Don’t Fall in Love with an Aquarius: Don’t Trust a Libra. Volume 1

Me: So, when do you celebrate these holidays?

Emre: The last day of December. On January 1st, we have a one-day vacation.

Me: And then? Do you study again?

Emre: Yup.

Me: Here, people have a 10-day vacation. Including January 7th. And when do you have Christmas?

Emre: We don’t have Christmas.

Me: Oh. I see. Because of the religion. I’ve forgotten.

Emre: Yup. But I wanna see the celebration of Noel or Christmas.

Me: Noël is celebrated in France. Christmas – in the rest of Europe. The USA. Etc.

Emre: Noel – Japan as well!

Me: Noël is a French word.

Emre: Wow. You know a lot of things, but I have to search for them.

Me: Haha. French is also my majoring.

Emre: Omg. Really?

Me: I study both English and French. Evet. Haha. And a bit of Greek and Turkish.

Emre: Jamapel Emre. Lol. Or something like this.

Me: Je m’appelle Emre (my name is Emre).

Emre: Yup.

Me: Yes = Oui.

19 December 2017

Emre: Hey! How’re you?

Me: I’m fine, thanks! Wbu?

Emre: I found a photo from my childhood.

Me: Haha, oh, really? And what did you look like?

Emre sent me a photo of him when he was a baby, which I’ve been keeping up to today. Although Emre got angry when I showed him the photo now… I’ll try to fix the things, so that he’ll be happy when I do it again.

Me: What a cute baby! I love children!

Emre: Thank you, but I’m not cute now. I lost all my being cute when I stopped being a child.

Me: I was a chute child too, haha, but, in all this mess, I’m unable to find the photo.

Emre: It’s oke. Don’t’ worry. I understand how you feel. Anyway, what do you do in your free time? If you don’t wanna get bored?

Me: Ah, I usually watch some series online. I read. And I help my family.

Emre: You’re a great daughter, then.

Me: 10q. Haha.

Emre: Don’t you ever hang out with your friends? It’s interesting.

Me: Not really. I have nowhere to hang out with my friends in. Or there are places with a bad reputation.

Emre: What is the last book you’ve read?

Me: It’s «The Moon and Sixpence’. By Willian Somerset Maugham.

Emre: I wanna get our conversation to quite a different level, much more difficult than now. And use more complex grammar.

Me: Why actually not? Good idea!

Emre: If we talk about specific subjects, I’ll get experience in new things. So, what’s the genre of the book? I mean, fantasy? Crime? Horror?

Me: Realistic.

Emre: Oki. Haha. Perhaps, you can tell me the summary. Cause I haven’t read it before.

Me: Well, a broker wants to get out of this world. And he becomes a painter. He leaves England and then moves to Tahiti.

Emre: A broker. Wow! Interesting! Oke. Let’s talk tomorrow. Take care. See u.

Me: See u!

20 December 2017

Emre: Hey! You know what? I realized I don’t know you as much as you know me.

Me: Oh, why?

Emre: Because you haven’t talked about you. I’ve just learned where you live. Well! I think you can tell me some stories about you, if you don’t mind. Because I’m curious about your life as well. You must be careful about people who you meet on the Internet, though. But I’m not a dangerous one.

Me: Well, I’ve got lots of them.

Emre: Them? Stories or dangerous people?

Me: Stories, of course! The latter is not to be mentioned!

Emre: Oke. Maybe, let’s talk tomorrow. You’ll tell me about your high school life, love or other things. Haha. If you want you can tell a

lie. Lol.

Me: Okay. See you! Good night!

Emre: Slatkikh snov!

22 December 2017

Emre: Hey! How was your day?

Me: Lots of tests! Grammar, authentic listening, and so on!

Emre: And how was your test?

Me: Fine, thanks! What’re you doing?

Emre: Drawing something. Can you draw?

Me: Well, I can draw a heart. Or a flower. And, probably, that’s it. Haha.

Emre: Did you try to improve your skills?

Me: I don’t have any time, and, what’s more, motivation for it!

Emre: If you imagine a thing, you can draw it very well. By the way, if you can draw a heart, you can draw every single living being! Because our heart is an important part of our body. You can love with your heart, and if you love drawing, you’ll have enough time to do it.

Me: Haha. As Lord Byron wrote, «Juan was a bachelor of arts, and parts, and hearts.»

Emre: Who? Lol.

Me: Lord Byron. An English poet.

Emre: Okay. I’ll look his name up.

Me: So, what would you like to hear my story about? Life, family, university?

