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,hesaid,until“,buttothestreetsbesides,ha,sohrab”buttheboyjustkeptlookingdohelinehhisfinger
“ivebeenaningtoask,”faridsaid,alittlehesitantly“happenedinthathousehappenedbethetalib”
“letsjustsayhgotwedeserved,”isaid
faridnodded,didntpu**itoeeefriends“ivebeenaningtoasksothingtoo”
“”
ididntkhan,”isaid
“hesgone”
heartskipped“ishe”
“no,justgone”hehandedafoldedpieallkey“thelandlordgavethishesaidrahihanleftthedayafterwedid”
“wheredidhego”
faridshrugged“thelandlorddidntknokhanlefttheletterandthekeyforyouandtookhisleave”hecheckedhisch“idbettergobia,sohrab”
“uldyouleavehiereforauplater”ituedtosohrab“doyoueforalittlewhile”
heshruggedandsaidnothing
“ofurse,”faridsaid“illpiaz”
thereyrooten,onea,andayoungnoffifteenorsixteentothehazaraboysittingonastoolrooatesfaliesoldeninbrightshaleezes,etispeoplejust,likethetall,beardednaishaaskedhiothinginurduhepaidheoattentionandsealittlelongerthannecessaryagain,hejustspunaroundandleft
“hohishands
“areyouhungrythatladytheregaveaplateofbiryani,buticanteatit,”isaidididntkno“youit”
heshookhishead
“doyoutotalk”
heshookhisheadagain
epoint,and,dabit,theshadowshad
stretched,andsohrabeheilllookingdohishands
thatnight,afterfaridpikhansletterihaddelayedreadingitaslongaspossibleitread:
arjan,inshallah,youhavereasyprayerssincethedayyouleftyoueshortlyafterithappenedyoudidirjan,butdonotforgetthatyouanestoanendhthisjoueytoafghanistan
arjan,iashadfortheliesethingstteredrethanthetruth
arjan,iknoyheartbledforyoubutyourfatherantobetirjan:
youandhassanhelovedyouboth,butheuldnotlovehassantheir,thesociallylegititehalf,thehalfthatrepresentedthericheshehadinheritedandthesinpunityprivilegesthatcaaybesodayyouselfyourfather,likeyou,irjan
iebeaybeevenagreatnandthisisorsesotis,ithinkeverythinghedid,feedingthepooronthestreets,buildingtheorphanage,givingneytofriendsinneed,itinghielfandthat,ibelieve,isptionis,arjan,leadstogood
iknoe,andyoutooihopeyoueforgiveyourfatherifyoueifyouostiortant,forgiveyourself
ihaveleftyousoney,stofayhavesoexpensesoneyshouldbeenoughtoverthethereisabankinpeshaoneyisinasafedepositboxihavegivenyouthekey
asfor,itistitogoihavelittletileftandiethatisfinalrequestofyou
ileaveyouinthehandsofgod
yourfriendalways,
rahibr >
idraggedthehospitalgoyeyesifoldedtheletterandputitunderttress
ar,thesoyapartnttheariaybeinarica,e,hesatlebitofhassan
yourfather,likeyou,khanhadorseyguiltoutontheverysapeopleihadbetrayed,andthentrytoforgetitalleaninsoiac
hadieverdoo
... </P></TD>
,hesaid,until“,buttothestreetsbesides,ha,sohrab”buttheboyjustkeptlookingdohelinehhisfinger
“ivebeenaningtoask,”faridsaid,alittlehesitantly“happenedinthathousehappenedbethetalib”
“letsjustsayhgotwedeserved,”isaid
faridnodded,didntpu**itoeeefriends“ivebeenaningtoasksothingtoo”
“”
ididntkhan,”isaid
“hesgone”
heartskipped“ishe”
“no,justgone”hehandedafoldedpieallkey“thelandlordgavethishesaidrahihanleftthedayafterwedid”
“wheredidhego”
faridshrugged“thelandlorddidntknokhanlefttheletterandthekeyforyouandtookhisleave”hecheckedhisch“idbettergobia,sohrab”
“uldyouleavehiereforauplater”ituedtosohrab“doyoueforalittlewhile”
heshruggedandsaidnothing
“ofurse,”faridsaid“illpiaz”
thereyrooten,onea,andayoungnoffifteenorsixteentothehazaraboysittingonastoolrooatesfaliesoldeninbrightshaleezes,etispeoplejust,likethetall,beardednaishaaskedhiothinginurduhepaidheoattentionandsealittlelongerthannecessaryagain,hejustspunaroundandleft
“hohishands
“areyouhungrythatladytheregaveaplateofbiryani,buticanteatit,”isaidididntkno“youit”
heshookhishead
“doyoutotalk”
heshookhisheadagain
epoint,and,dabit,theshadowshad
stretched,andsohrabeheilllookingdohishands
thatnight,afterfaridpikhansletterihaddelayedreadingitaslongaspossibleitread:
arjan,inshallah,youhavereasyprayerssincethedayyouleftyoueshortlyafterithappenedyoudidirjan,butdonotforgetthatyouanestoanendhthisjoueytoafghanistan
arjan,iashadfortheliesethingstteredrethanthetruth
arjan,iknoyheartbledforyoubutyourfatherantobetirjan:
youandhassanhelovedyouboth,butheuldnotlovehassantheir,thesociallylegititehalf,thehalfthatrepresentedthericheshehadinheritedandthesinpunityprivilegesthatcaaybesodayyouselfyourfather,likeyou,irjan
iebeaybeevenagreatnandthisisorsesotis,ithinkeverythinghedid,feedingthepooronthestreets,buildingtheorphanage,givingneytofriendsinneed,itinghielfandthat,ibelieve,isptionis,arjan,leadstogood
iknoe,andyoutooihopeyoueforgiveyourfatherifyoueifyouostiortant,forgiveyourself
ihaveleftyousoney,stofayhavesoexpensesoneyshouldbeenoughtoverthethereisabankinpeshaoneyisinasafedepositboxihavegivenyouthekey
asfor,itistitogoihavelittletileftandiethatisfinalrequestofyou
ileaveyouinthehandsofgod
yourfriendalways,
rahibr >
idraggedthehospitalgoyeyesifoldedtheletterandputitunderttress
ar,thesoyapartnttheariaybeinarica,e,hesatlebitofhassan
yourfather,likeyou,khanhadorseyguiltoutontheverysapeopleihadbetrayed,andthentrytoforgetitalleaninsoiac
hadieverdoo
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