4. We thought, we felt, and we learned while writing

Zeynep took the first step, then another. Finally, she reached the top. When she came down, she said:

“When someone gives you trust, fear turns into courage.”

Mert and Ali had been friends since they were little, growing up in the same neighborhood. One day, while playing soccer in Mert’s house, they accidentally broke a window.

Ali panicked. “I can’t tell your dad. I’m too scared,” he said.

But Mert took a deep breath and went to speak with his father.

His father looked at the broken window, then into Mert’s eyes.

“What matters is not the window, but your honesty. My trust in you wasn’t in vain,” he said.

From that day on, Ali learned that real trust isn’t about never making mistakes — it’s about having the courage to tell the truth. (MUSTAFA VEDAT)