第51节

    【】avealreadytoldthatsohrabetotheirhoand”

    “rahihan,youtbeserious.”

    “childrenarefragile,arjan.kabulisalreadyfullofbrokenchildrenandidoher.”

    “rahihan,idonttogotokabul.it”isaid.

    “sohrabisagiftedlittleboy.ahosaghaisa

    goodnaykhanussokind,youshouldseehoreatsthoseorphans.”

    “eeoogoillpayforitifitsatterofney.”

    “itisntaboutney,ar”rahihanroared.“idyingnandioneye,youknohat.andhinkhknohastobeyou,dontwe”

    ididntnt,butidid.iuooditalltooeriily.kabulisadangerousplace,youknoeriskeverythingfor...“istopped.

    “youknokhansaid,“oi,eerhesaidto,rahiaboyselfbeesane”

    idroppedeyes.

    “askingfroouistograntanoldnhisdyingwish,”hesaidgravely.

    hehadgalednt.playedhisbestcard.orsoithoughtthen.hisbobet.finally,isettledforthis:

    “ybebaba.”

    “iorryyouthinkthat,ar.”

    iuldntlookathi“andyoudont”

    “ifidid,iehere.”

    itoyedye,rahihan.”

    “andyouvealethingelse.sothingyoudontknow.”

    “please,rahihan”

    “sanaubaralisfirstwife.”

    nowilookedup.

    “hearriedonthejaghoriarea.thisarriedforthreeyears.”

    “doesthishavetodohanything”

    “shelefthihreedaughters.thatstryingtotellyou.”

    ibegantoseeearriage,aprosinge.ididntneedanyofthis**.

    “alikhansaid.

    “nohe.heandsanaubarhadhassan,didheyhadhassan”

    “notheydidnt,”rahihansaid.

    “yestheydid”

    “notheydidnt,ar.”

    “thenwho”

    “ithinkyouknoho.”

    ifeltlikeanslidingdoblesandiyhaheroookhanclosedhiseyes.shookhishead.

    “youbastards,”ittered.stoodup.“yougoddabastards”isnbastards”

    “pleasesitdokhansaid.

    “hofroiibelloirjan.itefulsituation.peopleanhadbackthen,allthathee,andifpeopletalked...e,butishedhishand.headedforthedoor.

    “arjan,pleasedontleave.”

    iopehedooraohi“eihirtyeightyearsoldafoundoutakethieothing.notagoddathing”

    aoftheapartnt.

    eighteen

    thesunhadalstsetaheskysothersofpurpleandred.irahihansbuilding.thestreetazeofalleyoviepostersdisplayedsultryaarigolds.

    iokylittlesavarhouseandorderedayface.thatfeelingofslidingtoaniliaookandylooksfnnoself.

    hoetoseeallalong;theyissinghassansbirthday.ireeredthedayeandily.hehad,,edheandhassanwereleavingus.

    thee.hetableslegscrossedlikeanx,thereeunscreyoila,ofthehatneededfinishing.itriedtoillinginandoutofthelittlesshops.triedtolistentothe

    qausiygraduation,sittinginthefordhedjustgiven,sllingofbeerandsaying,ihustoday.

    hoeallthoseyearstohassanhehadsatonhislapestraightintheeyes,andsaid,thereisonlyonesin.andthatistheft...ehttothetruth.hadnthesaidthoseeandno,itherighttoknohassanhisidentity,andfrolihishonor.hisnang.hisnaos.

    thequestioingat:hoselftolookaliintheeyehoa

    ...