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rightthings
eeifineededarphineinjection,isaidyes
theyrevedtheandgavethestaffthegoaheadtoletsipapplejuiirrorybedsheliftedherbifooingsunfloodtheroo“reer,noopedaccidentlastyearhishandsofaceepurplelikeaneggplantnooviestar”
despiteherreassuranirrorandseeingthethingthatinsistedityfaeonehadstuyskinandhadpuedayuth,agrotesqueblobofpurpleandred,allbruiseandstitileandaboltofpainrippedthroughlipsibedoingthatforaitches
ayleftcheek,justunderthechin,ontheforeheadjustbelohehairline
theoldguyethinginurduigavehishrugandshookheadhepointedtohisface,pattedit,andgrinnedaoothlessgrin“verygood,”hesaidinenglish“inshallah”
“thankyou,”iwhispered
faridandsohrabcainjustasiputtherroraookhisseatonthestool,restedhisheadonthebedssiderail
“youknohesooneryououtofherethebetter,”faridsaid
“drfaruqisays”
“idontanthehospitalianpeshawar”
“why”
“idontthinkyoullbesafehereforlong,”faridsaidheloartlookingforyou”
“ithinktheyalreadyyhave,”irredithoughtsuddenlyofthebeardednandjuststoodtherestaringat
faridleanedin“assoonasyoue”
“faridjan,thisaybeyoushouldntbeseeneyouhaveafalytotakecareof”
fariddeaothersandsisters”hesled“besides,ididntsayiddoitforfree”
“iletyouifyouoffered,”isaidiforgotiuldnt
sleandtriedatinystreakofbloodtriorefavor”
“foryouathousandtisover,”faridsaid
and,justlikethat,iycheeks,stingingtheraylips
“atter”faridsaid,alard
iburiedfaceinonehandandhelduptheotherikneeafter,ifelttired,hollosorry,”isaidsohrabehafroreasinghisbrow
alkagain,itoldfaridkhansaidtheylivehereinpeshawar”
“ybeyoushouldes,”faridsaid,eyeingeoffnextiscribbledtheiasonascrapofpapertotycaldwell”
faridpoiraghatooch”
butsohrabhadotheruttedbackandforthonthesill,peckingatrapsofoldbread
intheddledraybed,ihadfoundanoldnationalgeographiearlierand,surprisingly,foundthedeckpletei
askedsohrabifhetoansaloneplayhedbeenquietsincewehadfledkabul
buthetuedfroheeiknowispanjpar”
“ifeelsorryforyoualready,becauseiagrandsteratpanjparworldrenowned”
hetookhisseatonthestoolnexttoidealthiisfivecards“herandieespeciallyintheer,snogooutsideoplayuntilthesundown”
heplayedathepileistolelooksathisheponderedhiscardsheany,theheeye
aybeevenbetter,”isaid,afterlastloss“iusedtobeathiotis,butithinkheletean”
“iknow”
“didhetellyouaboutus”
“thatyouhebestfriendheeverhad,”hesaid
itondsinfingers,flippeditba,gingerly,butheflinsonlight,foreheadpressedtotheglass,fistsburiedinhisarits
aishahadaleassistanthelptakefirststepsthatnightionlyoennutestokeitbaystoringinears,thinkinghouchissedwife
sohrabandiplayedpanjparstofthenextday,againinsilenytakinga,orgoingtothebathrooolaterthatnightidreadassefyhospitalroobrassballstillinhiseyesoytwin”
itoldadearlythatn
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rightthings
eeifineededarphineinjection,isaidyes
theyrevedtheandgavethestaffthegoaheadtoletsipapplejuiirrorybedsheliftedherbifooingsunfloodtheroo“reer,noopedaccidentlastyearhishandsofaceepurplelikeaneggplantnooviestar”
despiteherreassuranirrorandseeingthethingthatinsistedityfaeonehadstuyskinandhadpuedayuth,agrotesqueblobofpurpleandred,allbruiseandstitileandaboltofpainrippedthroughlipsibedoingthatforaitches
ayleftcheek,justunderthechin,ontheforeheadjustbelohehairline
theoldguyethinginurduigavehishrugandshookheadhepointedtohisface,pattedit,andgrinnedaoothlessgrin“verygood,”hesaidinenglish“inshallah”
“thankyou,”iwhispered
faridandsohrabcainjustasiputtherroraookhisseatonthestool,restedhisheadonthebedssiderail
“youknohesooneryououtofherethebetter,”faridsaid
“drfaruqisays”
“idontanthehospitalianpeshawar”
“why”
“idontthinkyoullbesafehereforlong,”faridsaidheloartlookingforyou”
“ithinktheyalreadyyhave,”irredithoughtsuddenlyofthebeardednandjuststoodtherestaringat
faridleanedin“assoonasyoue”
“faridjan,thisaybeyoushouldntbeseeneyouhaveafalytotakecareof”
fariddeaothersandsisters”hesled“besides,ididntsayiddoitforfree”
“iletyouifyouoffered,”isaidiforgotiuldnt
sleandtriedatinystreakofbloodtriorefavor”
“foryouathousandtisover,”faridsaid
and,justlikethat,iycheeks,stingingtheraylips
“atter”faridsaid,alard
iburiedfaceinonehandandhelduptheotherikneeafter,ifelttired,hollosorry,”isaidsohrabehafroreasinghisbrow
alkagain,itoldfaridkhansaidtheylivehereinpeshawar”
“ybeyoushouldes,”faridsaid,eyeingeoffnextiscribbledtheiasonascrapofpapertotycaldwell”
faridpoiraghatooch”
butsohrabhadotheruttedbackandforthonthesill,peckingatrapsofoldbread
intheddledraybed,ihadfoundanoldnationalgeographiearlierand,surprisingly,foundthedeckpletei
askedsohrabifhetoansaloneplayhedbeenquietsincewehadfledkabul
buthetuedfroheeiknowispanjpar”
“ifeelsorryforyoualready,becauseiagrandsteratpanjparworldrenowned”
hetookhisseatonthestoolnexttoidealthiisfivecards“herandieespeciallyintheer,snogooutsideoplayuntilthesundown”
heplayedathepileistolelooksathisheponderedhiscardsheany,theheeye
aybeevenbetter,”isaid,afterlastloss“iusedtobeathiotis,butithinkheletean”
“iknow”
“didhetellyouaboutus”
“thatyouhebestfriendheeverhad,”hesaid
itondsinfingers,flippeditba,gingerly,butheflinsonlight,foreheadpressedtotheglass,fistsburiedinhisarits
aishahadaleassistanthelptakefirststepsthatnightionlyoennutestokeitbaystoringinears,thinkinghouchissedwife
sohrabandiplayedpanjparstofthenextday,againinsilenytakinga,orgoingtothebathrooolaterthatnightidreadassefyhospitalroobrassballstillinhiseyesoytwin”
itoldadearlythatn
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