Don Gabriel Emerson lantern
Eps 78 - Self-Defense Learning
Firda looked at himself in the mirror, there was no smile on his face as usual. There was no glittering and glowing look.
There is only a straight and sharp gaze with tightly clenched lips. Since that terrible incident and also Gabriel's confession of who he is, makes Firda lose half her composure.
"Don't trust people easily"
"Just because we are good to people doesn't mean that person will be good to us"
"It's not that bad to think, but just watchful"
The words that are very often spoken Ummi it ringed in Firda's hearing. Firda used to be so naive and ignore it, Firda really did not have the heart to hurt people then Firda thought how could people so heartily hurt her? Firda was very confident, kindness would always produce kindness.
But the problem in this world is that there are two true characters that Firda cannot deny. If goodness and sincerity exist, then evil and hypocrisy must also exist.
Firda splashed water on his face, then he took a small towel that was on the side of the sink and wiped his wet face.
Firda tied her hair and took the Pashimina hanging on the hanger. Firda wears it, covering her entire head and neck.
Firda came out of the bathroom and he saw Gabriel lying on the bed, leaning his back against the pile of pillows that Firda had stacked and with a laptop on his lap.
"Honey.." cried Gabriel softly as Firda came out of the bathroom.
"Where are you going, honey? Why wear a hijab?" ask Gabriel astonished.
"I want to learn something, if you let me" said Firda.
"What do you want to learn?" ask Gabriel curious .
"Defense yourself and use weapons" said Firda which of course made Gabriel very surprised and felt distrustful with his hearing.
"Ma.. Meaning?" ask Gabriel.
Firda sat down beside her husband, looking at Gabriel with a gentle look.
"You said your past would follow your future. And I want to be in your future, which means my life could have been floated like it was that night. You, Gio and the bodyguards are impossible as long as they can protect me. I also have to be able to protect myself, I have to have that ability ", Firda said, convinced that made Gabriel stunned and increasingly distrustful of his hearing.
"Don't joke, honey. You are a Muslim, you may learn to fight. I've never even seen your family yell at each other, and then how can it be violent. You come from a peaceful family" said Gabriel.
"We love peace and are always gentle, but that doesn't mean we are weak. We're not rude, but that doesn't mean we can't be decisive. We do not like violence, but that does not mean we are forbidden to learn to use weapons and fight, as long as it is done only to defend ourselves"
Gabriel really felt Firda's answer was a surprise that he never imagined. Again and again Firda amazed him, very amazed by the nature of Firda that he could never predict.
"Are your parents going to let you use a gun?" ask Gabriel again.
"They will let you know" Firda replied "But I didn't tell them, and I want this to be kept secret from them. Because I don't want them to worry"
"Can ya?" pinta Firda again "I don't want to just cry out in fear when I'm in danger like that night" said her and her late Gabriel nodded in agreement.
"Open the drawer, take the weapon inside her.." she pointed at the drawer where Firda had found the firearm there. Firda immediately took it and gave it to Gabriel.
"It belongs to my father, it's made especially for our family. And now it's yours." exclaimed Gabriel as he handed the weapon back to Firda. Firda took it with confidence, he had already thought of this matured and this was his very right decision.
Firda noticed a small engraving on the gun, an image of a goose and a picture of a crown. Which means the king's, think.
"I can call someone to teach me, baby" Gabriel said later.
"No need, I will learn from Gio" Firda replied.
"Yes, he's great too. I trained him myself"
...... ...
Gio still could not believe what he saw at this moment, his young mistress was like a man preparing for battle with a weapon in his hand. What else Firda said he would learn martial arts and use weapons from Gio.
"You don't want to, Gio?" firda asked coldly because Gio was just silent.
"b.. No, Madam. It's not that.." replied Gio lamenting "I just don't believe Madame Firda wants to learn to shoot"
"I also can't believe I have to do this, Gio. But how else? I had no other choice, I didn't want to die silly and just cry in fear when someone would hurt me" said Firda who inexplicably made Gio smile proudly, because he felt that Firda was not a weak woman even though her physique was so petite and her behavior was adorable.
"Alright, Mistress. Come with me...."
Gio brought Firda to the yard next to his house, where his appearance had become a field to learn to shoot. There is even an object to be targeted.
"First, Madam should be able to hold her weapon properly." said Gio while helping Firda to hold her weapon properly. Adjacent like this to Firda made Gio's chest pound and he felt nervous, but Gio tried to hold back all that and tried to be professional.
"Thank you for a weapon like this... Set a goal and aim precisely..."
"Mrs Firda should not be tense, should be relaxed and focused. Focus on the target Madam so that her shot does not miss"
Firda notices every detail Gio teaches, he remembers it and does it well. Because Firda wants to be able to use the best weapon possible.
Gio gave an aba aba so that Firda opened his shot and Firda did well even though he missed his target a little.
"It's okay, Mrs Firda. As a beginner, it's been very good" said Gio entertaining as well as adding to Firda's confidence.
"Thank you, Gio. You really are a good friend, I even consider you like my own brother" said Firda sincerely that immediately made Gio gasp.
What's more when he remembers that Firda was his target for revenge on Gabriel and he was even ready to kill Firda that night.