Derya Sancak

The fake basil, for instance, was deliberately fake. In his memory, Derya had killed three plants in two summers and blamed, in turn, the northern exposure, the soil, a Beşiktaş vendor, and the “passive-aggressive” character of culinary herbs. Aras could have displayed a living plant. He had preferred the plastic replica to prevent a visitor from confusing fidelity with a relic.