Emre: I dunno. It’s your choice.

Me: So, I’ve got a friend, Kate. Today, I was going to my classes, when suddenly, I saw someone looking exactly like her! But it wasn’t her, it was someone else!!! So, that’s my story.

Emre: Haha. Interesting.

Me: Let’s talk tomorrow. I must go now. Bye-bye!

Emre: Good-bye!

30 December 2017

Emre: Hey! By the way, you haven’t taken a photo of yourself yet! And you know it! You told me something like, «I’ll go for a walk and take a selfie.»

Me: Haha. I can take a selfie now, but it seems like I’ll scare you. Because I have a few scars.

Emre: You can take it whenever you want.

31 December 2017

I sent Emre a GIF with the New-Year congratulation.

Emre: Hey! It’s too early! Haha. Good morning! I’ve just waken up and haven’t had breakfast yet.

Me: Haha. Really?

Emre: Yes. I’m serious.

Me: I see.

Emre: When did you wake up?

Me: Bon appetite, then! I woke up at 10 am.

Some time later…

Emre: Happy New Year!

Me: Oh, thanks a lot! What’re you doing?

Emre: Yeah, New Year. And I’m sitting.

Me: Just sitting?

Emre: And singing. Haha. What about you?

Me: What song? As for me, I’m sitting and eating.

Emre: A Turkish traditional song. Haha. Same thing. Do you have free time tomorrow?

Me: Tomorrow – a lot.

Emre: Perhaps, we can talk on Skype.

Me: Why not?

Emre: Oh, really? Oke.

Me: Or, maybe, here. Which one do you prefer? Skype or Facebook?

Emre: Tbh, it doesn’t matter. Which one do you use most?

Me: Facebook. Haha. And you?

Emre: Oke. Facebook is oke. But I must warn you that I’m not good in conversation. Haha. And I have a bad connection.

Me: Well, do you think I have a good one?

Emre: I think so. Isn’t it? I think you’re better than me.

Me: Oh, why so? 10q anyway!

Emre: I’m sure you’re a very good speaker. Anyway, I must go now.

Me: Okay. Sure thing!

Emre: Because my battery is almost over. See you soon.

5 January 2018

Emre: Hey! How’s it going?

Me: Everything’s fine, thanks. And what about you?

Emre: I’m fine too. Preparing for my exams. Just finished it.

Me: Really? So, now, you know everything! And what’re you doing now?

Emre: Drawing something. In my bed.

Me: Haha. What’s this «something’, to be closer?

Emre: I’ll send you a link.

There was a drawing of a Japanese girl.

Me: Amazing!

Emre: But I’ve broken my computer. It’s my birthday on January 23rd. So, I’ll tell my parents, «Could you buy me one, please?»

Me: Wow! Your birthday is coming!

Emre: Yup. Do you think a beautiful woman can be happy?

Me: I think so. Yes, that’s true. I also think a woman can make herself beautiful.

Emre: I think a woman can put some make-up on her face.

Me: Well, I never apply any make-up. I’m not kidding.

Emre: I wanna say something. I know many people who judge one another by their appearance.

Me: But their core is their heart.

Emre: And I was one of them. Tbh, I’m still one of them. However, if you really met someone who suffered a lot from love or something like this, they don’t care what they become when they break up with someone.

Me: Yes. There are a lot of people like this.

Emre: And I’m talking about myself. If you (or someone) know a man’s psychology, I feel you (or this «someone’) have just used me. So, I’d like to understand each other with my girlfriend. Also, I like to flirt with beautiful people. But just for flirting. Nothing serious. It’s just my idea.

Me: I think you just have to love a man or a woman, and that’s it. You mustn’t use any information in order to harm them.

Emre: Come on! Indeed? Do you have to love them? I don’t think so.

Me: Why so?

Emre: Did you tell me you must love only one person throughout their whole life?

Me: Haha. But I think it’s near to impossible. Seriously. I loved many people. Of different ages. Of different professions.

Emre: It’s clear now. Lol. Actually, I don’t like to talk about love, these feelings, or emotions. What’s more, I don’t think I can love someone. Because I don’t need it anymore.

Me: Haha. I thought so too. But when I was 17, I fell in love for the first time.

Emre: Tell me if you don’t mind…

Me: Well, it was marvelous and at the same time awful. I cried every night. Seriously.

Emre: How old was your beloved?

Me: Well, he was – don’t get mad! – 14! And now, he’s 18, accordingly.

Emre: And you were 17.

Me: Yup. Crazy, isn’t it?

Emre: Err… I don’t think so.

