Courage to Say No by Raana Mahmood

Author:Raana Mahmood
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781510742253
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2019-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

Despite my troubles with Dr. Sheela, my job was very satisfying, and I began working every day with new enthusiasm. I was assigned to work in Karachi Terminal clinic (KT) three days a week, and one day a week in Rimpa Plaza clinic. The KT clinic was surrounded by Sui Gas Co. guard checkpoints, and it was one of the safest places to work. I wouldn’t have to worry about Furqan or Erfun barging in and disrupting my work.

At school, Taimoor began to thrive, studying hard, playing with other children, and otherwise developing into a well-adjusted young man. He wouldn’t let me kiss him any longer in front of other boys, telling me one day, “No, Mom, I am a big boy now.”

It made me feel good that he was growing and maturing, becoming independent. One day he proved how independent and brave he could be. He had been asking me to take him to the Sunday Bazaar. I hesitated to shop at this place, as it was crowded, noisy, and there are always unruly people there. But he insisted. So one Sunday we went shopping there, strolling among the stalls, perusing the variety of goods. It didn’t take long before a group of vulgar young men began following me, whistling and making crude remarks. This, unfortunately, is typical of the bazaar, and the police were nowhere in sight. I sped us up to try and escape this bunch of rowdy boys, but they chased me.

We couldn’t escape them, so in an inspired moment of bravado, Taimoor jumped up on one of the stalls so that he was the same height as the boys, and shouted directly at the leader, the most obnoxious one, “Uncle, go home and bother your mother. Don’t bother my mom.”

The lead boy was so ashamed, his face turned red, he stopped harassing me, and they all left.

My little Taimoor was growing up. We stayed in the bazaar, and I purchased a few things for him. It was rewarding to not have to be chased away from a day of shopping because of the boorish behavior of a pack of wolves.

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