Fallen Hero Mohammad Tajik; From Qarchak to the Dust

Death Mohammad Tajik 41 years old in Iran Qarchak, Varamin

Written by: Roshana

It is January 9 (19 Dey), and no one knows that tomorrow the earth will be lighter by thousands of souls. The saddest Thursday in Qarchak, Varamin, is struck from the calendar. The city still breathes in its nocturnal bustle. Past eight in the evening, the streets fill with seekers of freedom who have gathered to cry out for their right to a normal life. Their shouts echo across the city. Their clamor reaches the Qarchak police station. Among them stands Mohammad Tajik, a forty-one-year-old father. He clenches his fists for the future of his daughters. No... this is not the life he wanted for them. Mohammad cannot bear the thought of his eleven- and four-year-old daughters’ tomorrow being shaped by tyrants whose creed is wickedness. No one knows that for hours, snipers have been lying in wait on the roofs of surrounding buildings, such as the Centennial Hotel. No one knows that the stars are casting their light for the very last time upon mortals who will be gone by tomorrow. Mohammad’s cry is swallowed by the roar of the crowd. Suddenly, a bullet strikes Mohammad in the neck. Blood pours down his shoulders—the very shoulders that sustained his daughters. The blood washes away the…

قرچک ورامین · بام هتل سنتنیال · تک‌تیرانداز · محمد تاجیک

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