Atifa's pov:
"Ammi… I'm fine, I'm here with you, haina? Then don't think about anything else. And please don't kill anyone. He isn't a bad guy, he is-"
"He is. He said that he was here to take you away, didn't you hear him? He- he would have taken you away! A- and he was holding your hand, he wouldn't even leave it! How can you say that he isn't a bad guy?" Moving me back and holding my shoulders, she looked at me with wide eyes and replied.
"N- no ammi. He isn't. H- he was just kidding. No one is going to take me away from you." Attempting to give him an assuring smile, I defended him. I was scared to even meet his gaze because of whatever ammi had uttered. He must have been so hurt, right? And I- I couldn't even defend him properly.
"No Atifa, you don't know. Th- there are bad guys too out there, they hurt us, they-"