第58节

    【】havelosttheirfathersihersesthanireerandtheyjusttethereisnoney.noney.”hesnickered.

    hepoioaroattressesforthebedseientionoflunch.

    hestoppedao.“thereisverylittleshelterhere,alstnofood,noayoolate.”

    “ean”

    zanseyesshifted.“folloe.”

    ans,andscurriedthroughtheopendoor.

    “eanitybetoolate”isaid.

    “echaiiuldkeso.”

    “nay,thankyou.idratheralk.”

    zantiltedbasonhisaybeverydangerous.”

    “for”

    “you..and,ofurse,forsohrab,ifitsnottoolatealready.”

    “ioknow,”isaid.

    henodded.“soyousay.butfirstitoaskyouaquestion:

    hotofindyouephew”

    ithoughtofthestreetfightseshassaakethenfor,tetisthreeagainstone.idptedtostepin,butalething.

    ilookedatthehallputatedbeloattressandilingandeeredething:iewhereheis,”isaid.

    zansgazelingeredon.thenhenodded,pickedupapencil,andtynaoutofit.”

    “iprose.”

    hetappedthetableise,ithinkilllivetretthis,butperhapsitsjustasdaedahingahereisataliboffionthort,notalot,butbetterthannothingatall.”hisshiftyeyesfellon,rolledaakeagirl.butnotalways.”

    “andyoualloe.hean.

    “anshotback.hepushedhielfathedesk.

    “yourethedirectorhere,”faridsaid.“yourjobischoverthesechildren.”

    “theresnothingidotostopit.”

    “youresellingchildren”faridbarked.

    “farid,sitdoansadeffledsgsounds.hislegskickedadeskdrasofpaperspilledtothefloor.

    iranaroundthedeskandsaahatsenough”ibarked.butfaridsfaeiillinghi”hesneered.

    “getoffhi

    “iillinghisothinginhisvoiethatifididntdosothingquicklyidyfirstrder.

    “theont,ithoughthedkeepsqueezingzahfulofspitonhisface.thehedoorandclosedit.

    zanstruggledtohisfeet,blottedhisbloodylipsoff.heburiedhisfae.

    “hetooksohrabanthago,”zanfinallycroaked,handsstillshieldinghisface.

    “youcallyourselfadirector”faridsaid.

    zandroppedhishands.“ihaventbeenpaidinoversixnths.irokebe.”hepoihedoor.“ifidenyhiakeoneahejudgingtoallah.isyprideandtakehisgoddafilthy...dirtyhenigotothebazaarandbuyfoodforthechildren.”

    fariddroppedhiseyes.

    “happenstothechildreakes”iasked.

    zanrubbedhiseyesb.“sotistheyeback.”

    “whoisheho”isaid.

    “gotoghazistadiuorroathalfti.hellbetheoneinhishands.“iyoutogonoened.”

    heesrtedusout.

    asthetruckpulledaanintheside

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