Me: Emre, maybe, let’s talk tomorrow. Must go to bed. See you! Take care!

Emre: Take care.

6 January 2018

Emre: Hey! How’re you?

Me: Fine, 10q! Wbu?

Emre: I’m going to buy a pack of chips. Lol.

Me: They’re tasty. And yasty! Yasty = yummy+tasty. A complex word. So, what brand of chips?

Emre: Ruffles.

Me: And are they tasty?

After some time… Emre didn’t reply, but I decided to ask him if he was okay. I myself don’t know why and what made me do so. Maybe, I did so because of sympathy and kindness towards anyone.

Me: Are you alright?

Emre: Why did you ask?

Me: Sorry. Because you haven’t answered yet.

Emre: You don’t have to say «sorry’.

Me: So, I decided to ask if everything’s all right.

Emre: Sorry! You waited for an answer…

Me: Yes, I always do. So, what’re you doing now?

Emre: Writing a story. And I’m really sorry.

Me: That’s ok. Never mind.

Emre: But I feel bad.

Me: Oh, why?

Emre: Because of this situation.

Me: Ah, haha, oke. Don’t worry, everyone always treats me like this! You’re the first person to say «sorry’ for that sort of thing!

Emre: I’m really sorry, but I dunno what I should do. Because we’re online friends, and I didn’t care about online friends until I met you…

Me: Haha, 10q a lot! I always do!

Emre: Actually, I wanna say something to you.

Me: Really? Haha.

Emre: First of all, I don’t trust you about who you are. Even so, I’m talking to you because I wanna learn something from you. It doesn’t matter if you tell me lies or not because I can learn a new word or phrase. But now, I’m asking you, so, please, tell me the truth. I don’t wanna think «What if she just messed around with me?»

Me: What do you mean by «lie’?

Emre: Are you a real person?

Me: Of course! Do you want me to prove it?

Emre: No. It’s oke. I trust you.

Me: I don’t even know what to say.

Emre: About what?

Me: About your statement. It’s really strange. I understand you, yeah. My sentences are good. But I’ve got to study a lot to achieve it.

Emre: Oke. It’s not the point.

Me: But let’s sort it out. So, why do you think I’m telling you lies?

Emre: Just a feeling. And you don’t have any social media.

Me: Hey, I do! Skype, for instance. But I seldom use it. Facebook etc.

Emre: You like yourself, you know yourself. It looks like someone created by imagination…

Me: No, it’s just my brain. Such people exist, but they’re rare. I know. If you want to achieve something, you must study hard, and try and try and try, over and over again. By the way, if I were a robot, how come I sleep at night?

Emre: What can make people understand yourself?

Me: Perhaps, I’m that of the UFO anyway…

Emre: First, you say you cry a lot. Now, you’re such a good person because you don’t wanna hurt anyone…

Me: That’s true. I live with my mum and bro. No daddy! No grandma! No grandpa! Imagine what I feel like!

Emre: Anyway, I won’t talk about it. Thank you for being my friend!

Me: You’re very welcome!

Emre: You know, I don’t have many friends because I always look at people down my nose. Because they pretend to be a rock-star, or they don’t know themselves. If I make friends with someone, they either turn out bad, or just braggarts.

Me: Same here. Lol.

Emre: I want to say – I trust you. But, please, don’t make me sad. Because I won’t.

Me: I won’t disappoint you. I promise! Some people also pretend to be good. But in real life, they’re complete idiots. You just dunno how much pain they’ve caused me!

Emre: Well, you’re not alone. At least, you aren’t because I’m texting you! Aziza…

Me: Yes?

Emre: I wanna know you better if you don’t mind.

Me: Thank you very much! No, I don’t.

Emre: Okay. Let’s talk tomorrow! I’ll ask you many questions.

Me: Oke.

Emre: I hope I won’t bother you. Haha.

7 January 2018

Emre: Hey! How’re you?

Me: Fine, 10q! And you?

Emre: Oh my gosh! You’re online! Haha.

Me: Haha.

Emre: How’s it going? What did you do today? Or do you have a plan?

Me: Haha. I’m relaxing now. Today, we have Christmas in Russia.

Emre: And what are you doing now?

Me: Eating. Haha.

Emre: Well, as for me, I must study, but I don’t want to. I’ve got 2 exams day after day, without any break.

Me: Oh, really? Is there much to learn?

Emre: I attended the classes, so I know the material. But I need to revise it anyway.

Me: That’s right!

Emre: When will you keep your promise, by the way? You said, «I’ll take a photo!» And still, you haven’t!

