The man looked up, startled. "Thank you," he murmured. His voice was low, carrying a heavy accent Leyla couldn't quite place.

"It’s a beautiful song, isn't it?" Leyla asked, nodding toward the radio. "But it carries a lot of weight."

The man looked at her, a spark of clarity replacing the dull sadness in his eyes.

"Yesterday, a mutual friend called me," the man said, his gaze dropping back to the table. "He told me she’s been struggling. That she smiles, but her eyes are empty. He said, 'She’s like a bird with a broken wing.' And then today, I walk in here, and this song plays. 'I heard that without me, you are like the wounded.' It feels like the universe is shouting at me."

Leyla smiled gently, placing a hand on the edge of the table. "Sometimes we need the music to tell us what our pride won't let us admit. To be 'yaralı'—wounded—means there is still something to heal. Silence doesn't mean the wound has closed; it often just means it's hidden."

"You're right," he said. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He didn't look at the screen, but his thumb hovered over the keypad. "I need to call her. Not to fix everything in a day, but just to tell her I heard her, even from here." Leyla nodded and stepped back, returning to the counter.