Karim was training in the football club with his club mates when he heard a voice calling him from aside, "Hey Karim your dad is waiting for you at the parking lot".
Karim looked towards his rolex watch and nodded to his coach who signalled him to go and karim rushed towards the dressing spot to get his things. He packed up his bag and ran towards the parking to see his dad, Tahir.
He approached a white Tesla where a man in his fourties wearing a black suit was waiting for him. Karim hopped in the car keeping his bag in lap.
"Hey dad, I am sorry you had to wait, i did not notice the time." said Karim in a low tone.
Dad replied in a convincing heavy voice...
"You should watch the time Karim, your are about to be twenty in a month. Well dont be sad about it lets not keep your mom waiting at tea."
Karim was a medium built atheletic boy in his early twenties. He had keen black eyes, a fair skin, broad shoulders and a handsome looking personality. He wore blue sports kit for the football club.
On the way home Karim wanted to keep his bag on the back seat. He turned backwords and was shocked to see someone else is sitting quietly on the backseat with two pistols tied up in holster around his shoulders. He was a bald heavy built man of middle age with dark complextion and wore a black suit. Karim looked into his eyes for a moment and was still in shock.
"gosh! what is that dad. He has guns too."
"Ohhh he.....he is Danial. I hired him for our security. He is a robot when on duty." Tahir replied.
Karim was still uncomfortable and stayed quiet while deciding to not to ask questions from his dad while guard is around. He waited anxiously to reach home to ask so any questions that were roaming around in his thoughts.
Meanwhile Tahir dialed some number in his tesla screen and talked to some lady on the speakers but Karim just heard his mothers voice in back of his mind and could not keep up with what they talked about. He was still thinking about those questions. Those words were echoing in his ears again that he heard from his dad last night while he was talking to Mom....."We have tough competition in my bussiness now and we have some threats too."
Tahir came home last night after a whole month of bussiness trip. He used to go on such trips very frequently and that always felt bad to Karim's Mom "Nishi".
"Hey dad! Why does bussiness competition has to do somthing with those threats and security." asked Karim hasitantly.
These words struck Tahire hard and for a moment he looked towards Karim and tried to read his face and he replied when he saw Karim looking ahead on the road. "Look around you the word is not so clean boy. There are a few bad people around in bussiness that feel envious when they cant match success with others."
Karim: Dad i am amost twenty two now. Have you thought about letting me go to places myself. You dont need to always send someone with me. I can even drive myself. I want some independence dad.
Tahir: Not again...we already talked about it..
Karim heard his dad and stayed quietly again when he realized that he is again going to fight with his dad on this. He wanted to keep the environment friendly when he is around that guard.
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