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extdaythatiwasleaving
“itsstillearlyfordischarge,”adprotestedhedressedinsurgicalscrubsthatday,insteadinabuttondoandyelloiethegelhehair“youarestillinintravenousantibioticsand”
“ihavetogo,”isaid“iappree,allofyoureallybutihavetoleave”
“whereandsaid
“idratheotsay”
“youcanhardlywalk”
“iydiyselafeoredaystogetbetterflyho
thatoing“yourfriends,thisjohnandbettycaldheyareninpeshawar,”faridsaid
ithadtakentennutesjusttoslipintopirhantuan,andstoeileanedoveritheeffortofpackingafeybelongingsintoabroanagedtogetreadyandeine
“heygo”iasked
faridshookhishead“youdontunderstand”
“becauserahihansaid”
“iybag“therenevertycaldothepeopleatthensulate,theyneverexistednothereinpeshawar,anyhow”
nextto,sohrabhroughthepagesoftheoldnationalgeographic
thebankthenager,apaunoney
“absolutelynobody,”hesaidgravely,seandhad
drivingthroughpeshauyfears:therearealotofbeardedninpeshaares
“do”faridsaid,eslothehospitalacuntingofficebacktothecarsohrabs
“hecantstayinpeshaing
“nay,aragha,heysorryiwishi”
“thatsallright,farid,”isaidinagedatiredsle“youhaveuthstofeed”adogabadfoow,”isaid
isleptthroughalsttheentirefourhourridetoislabadidreadalot,andstofitionlyreerasahodgepodgeofiges,snippetsofvisualryflashinginheadlikearinatinglaforthirteenthbirthdaypartysorayaandikingloveforthefirstti,thesunrisingintheeast,ourearsstillringingfroheusiilapattingsorayaskneeandsaying,godknoaybeiteanttobesleepingontheroofoffathershousebabasayingthattheonlysinthattteredansrighttothetruthrahihanonthephone,tellingthereobegoodagainaobegoodagain
tyfour
ifpeshaindedofabadesodaythestreetsetreesthebazaarsoreorganizedandnotnearlyasorede,andisainebloodintheshadorees
faridfoundasllhotelonasidestreetrunningalongthefootofthergallahillsousshahfaisalsqueontheosqueintheinaretssohrabperkedupatthesightofthesque,leanedoutoftheituntilfaridtuedaer
thehotelrooroventovertheoneinkabuled,andthebathroopotlesstherepoo,soap,razorsforshaving,abathtub,andtoelledlikelenandnobloodstainsonthethetwosinglebeds
“look”isaidtosohrabitueditonnuallynoreteandtuedthedialifoundathe
tvrefleilyalortvhgrewup
“illgetgoing,aragha,”faridsaid
“staythenight,”isaid“itsalongdriveleavetorrow”
“tashakor,”hesaid“butiisschildren”onhis,hepausedinthedoooattentionjustrockedbackandforth,hisfacelitbythesilvergloagesflickeringacrossthescreen
outside,igavehinenvelopeouthopened
“ididntknoue”
“houchisinhere”faridsaid,slightlydazed
“alittleoverthousanddollars”
“tthecurb,hehonkedtagain
iretuedtothehotelroondfoundsohrablyingonthebed,curledupinabigchiseyesybedandgricedybrouchlongerittogetup,sitdooeatsolidfoodiiddohthewounded
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extdaythatiwasleaving
“itsstillearlyfordischarge,”adprotestedhedressedinsurgicalscrubsthatday,insteadinabuttondoandyelloiethegelhehair“youarestillinintravenousantibioticsand”
“ihavetogo,”isaid“iappree,allofyoureallybutihavetoleave”
“whereandsaid
“idratheotsay”
“youcanhardlywalk”
“iydiyselafeoredaystogetbetterflyho
thatoing“yourfriends,thisjohnandbettycaldheyareninpeshawar,”faridsaid
ithadtakentennutesjusttoslipintopirhantuan,andstoeileanedoveritheeffortofpackingafeybelongingsintoabroanagedtogetreadyandeine
“heygo”iasked
faridshookhishead“youdontunderstand”
“becauserahihansaid”
“iybag“therenevertycaldothepeopleatthensulate,theyneverexistednothereinpeshawar,anyhow”
nextto,sohrabhroughthepagesoftheoldnationalgeographic
thebankthenager,apaunoney
“absolutelynobody,”hesaidgravely,seandhad
drivingthroughpeshauyfears:therearealotofbeardedninpeshaares
“do”faridsaid,eslothehospitalacuntingofficebacktothecarsohrabs
“hecantstayinpeshaing
“nay,aragha,heysorryiwishi”
“thatsallright,farid,”isaidinagedatiredsle“youhaveuthstofeed”adogabadfoow,”isaid
isleptthroughalsttheentirefourhourridetoislabadidreadalot,andstofitionlyreerasahodgepodgeofiges,snippetsofvisualryflashinginheadlikearinatinglaforthirteenthbirthdaypartysorayaandikingloveforthefirstti,thesunrisingintheeast,ourearsstillringingfroheusiilapattingsorayaskneeandsaying,godknoaybeiteanttobesleepingontheroofoffathershousebabasayingthattheonlysinthattteredansrighttothetruthrahihanonthephone,tellingthereobegoodagainaobegoodagain
tyfour
ifpeshaindedofabadesodaythestreetsetreesthebazaarsoreorganizedandnotnearlyasorede,andisainebloodintheshadorees
faridfoundasllhotelonasidestreetrunningalongthefootofthergallahillsousshahfaisalsqueontheosqueintheinaretssohrabperkedupatthesightofthesque,leanedoutoftheituntilfaridtuedaer
thehotelrooroventovertheoneinkabuled,andthebathroopotlesstherepoo,soap,razorsforshaving,abathtub,andtoelledlikelenandnobloodstainsonthethetwosinglebeds
“look”isaidtosohrabitueditonnuallynoreteandtuedthedialifoundathe
tvrefleilyalortvhgrewup
“illgetgoing,aragha,”faridsaid
“staythenight,”isaid“itsalongdriveleavetorrow”
“tashakor,”hesaid“butiisschildren”onhis,hepausedinthedoooattentionjustrockedbackandforth,hisfacelitbythesilvergloagesflickeringacrossthescreen
outside,igavehinenvelopeouthopened
“ididntknoue”
“houchisinhere”faridsaid,slightlydazed
“alittleoverthousanddollars”
“tthecurb,hehonkedtagain
iretuedtothehotelroondfoundsohrablyingonthebed,curledupinabigchiseyesybedandgricedybrouchlongerittogetup,sitdooeatsolidfoodiiddohthewounded
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