Fearful Courage

                    He ran as fast as his legs could carry him into the little store house inside his father's shop with his sibling after him, he locked the store door as he stood inside with Jaiye.
                  His sweat was of fear and his mouth trembling with prayers of protection as his father taught him when troubled. He heard the sound of gunshot outside his shop as if it was directed towards him. "What happened",asked his curious brother who have witnessed his all courageous big brother trembling and shaking like a chicken,rain has beaten. "I don't know", replied Usman.


 There was someone in shop, he could hear the footsteps coming towards the store, he knew it was not papa when he heard the stranger voice. He couldn't think and didn't know what to do than to hold on his little brother who was still perplexed at his big brother behavior.
                   "Who is there?", asked the stranger who was walking towards the door of the store. Bang! Bang!! Come out fellas shouted the stranger who was now trying to force open the store door. Usman crawled to the corner edge of the store closing his eyes and fumbling some words from his mouth. His junior brother stood still in great confusion. Usman wanted to enter into the wall when the door gave up to the stranger and came down, his brother was standing and stirring at the stranger who was in front of him.
                  "It Okay",said the stranger. I am a police officer, I received a call from the neighborhood about your shop being under attack by some goons but they are gone now.