He closed his eyes. Every time he heard that line, he was back in the rainy driveway of three months ago. Leyla hadn't even stepped out of her car. She had just looked at him through the glass, her engine still idling, and said, "I'm done, Emre. Don't call."

The club was a blur of neon and sweat, but for Emre, the world stopped when the beat dropped. It was the —the one with the high, echoing synths that sounded like a heart breaking in digital time.

Should Emre her again, or should he move on to someone new ?

As he reached the water, he pulled his phone from his pocket. He looked at her name in his contacts—the last thread connecting him to the person who "wasted" him.

He didn't need an answer anymore. The answer was in the silence she left behind. With a steady breath, he hit Delete . The song in his head finally faded, replaced by the quiet, rhythmic lap of the water against the stones. He wasn't "wasted" yet—he was just beginning to find the pieces she left behind.

“Insan biraz sevmez mi?” he whispered to the dark waves.

“Insan biraz sevmez mi?” the voice pleaded through the speakers.

One sentence. One farewell. Bir vedanla harcadı. She had spent three years of his life in three seconds.