avealreadytoldthatsohrabetotheirhoand”
“rahihan,youcantbeserious”
“childrenarefragile,arjankabulisalreadyfullofbrokenchildrenandidonteanother”“rahihan,idonttogotokabulicant”isaid
“sohrabisagiftedlittleboyanethosaghaisagoodnandbettykhanussokind,youshouldseehoreatsthoseorphans”“eeoneheretogoillpayforitifitsatterofney”“itisntaboutney,ar”rahihanroared“idyingnandioneye,youknohatandhinkhknohastobeyou,dontwe”ididntnt,butididiunderstooditalltooeriilykabulisadangerousplace,youknoeriskeverythingfor“istopped“youknokhansaid,“oi,eerhesaidto,rahiaboyselfbeesane”idroppedeyes
“askingfroouistograntanoldnhisdyingwish,”hesaidgravelyhehadgaledntplayedhisbestcardorsoithoughtthenhisbobetfinally,isettledforthis:“ybebaba”
“iorryyouthinkthat,ar”
iuldntlookathi“andyoudont”
“ifidid,iehere”
itoyedye,rahihan”
“andyouvealethingelsesothingyoudontknow”“please,rahihan”
“sanaubaralisfirstwife”
nowilookedup
“hearriedonthejaghoriareathisarriedforthreeyears”“doesthishavetodohanything”
“shelefthihreedaughtersthatstryingtotellyou”ibegantoseeearriage,aprosingeididntneedanyofthis**“alikhansaid
“noheheandsanaubarhadhassan,didnttheytheyhadhassan”“notheydidnt,”rahihansaid
“yestheydid”
“notheydidnt,ar”
“thenwho”
“ithinkyouknoho”
ifeltlikeanslidingdoblesandingupetyhandedtheroookhanclosedhiseyesshookhishead“youbastards,”itteredstoodup“yougoddabastards”isnbastards”“pleasesitdokhansaid
“hofroiibelloirjanitefulsituationpeopleanhadbackthen,allthathee,andifpeopletalkede,butishedhishandheadedforthedoor“arjan,pleasedontleave”
iopenedthedoorandtuedtohi“eihirtyeightyearsoldandivejustfoundoutakethingsbetteothingnotagoddathing”andedoutoftheapartnt
eighteen
thesunhadalstsetandlefttheskysothersofpurpleandredirahihansbuildingthestreetazeofalleyoviepostersdisplayedsultryaarigoldsiokylittlesavarhouseandorderedayfacethatfeelingofslidingtoaniliaookandcrannylooksforeignnoselfhoetoseeallalong;theyissinghassansbirthdayireeredthedayeandilyhehad,,edheandhassanwereleavingustheehetableslegscrossedlikeanx,thereeunscreyoila,ofthenovelthatneededfinishingitriedtoillinginandoutofthelittlesshopstriedtolistentotheqausiygraduation,sittinginthefordhedjustgiven,sllingofbeerandsaying,ihustodayhoeallthoseyearstohassanhehadsatonhislapestraightintheeyes,andsaid,thereisonlyonesinandthatisthefteonesrighttothetruthhadnthesaidthoseeandno,itherighttoknohassanhisidentity,andfrolihishonorhisnanghisnaosthequestionskeptingat:hoselftolookaliintheeyehoa
