Baskin Page #4

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- Shut your damn mouth.

- Man... Maybe it was animal?

It was a f***ing frog! Alright?

A frog!

- What is this?

- I don't know.

- Pass! Is it over?

- Yes. Come on.

- Alright. How many did I get right?

- I don't know.

- How much time do I have left?

- 1.5 minutes.

Okay.

Whackjob!

My father used to say you shouldn't

talk about your dreams at night.

Good one.

When my mother was six months pregnant with

me, my name came to my father in a dream.

They hand him a baby and

say "This is Arda".

My parents are really into dreams.

So they didn't even think twice

about it. They named me Arda.

God bless their souls.

Boss, I'll tell you something,

but you can't tell anyone.

Okay.

- Promise?

- I promise.

When I was a child, I had this

close friend. His name was Coskun.

He would come to our house

every once in a while.

We'd go out, go to Kadikoy,

to the movies and stuff.

One day, after seeing a movie,

his dad had died recently.

He told me about how

he was in the room when his dad died,

and that he saw his soul rise

from his dead body.

- He said he actually saw it.

- Saw what?

The soul rising, leaving the body.

- He was crying the whole time.

- The soul leaving the body?

He said he saw the man's soul.

His older brother was also there,

but he didn't see anything. He swore.

Anyways, we said to each other:

Whoever dies first, shall appear

to the other without scaring him.

We made a promise.

We were on a dark alley.

There was no one around.

We scared ourselves.

And we hastily left the alley.

I walked him to the ferry.

I saw him go through the turnstiles.

I saw him get on the ferry.

Then I went home.

Maybe 15 minutes later,

my parents were not home,

I went to my room and changed.

I got in bed.

But I couldn't sleep.

I was still a bit restless.

- I pulled the duvet up and passed out.

- So what, kid?

I had this dream.

There are lots of people around me.

They are all glaring at me.

You know how you fear something in your

dream but you don't quite know what it is?

I feel such a fear inside.

Then Coskun comes out from the crowd.

He comes and holds my hand.

He says:
"Don't be afraid, Arda.

It's me. Coskun."

Then, I wake up, soaked in sweat.

But I'm still dreaming.

I hear moans

coming from my mom's room.

I listen.

Suddenly, it stops.

As if the people inside disappeared.

I look at the living room.

The TV is on, but there's only static.

I go turn it off.

I look towards the hallway.

There's someone in my room! I can feel it.

Coskun is in my room.

The thought of seeing him scares me.

I run to my mom's room.

I keep banging on the door,

screaming "mom, mom".

Then, I woke up for real this time.

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