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"I can't, Selim Bey," Demir said, his voice a low vibration. "My daughter has her recital. I promised."

The tea in Demir’s glass had gone cold, a dark, bitter amber that matched his mood. For three years, he had worked twelve-hour shifts at the textile factory in Bursa, breathing in lint and the sharp scent of industrial dye. Every month, the rent climbed. Every week, the price of bread ticked upward. Yeter Lan Yeter

The silence in the office grew heavy, thick with the hum of the machines outside. Demir looked at the gold pen. He looked at the stack of unpaid invoices on the desk. He thought of every "yes" he had ever forced out of a dry throat. "I can't, Selim Bey," Demir said, his voice a low vibration