第70节

    【】extdaythatiwasleaving.

    “itsstillearlyfordischarge,”arndprotested.hedressedinsurgirubsthatday,insteadinabuttondoandyelloie.thegelhehair.“youarestillinintravenousantibiotid”

    “ihavetogo,”isaid.“iappree,allofyou.really.butihavetoleave.”

    “whereandsaid.

    “idratheotsay.”

    “youhardlywalk.”

    “iydiyselafeoredaystogetbetter.flyho.

    thatoing.“yourfriends,thisjohnaycaldheyareninpeshawar,”faridsaid.

    ithadtakeesjusttoslipintopirhantuan.,andstoeileanedover.itheeffortofpagafeybelongingsintoabroaogetreadyandeine.

    “heygo”iasked.

    faridshookhishead.“youdontuand”

    “becauserahihansaid”

    “iybag.“thereycaldothepeopleatthensulate,theyneverexisted.nothereinpeshawar,anyhow.”

    o,sohrabhroughthepagesoftheoldnationalgeographic.

    thebank.thenager,apaunoney.

    “absolutelynobody,”hesaidgravely,seandhad.

    drivingthroughpeshauyfears:therearealotofbeardedninpeshaares.

    “do”faridsaid,eslothehospitalatingoffiktothecar.sohrabs.

    “hetstayinpeshaing.

    “nay,aragha,heysorry.iwishi”

    “thatsallright,farid,”isaid.iiredsle.“youhaveuthstofeed.”adogabadfoow,”isaid.

    isleptthroughalsttheentirefourhourridetoislabad.idreadalot,andstofitionlyreerasahodgepodgeofiges,ssofvisualryflashinginheadlikearinatinglaforthirteenthbirthdayparty.sorayaandikingloveforthefirstti,thesunrisingi,ourearsstillringingfroheusiilapattingsorayaskneeandsaying,godknoaybeiteanttobe.sleepingontheroofoffathershouse.babasayingthattheonlysinthattteredansrighttothetruth.rahihanonthephoellingthereobegoodagain.aobegoodagain...

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    ifpeshaindedofabadesoday.thestreetsetrees.thebazaarsanizedandnotnearlyasorede,andisainebloodintheshadorees.

    faridfoundasllhotelonasidestreetrunningaloofthergallahills.ousshahfaisalsqueontheosqueintheis.sohrabperkedupatthesightofthesque,leaoftheituntilfaridtuedaer.

    thehotelrooroveheoneinkabuled,ahroopotless.therepoo,soap,razorsforshaving,abathtub,andtoelledlikelen.andnobloodstainsowosinglebeds.

    “look”isaidtosohrab.itueditonnuallyeahedial.ifoundathe

    tvrefleilyalrewup.

    “illgetgoing,aragha,”faridsaid.

    “staythenight,”isaid.“itsalongdrive.leavetorrow.”

    “tashakor,”hesaid.“butiisschildren.”onhis,hepausedinthedoooattention.justrockedbadforth,hisfacelitbythesilvergloagesflirossthes.

    outside,igavehinenvelope.outhopened.

    “ididntknoue.”

    “houchisinhere”faridsaid,slightlydazed.

    “alittleoverthousanddollars.”

    “tthecurb,hehoagain.

    iretuedtothehotelroondfoundsohrablyingonthebed,curledupinabigc.hiseyesybedandgricedybrougerittogetup,sitdooeatsolidfood.iiddohthewounded

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