00:00The girl smiled innocently, unaware of the farewell that was coming.
00:03Seeing that Ayla would have a new place to live,
00:06He could do nothing but hold back his tears and turn away.
00:08Perhaps Ayla sensed her father's tears,
00:11Perhaps he felt that he would soon drift away from her.
00:36To fulfill the promise he had made to her,
00:38He decided to devise a plan to take Ayla with him to Türkiye.
00:41He took out his luggage, freed up space in the suitcase, and made a small hole in it.
00:45with the intention of hiding Ayla inside and taking her to the country.
00:47They agreed that they would make some noise inside the suitcase to know that everything was alright.
00:51And so they would pass through security and board the ship.
00:54Although the inspector noticed something strange, because of the trust he had in him, he let him continue.
00:58Just when he was celebrating having gone unnoticed, he discovered that Ayla had disappeared.
01:03The director of the orphanage appeared immediately, and the suitcase was opened on the spot.
01:07completely thwarting his escape plan.
01:09A colleague advised him to wait until the war was over before going back to pick up Ayla.
01:19He silently made a promise in his heart.
01:21The pain of the separation overwhelmed him suddenly.
01:24Every word seemed tinged with sadness.
01:36When she stood up to leave, Ayla's tears flowed uncontrollably.
01:40But she held back her tears as she watched her father's figure walk away.
01:43In those times of war, with such precarious communications,
01:46Returning to that distant eastern country was almost impossible.
01:49The reunification of father and daughter seemed like a distant and uncertain dream.
01:53Upon returning to Türkiye, he did not find his fiancée at the station.
01:56It was a friend who informed him that she had gotten married.
01:59She blamed him for breaking his word, for abandoning the relationship for an unknown child.
02:08His heart sank into utter desolation.
02:11He used all his savings to buy a house.
02:13And, following his parents' advice, he married a woman he was not in love with.
02:18But his wife was understanding and patient.
02:20Although he spent his days with a melancholic expression, he never complained.
02:24I couldn't concentrate on work.
02:25His mind was always on Ayla.
02:27His perceptive wife understood his thoughts.
02:30She prepared a generous breakfast and decided to open her heart to support him.
02:45He wanted to know Ayla's whole story and, upon hearing it, he understood and shared her feelings.
02:50The man's integrity and kindness deeply moved her,
02:54confirming in her heart that he was someone worthy of trust.
03:05She promised to help him find a way to reunite with Ayla.
