When We Were Perfect

"Wow, I think I may have ruined a reunion!" Amy muttered, gaining her partial senses. 

At this, every person in the room turned their face towards the voice source except for Ozan who was almost asleep in Daniel's lap. Both Silas and Daniel went stiff seeing Amy's face and by the looks of it she was ready to kill someone and that someone was none other than Silas. For a few minutes, the only sound in the room was Amy's heavy breathing. Silas was turning pale as a person suffering from jaundice while Daniel's face was morphed into concern and anxiety as he rose to his feet carrying a sleeping Ozan but Amy's gaze was fixed on Silas who also stood from his seat. He knew that such a day would come when he would have to face Amy but he wasn't prepared right now, Daniel told him about Amy being out of town. Sensing the sudden drop in the atmosphere, Martha came back into the living room but before she could comprehend or say anything Daniel responded.

"Martha put Ozan in his bed and stay with him!" Daniel said as Martha gently took the sleeping Ozan and walked away leaving behind three perplexed people. Amy dropped the rail of his suitcase on the floor stepping forward, at this point tears were brimming her eyes. Daniel contemplated on whether to stay or leave them alone but he knew that the former would create more issues seeing Amy's angered face.

"Tesoro! You came back early!" Daniel started walking a foot near her but she didn't respond, her glare was fixed on Silas who was shitting in his pants.

"Wouldn't you say something now or are you still planning to run away!" Amy sneered.

Silas mouth opened and closed as he tried to figure what to say.

"Amy--" Silas starts nervously.

"Amy what huh! You left me without a fucking explanation, days before our wedding when you promised to marry me!" Amy started to shout, making Silas cringe. Daniel stood there, he knew that Amy's reaction wouldn't be the same for Silas as was his. She was hurt and dumped.

"Tell me wasn't I even worth an explanation or even a phone call, you just left fucking letter!!!!!!" Amy shouted with the tears now leaking from her eyes making Daniel worried. Silas glanced at the floor, he knew he deserved that.

"Amy please listen to m--" before he could complete his sentence Amy slapped him hard on his cheek. She had to do it, her hands were aching to do it, he was the storm in her life, the reason for the restlessness she has been facing ever since he left her. 

Silas rubbed the burning spot on his face while looking at Amy while Daniel stood there shocked not knowing what to do.

"You knew Mom's condition, you knew what phase I was suffering from but still you ran away, YOU BLOODY RAN AWAY!!!" Amy screamed at the top of her lungs landing another hard slap on his face. At this point, Daniel stepped forward, worried that she might hurt her throat and secondly he didn't wanted Ozan to wake up from his mother's screaming and shouting.

"Tesoro!" Daniel said hesitantly.

"You are a bloody liar!!"

"Tesoro!"

"Good for nothing, a piece of shit!"Amy sneered like a madwoman edging closer to him. 

"Tesoro! That's enough!" Daniel asserted but before he could reach her, her first collided with Silas cheekbone making him stumble and fall on the couch.

All the rage, anger and frustration running through her veins as she again punched him this time in his chest and he winced. Gosh! All those self-defence classes were really working out.

Daniel yanked her from behind, pushing her flesh to his chest.

"Silas! If you don't want to die today, leave as soon as you can!" Daniel muttered, clasping her hands to her back as she continued to fight his hold.

"Daniel! I swear to God you will regret this if you didn't let me beat him to a pulp!" Amy sneered. Silas, who was laying on the couch, stood as fast as he could taking deep breaths, his previous wounds weren't healed and here he got more.

"Amy, you need to let me explain everything!" He tried to talk to her.

"Explain! You want me to let you explain the shit you have put us all in!" She shouted in Daniel's hold who tried his best to keep her under control until Silas went away.

"Silas I told you to go away! Right now, she doesn't want to listen to your explanation." Daniel reasoned and although he didn't want to run away this time, he knew that staying here wouldn't do any good at the present. Amy was ready for bloodshed. Silently he grabbed his phone, nodding at Daniel before he walked away rubbing his chest and face that was once again turning purple.

"Silas stop right there! This isn't over!" Amy shouted but the sound of ignition and wheels screeching past the ground indicated that he already left.

Amy started to breathe heavily trying to calm her raging mind and galloping heart. Daniel seeing her state loosened his grip on her.

"Tesoro!" He said softly.

"Don't you dare Tesoro me, you were laughing and playing brother brother with him despite knowing what he put us all in!!" She spat stepping back.

"I didn't forgive him at first sight either Tesoro, he received his share of curses and punches from me!" Daniel replied.

"First sight, how long has he been here huh!" Amy asked in an agitated way.

"It's been a few days since he came back!" Daniel informed warily.

"Damn you and Damn him, Damn everything in this world!" She shouted before flopping on the couch rubbing her temples that we're about to burst from the pain. Daniel glanced at her state and hesitantly went to sit beside her mindful of her reaction.

"Tesoro! You need to let him explain!" He said in a gentle tone placing his fingers on her thigh softly.

Amy scoffed but it was more like a rueful one. 

"You think it's easy Daniel Saritas, first you disappear and then come back out of a sudden to let you hear their explanation!" Amy said in a cracking voice. Daniel felt bad seeing her like this, he so badly wanted to wipe those tears away and hug her. The last she cried was when she gave birth to Ozan.

"No, I am not saying it's easy tesoro but fighting is not the way to solve the issues. Eventually, you have to hear his side of the story too!" Daniel muttered, making a point to himself to ask Silas not to tell Amy that the first reason he left was because of his love. She might not be ready for it. A tear fell from her eye and landed on his fingers, making him look at her sadly but he continued to rub her skin with his fingers.

"You don't know Daniel how it feels to be in love and then get rejected suddenly. To love someone for years and then watching them leave you like you weren't even worthy of an explanation!" She mumbled with glossy eyes staring ahead at nothing in particular. Her mind focused on Silas and the memories with him, although most of them were arguments. At this, Daniel chuckled inwardly.

'I know, I know exactly how it feels tesoro because you made me suffer from the same things. I wonder now that maybe you took your anger and frustration on me, trying to let go of the things you suffered from." Daniel mumbled in his mind staring at her. His own eyes are about to get glossy.

"Try to see the world around you tesoro, maybe there is something more beautiful waiting for you, we should let go of the things that hurt us and move on!" He said, voicing out the words of Dr Burak,  grabbing her warm hands into his. This seemed to shake Amy out of her stance as she yanked her hands from his and rose to her feet. Daniel looked at his empty hand before he looked at Amy.

"Easy for you to say, you haven't loved someone. I wish you were in my shoe then you would understand what I have gone through and what it feels like," she uttered rather harshly before walking away, disappearing up the stairs.

"I have loved you the day, I first saw you tesoro. You were the angel who saved me. " Daniel whispered to himself.

"You don't have to wish for that tesoro because I am already in your shoes!" 

"I love you..., I wish I could tell you!" Daniel mumbled inaudibly to the air around him, the moonlight that now shone from the window as if they were giving him support because, at the end of the day, nights were witnesses of his love for Amy Moretti.

The games that time played were all heartless......