Me: Haha. I actually can take a selfie now.

Emre: So, Aziza…

Me: Yes?

Emre: Could you take a selfie now, please? If you don’t mind…

To take a selfie or not to take a selfie? In fact, I don’t do it just for everyone. I don’t know why, but Emre seemed quite decent to me. So, I did.

Me: Here it is!

Emre: Wow! You’re beautiful! Why haven’t you sent it before?

Me: Because I’m shy. That’s it.

Emre: So am I. I’m shy too.

Me: Wow! We’re in the same boat!

Emre: Or in the same sketch.

Me: Yup. Or a chart. Haha.

Emre: Anyway, what’s the meaning of your life? You study, for example. But for what?

Me: For languages.

Emre: And? What’ll you do with them?

Me: I’ll become a translator. Or an interpreter.

Emre: And?

Me: That’s it.

Emre: And? Come on! You’re too young! And you just wanna be an interpreter! Omg. You’re amazing!

Me: And I want to find a good husband. Not an idiot, but a Normal, Good one.

Emre: I want to found a good company. Do you wanna be my partner? I’m thinking about setting up an international company.

Me: Why not? Maybe.

Emre: But I’m talking about 5 or 6 years later. Perhaps, 7.

Me: Oke. What’s the point of hurrying up?

Emre: We should talk about money. Anyway I’m talking a lot. Haha.

Me: Lol. The only thing I don’t know is that I don’t know everything.

Emre: What’s this?

Me: Just a poem.

Emre: I know this poem. I wonder why you used it.

Me: I like referring to poems and all that jazz. Because it makes our conversation more interesting.

Emre: Okay. I have an exam tomorrow. Slatkikh snov!

Me: Good night!

Emre: Can you teach me some basic Russian?

Me: Sure!

8 January 2018

Emre: First good morning message.

Me: Oh, hi! How was your exam?

Emre: It was good.

Me: Wow! That’s great! And what’re you doing after a hard, difficult exam?

Emre: Getting ready for another one! I’ve got two exams tomorrow.

Me: Omg! What exams?

Emre: Hmm… One of them is about the engine, and the other one is about thermodynamics.

Me: Maxwell? Something like this?

Emre: The engine one’s about the engine – for example, differential, flywheel, and so on.

Me: I see. Complicated.

Emre: Lol. It’s not that complicated, I’m just too lazy to study!

Me: I remember something from high school.

Emre: I see. As for me, it’s for entire life that I’ve been studying it! By the way, do you know any traditional story?

Me: About what?

Emre: About love, perhaps. Haha.

Me: Any traditional story?

Emre: Or something supernatural.

Me: Oke, any story. There’s a rhyme:

There was little girl,

And she had a little curl,

Right in the middle of her forehead.

When she was good,

She was cute.

But when she was bad,

She was horrid.

It’s an old English rhyme.

Emre: Hmmm… I didn’t expect it.

Me: I like this rhyme. So, what about you? Do you like the rhyme?

Emre: Just a few. But I don’t have enough information about them.

Me: Old English rhymes were traditionally born in the old 14th century. So, it’s a tradition to sing them on holidays. Like Soul Cakes Day, All Saints’ Day. Or Guy Fawkes Day.

Emre: But those aren’t your culture’s. Right?

Me: Right. I also know many Russian rhymes.

Emre: Haha. Well…

Me: Oh, maybe, tongue-twisters. Haha.

Emre: What’s the meaning of these days? Why do you like them?

Me: They commemorate the dead. I just like them. Because the people chant such amazing rhymes and songs!

Emre: Wow! Do you wanna marry a foreigner?

I wonder how he guessed it…

Me: Yes, and a lot!

Emre: Why do you want it? Tbh, I also want to marry a foreigner!

Me: Because I need some change in my life. That’s it.

Emre: But I have a specific choice. So, when will you marry?

Me: When God gives me such a chance.

I’m not a Muslim, although I’ve got a name close to the religion. My mum’s an Orthodox, so am I.

Emre: This is a good answer. First of all, you must love someone. Right. But, as I told you before, I don’t think I’ll be able to love again.

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Примечания

1

To be honest.

2

I don’t know.

3

The Russian pronunciation of «Good night’.

4

The Russian pronunciation of «Good morning’.

5

Yes. (Translation from Turkish).

6

Hello. Yes. Weather. (Translation from Turkish).

7

The Russian pronunciation of the word «Good’.

8

To be honest.

9

Both the words, «merhaba’ and «privet’, mean «hello’, the former being Turkish, the second being Russian.