could replicate. She missed his body. Not just the intimacy, but the simple physicality—the weight of him beside her in bed, the warmth of his hand in hers, the solid reality of flesh and bone. When she stepped out of the shower, Murat was sitting on the bed. “You’re thinking about me,” he said. Not a question. “Always.” “About… before.” “Yes.” “I miss it too. Being able to touch you. Really touch y
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