Entangled Shadows – Malika D

“When was the adoption finalized?” Nauman answered before his wife could. “It was a long time ago. We don’t remember.” Junaid Bhai nodded politely and turned to Afreen. “It must have been pretty difficult taking care of a newborn. How old was Ameerah when you brought her home?” Her mother hesitated, then quietly replied, “Two weeks.” Fiza glanced at me. “That’s impossible. She said earlier that Ameerah and Afaan didn’t have known last names, which means they were abandoned by both parents.

The law requires a thorough search for living relatives, the way I’ve been doing for Leila and Rahim. There is no way that could have been completed in just two weeks.” The longer I listened, the more it all made sense. “They sold their property to adopt two young children with no last names,” I said aloud, voicing what Fiza was already thinking.

She swept her hand across her face and let out a sigh. “Except that’s not called adoption. That’s called human trafficking.” Junaid Bhai stood outside the interrogation room, shaking his head. “I can’t believe Ameerah’s parents would do such a thing.” Fiza and I couldn’t understand it either. Human trafficking was an offense that gave law enforcement agencies nightmares.

Not only due to the heinous crime itself, but because of the condition we often found the victims in. From my cousin Nosheen to Leila and Rahim, people close to me bore the evidence of its devastation. None of which Ameerah had seemingly suffered from. “There is only one way to know for sure,” Fiza pointed out. “I know,” Junaid Bhai sighed. Truth was never convenient. Armed with the sales deed, he went back into the interrogation room.

Fiza and I took up our positions again. Nauman Sheikh immediately got off his chair. “We’re done here.” “Sit down, Nauman. We haven’t even started,” came the curt reply. Junaid Bhai was done playing the good cop. He laid out the sales deed on the table. “Care to explain how you managed to bring home two nameless children in just two weeks? And why does that coincide with you selling off this property?” Eyes wide, Nauman Sheikh recovered quickly from the initial shock before folding his arms over his chest.

“I am not saying another word without my lawyer.” His defiance did not deter the DG. “Come on, Nauman. I’ve known you for years. You don’t seem like the type who would be involved in criminal activity. Just tell me why you sold this property.” The man refused. “I know my rights.”

Junaid Bhai leaned forward. His voice dropped. I could barely hear his words, but the look on his face was enough to make even me sit up. “Then you should also know that Ameerah is like my own daughter. If you are hiding any information that could harm her, I will find it.

Her Letters. My Life. Chapter 1: Death Wish Chapter 2: Rusty Door Chapter 3: The Mole Chapter 4: Welcome Back Chapter 5: Drugs + HIV Chapter 6: Ambush Chapter 7: Puzzle Chapter 8: Justice Frontline Chapter 9: Nurse Zain Chapter 10: Chai Dhaba Chapter 11: Assets and Questions Chapter 12: The Way Home Chapter 13: Innocent Bystander Chapter 14: Rescue Mission Chapter 15: Arrest Report Chapter 16: A Brother Chapter 17: Blah Men Chapter 18: Meeting at the Mall Chapter 19 Missing Ranger Chapter 20: Found in an ER Chapter 21: Guardians Chapter 22: Al-Khidmat Homes Chapter 23: The Third Child Chapter 24: Mid-air Meeting Chapter 25: C-130 Chapter 26: White Lies Chapter 27: Alone and Asleep Chapter 28: Just His Job Chapter 29: Babar Elahi Chapter 30: Brick House Chapter 31: The Orphanage Chapter 32: Dinner and Conversation Chapter 33: Love or Obsession?

Chapter 34: ‘Warms’ not ‘Warmed’ Chapter 35: Burning Evidence Chapter 36: Secrets in a Basement Chapter 37: The Father Chapter 38: Captain Puzzle Chapter 39: Missing Doctor Chapter 40: Plea Chapter 41: Breakthrough Chapter 42: Different but Same Chapter 43: Finding Truth Chapter 44: Wounds Chapter 45: Journals-I Chapter 46: Chai Dhaba Chapter 47: Journals-II Chapter 48: Not a Beast Chapter 49: Journals-III Chapter 50: Confrontation Chapter 51: Yours Chapter 52: Trip to Lahore Chapter 53: Heera Mandi Chapter 54: Crossed Paths Chapter 55: No Ordinary Day Chapter 56: Qabool Hai Chapter 57: Home Epilogue Acknowledgment About The Author OceanofPDF.com For those who survived who they used to be and chose who they wanted to become.

You are brave, even when you feel vulnerable. OceanofPDF.com “Sit with those who have sinned and repented, for they have the softest of hearts” —Umar ibn al-Khattab (R.A.). OceanofPDF.com Content Warnings Thank you for taking a chance on this book. As an Indie Author, every reader is appreciated and cherished.

But this book is not for everyone. It is intended for adults and while there isn’t anything explicit, the themes in it may not be suitable for those under the age of eighteen. I like to think that if it were a movie, it’d be rated somewhere between PG-13 and R. Everyone is different in what they enjoy and what they find triggering.

Above all else, please protect yourself. Mature content includes: Mention of alcoholism Profanity Mild violence including: Gun violence, Blood, Domestic violence.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

Book Information

• Unique ID: 3e44ce56db136743
• File Extension: .pdf
• File Size: 2,143,316 bytes (2.044 MB)
• Title: –
• Author: Unknown
• ISBN: 9781968389031
• Pages: 403
• Language: English (en)

Reading & Word Statistics

• Estimated Reading Time: 632.5 minutes
• Total Words: 126,501
• Total Characters: 697,153
• Average Words per Page: 313.9
• Average Characters per Page: 1729.91

Most Frequent Words

zain (463), one (404), said (368), like (357), back (348), fiza (332), didn’t (326), man (280), know (278), even (277), eyes (267), ameerah (262), now (259), asked (258), wasn’t (252), don’t (236), time (216), never (203), voice (199), away (197), still (195), get (191), told (188), let (176), room (175), something (173), two (172), life (168), face (168), myself (164), you’re (164), mother (160), it’s (159), woman (156), way (153), knew (153), around (148), every (147), heart (146), made (143), words (142), yet (140), much (138), came (133), right (132), day (129), replied (129), gaze (128), toward (127), brother (126), couldn’t (125), enough (123), first (122), rah (122), nothing (122), love (121), moment (121), bhai (120), hand (120), that’s (118), people (117), chapter (117), look (116), found (115), hamza (115), tell (114), take (113), father (112), make (112), ever (112), think (111), ami (110), past (110), head (110), parents (109), well (108), children (108), thought (107), smile (107), men (105), took (105), i’m (105), door (104), house (104), family (104), afaan (104), going (103), maybe (103), moeez (103), against (102), always (102), come (102), home (100), turned (100), good (99), someone (99), years (97), place (96), want (96), another (96).

PDF Download