"Oh, Kemal, I'm sorry," she said, rubbing his shoulder. "How?" Briefly, she wondered if his family were involved. Then she felt flooded with guilt as she saw how upset this made him.

"A car accident. She was on a bicycle, and someone hit her."

"That is so sad. What was her name?"

"Nehir," he whispered.

"Did you want to have children with her?"

"Yes. Very much," he paused. "You are probably wondering why I'm telling you this."

"I am a little ...