"Amma-Bi, Sarmasd's brother will be coming here soon. Tell him to meet me in my office." Moosa said Amma-Bi as soon as he reached home.
"He has already left beta (child)." Said Amma-Bi.
"Oh, did he give you some documents?"
"Yes, Shahina told me about some documents he gave and she had already put them in your office."
"How does Shahina Know about it?" Moosa sounds surprised.
"She said he gave them to her."
"How was he able to reach her?"
"I don't know, but don't worry, she is fine."
"Are you sure she is fine? You know how afraid she is of men. She even avoids facing Owais who has been working with me for years."
"Moosa, ...you, Ahad, Owais and even Yawar, are different from that boy. All of you are her family and he was an outsider. Shahina is not stupid to show her weakness to an outsider, start trusting her a bit more. Allow her to face the world on her own, or she will suffocate from our overprotectiveness." Amma-Bi patted Moosa's arm.
Moosa took a deep breath and nodded. He was told the same thing once again. Natasha and Amma-Bi believe that at some point this protectiveness will become restrictions to her and they need to realize that it is time for her to fly with the power of her own wings.
"Tell her to meet me after lunch. I need to talk to her."
"Moosa-"
"Don't worry Amma-Bi, I will not go against your words." He reassured her and left.
~*~
Shahina sat stiffly on the sofa in Moosa's office waiting for him to finish his call. Amma-Bi gave Moosa's message to her but this sudden summoning was unusual and it scared her a lot yet she obeyed silently.
"Bache (kid), tell Amma-Bi to check Yawar's room. He will be here by tomorrow evening." Moosa said sitting on a sofa before her.
Shahina felt her head spinning on the news of Yawar's arrival and for a moment she went numb but soon regain her composure.
"Anyways, Shahina I called you to talk about something very important. So I want you to listen to me carefully and answer me after thinking about it, okay?" Shahina nodded.
"After a few months, you will be starting your college... and I don't want to restrict you from making any new friends and hanging out with them. But, I am sure you understand that we are different from the rest of the world right?" She nodded again.
"Therefore I want you to learn self-defence during your vocations. If you are comfortable with the idea, I will hire a female tutor for you." This time Shahina didn't respond, she remained still staring at the floor.
"Your Nats Api think that you should also learn how to use a gun." Shahina's head snapped towards Moosa as he said those words.
"It's inevitable bache, whether you liked it or not. You are a part of Black Eagles, sister of Moosa Khan. No matter how much I try to protect you, our lives will always be at risk." Moosa sighed and leaned on the back of the sofa.
Silently, Shahina process all the things Moosa said to her but she was unable to answer him instantly. Understanding her confused state, Moosa told her to take some time and tell him later. Only after a few minutes, she came back to his office and reluctantly agreed to learn self-defence but she refused to use a gun before her graduation. Shahina was not an average girl and she has accepted this fact long ago.
~*~
"Yawar, you are coming tonight right?" Habib, Yawar's friend asked him while starting his bike.
"Coming where?" Yawar asked absentmindedly.
"Didn't you read our group's chat yesterday?"
"No yar, I was busy."
"Busy with what? I thought you don't study a day before the exam."
"Yes, I wasn't studying. I was packing my stuff to go back."
"Go back? Where?" Habib abruptly left his bike and stood straight before Yawar.
"Home."
"Permanently?" Habib's eyes went wide.
"Nahi (No), how can I leave my studies like this? Are you out of your mind?"
"You said with such a serious face." He shrugged and continued, "When you will be leaving?"
"Going straight, I have already called the driver."
"What's the rush? Is everything alright at home?"
"Yes, everything is fine."
"Sure?"
"Yes."
"Hm..., your eagerness to go home is unfathomable to me, but... have a nice time." Habib said wearing his helmet.
"Of course." Yawar smiled shaking hands with his friend and both of them turned to their own ways.
A small smile was playing on his lips as he jogged towards his car and it never left his face until he reached the Main House. The year he spent alone taught him the importance of family and a very sweet lesson which he was pleased to learn.
