Sharp-eyed Kadife, on the other hand, had worked it all out by the end of her first day in the city; her only real motivation for associating with the head-scarf girls was to get closer to Blue. Ïpek, who’d been living with Kadife’s jealousy since childhood, was not blind to her interest in Blue; it was only on seeing the fickle Blue returning Kadife’s affection that Ïpek’s own feelings cooled. And she saw opportunities: If Kadife was to become involved with him, Ïpek would be free of him; and once her father moved to Kars too, she was able to keep her faithless lover at bay.

