Leyla thought of Selim. They had spent months together, yet he remained an enigma. He was kind, yes, but there was a wall she could never climb. Every time she tried to get close, he would retreat into a silence that felt heavy and cold.

The city was bathed in a pale blue light, but for Leyla, the world felt as dark as the ink in her journal. She pressed play on her phone, and the familiar, haunting melody of Irmak Arıcı’s "Gece Gibi Gönlün" filled her small apartment.

The lyrics echoed her own exhaustion. How long can you stay in the dark before you forget what the sun looks like? She looked out at the streetlights flickering below. Like the song, her life had become a series of unanswered questions and "what-ifs."

As Irmak sang about a heart that hides its secrets in the shadows, Leyla realized she wasn't just in love with a man; she was in love with a mystery. She had tried to be the light to his darkness, but the "night" in his soul was too deep. The Weight of Silence