When the results were announced weeks later, the numbers on the screen were higher than he had ever dreamed. He hadn't just passed a test; he had proven that the most powerful teacher he ever had was the one he saw in the mirror every morning.
The story began in late autumn. While his friends were out in Kadıköy, Kerem was in his room, surrounded by highlighters and vocabulary cards.
: As his confidence grew, he pivoted toward academic reading. He spent weeks immersed in health and social science texts, learning to navigate the dense, formal structures that once looked like a foreign code. The Wall of Doubt
: He started with the basics, rebuilding his foundation. He treated grammar like a puzzle, piece by piece, until the tenses and relative clauses felt like second nature.
