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s,orefortableonthefloor,andaskedryaobringsoteaheaskedabouttheridefroeshahedriveoverthekhyberpass
“ihopeyoudidnteaybrothers”
faridallestofthethreeboystothefloorandtickledhintheribshhisgoodhandthekidgiggledandkicked“atleastihaveacar,”faridpanted“hohesedays”
“donkeyisabetterridethanyourcar”
“kharkharashnassah,”faridshotbatheadjoiningrooiuldseehalfoftheroorondanolderanablyhertherakettleintoapot
“soerica,aragha”wahidasked
“ier,”isaidithoughtiheardfaridchuckleatthat
“apressed“doyoueaboutafghanistan”
“ylastnovel,aseasonforashes,hadbeenaboutauniversityprofessorereviebarrassedbyitihoped
“ybeyoushouldeaboutafghanistanagain,”herestofthethetalibanaredoingtoouruntry”
“notiotquitethatkindofer”
“oh,””youknoetosuggest
justthen,ryandtheotheranallplatteristoodupinrespealayku”isaid
thean,,”sherepliedinabarelyaudiblevoiceadeeyentactshepouredtheteaood
theanplaeandexitedtherooherbarefeetkingnosoundatallasshedisappearedisatdohestrongblackteaheuneasysilencethatfollowed
“sobringsyoubacktoafghanistan”
“allbacktoafghanistan,dearbrother”faridsaid,speakingtoeptuousgaze
“bas”wahidsnapped
“itsalething,”faridsaid“sellthisland,sellthathouse,lleeriilyvaexi”
“farid”annersthisishousearaghaisguesttonightandielikethis”
faridopenedhisuth,alstsaidsothing,rensideredandsaidnothinghesluedagainsttheutteredsothingunderhisbreath,andutilatedfootoverthegoodonehisaccusingeyesneverleft
“forgiveus,aragha,”ybrothersuthhasbeentepsaheadofhishead”
“itsfault,really,”isaid,tryingtosleunderfaridsintensegaze“iaotoffendedishouldhaveexplainedtohiybusinesshereinafghanistaniaotheretosellpropertyioingtokabultofindaboy”
“aboy,”ed
“yes”ifishedthepolaroidfrohepoyshirtseeinghassanspiyeyesaitihandedittotothephotoandbackagain“thisboy”
inodded
“thishazaraboy”
“yes”
“eantoyou”
“hisfatherantalottoheistheninthephotohesdeadnow”
wahidblinked“hewasafriendofyours”
instinctedeeplevel,itooyhalfbrother”isatehalfbrother”ituedtheteacuptoyedhthehandle
“ididntantopry”
“yourenotprying,”isaid
“”
“takehiacktopesha”
yshoulder“youareanhonorablen,araghaatrueafghan”
icringedinside
“iaroudtohaveyouinourhotonight,”andchancedaglanceovertofaridheat
ashortandhertherbroughttingbosorryeat,”eatnow”
“thislooksetohitothekids,butilyhadeatenbeforeheshorehourhands
asiate,inotiaclaypot,iaskedforissiontogivehisboysahadia,agifthesaidno,but,utteredasheepish“tashakor”
“ittellsyouthetiinanycityinthetheboysnoddedpolitely,passingthe,taking
tustryingitonbuttheylostinterestand,soon,theat
“youuldhavetold,”faridsaidlaterthetatswahidswifehadspreadforus
“toldyou”
“etoafghanistan”hisvoiontihadthi
“youdidntask,”isaid
“youshouldhavetold”
“youdidntask”
herolledtofacecurledhisaderhishead“ybeihisboy”
“thankyou,farid,”isaid
“itetoassu”
isighed“dontorerightthanyouknow”
hishandsaretiedbehindhiroughlytingth
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s,orefortableonthefloor,andaskedryaobringsoteaheaskedabouttheridefroeshahedriveoverthekhyberpass
“ihopeyoudidnteaybrothers”
faridallestofthethreeboystothefloorandtickledhintheribshhisgoodhandthekidgiggledandkicked“atleastihaveacar,”faridpanted“hohesedays”
“donkeyisabetterridethanyourcar”
“kharkharashnassah,”faridshotbatheadjoiningrooiuldseehalfoftheroorondanolderanablyhertherakettleintoapot
“soerica,aragha”wahidasked
“ier,”isaidithoughtiheardfaridchuckleatthat
“apressed“doyoueaboutafghanistan”
“ylastnovel,aseasonforashes,hadbeenaboutauniversityprofessorereviebarrassedbyitihoped
“ybeyoushouldeaboutafghanistanagain,”herestofthethetalibanaredoingtoouruntry”
“notiotquitethatkindofer”
“oh,””youknoetosuggest
justthen,ryandtheotheranallplatteristoodupinrespealayku”isaid
thean,,”sherepliedinabarelyaudiblevoiceadeeyentactshepouredtheteaood
theanplaeandexitedtherooherbarefeetkingnosoundatallasshedisappearedisatdohestrongblackteaheuneasysilencethatfollowed
“sobringsyoubacktoafghanistan”
“allbacktoafghanistan,dearbrother”faridsaid,speakingtoeptuousgaze
“bas”wahidsnapped
“itsalething,”faridsaid“sellthisland,sellthathouse,lleeriilyvaexi”
“farid”annersthisishousearaghaisguesttonightandielikethis”
faridopenedhisuth,alstsaidsothing,rensideredandsaidnothinghesluedagainsttheutteredsothingunderhisbreath,andutilatedfootoverthegoodonehisaccusingeyesneverleft
“forgiveus,aragha,”ybrothersuthhasbeentepsaheadofhishead”
“itsfault,really,”isaid,tryingtosleunderfaridsintensegaze“iaotoffendedishouldhaveexplainedtohiybusinesshereinafghanistaniaotheretosellpropertyioingtokabultofindaboy”
“aboy,”ed
“yes”ifishedthepolaroidfrohepoyshirtseeinghassanspiyeyesaitihandedittotothephotoandbackagain“thisboy”
inodded
“thishazaraboy”
“yes”
“eantoyou”
“hisfatherantalottoheistheninthephotohesdeadnow”
wahidblinked“hewasafriendofyours”
instinctedeeplevel,itooyhalfbrother”isatehalfbrother”ituedtheteacuptoyedhthehandle
“ididntantopry”
“yourenotprying,”isaid
“”
“takehiacktopesha”
yshoulder“youareanhonorablen,araghaatrueafghan”
icringedinside
“iaroudtohaveyouinourhotonight,”andchancedaglanceovertofaridheat
ashortandhertherbroughttingbosorryeat,”eatnow”
“thislooksetohitothekids,butilyhadeatenbeforeheshorehourhands
asiate,inotiaclaypot,iaskedforissiontogivehisboysahadia,agifthesaidno,but,utteredasheepish“tashakor”
“ittellsyouthetiinanycityinthetheboysnoddedpolitely,passingthe,taking
tustryingitonbuttheylostinterestand,soon,theat
“youuldhavetold,”faridsaidlaterthetatswahidswifehadspreadforus
“toldyou”
“etoafghanistan”hisvoiontihadthi
“youdidntask,”isaid
“youshouldhavetold”
“youdidntask”
herolledtofacecurledhisaderhishead“ybeihisboy”
“thankyou,farid,”isaid
“itetoassu”
isighed“dontorerightthanyouknow”
hishandsaretiedbehindhiroughlytingth
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