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ybed,askedhiositnextto“faisalthinksthereisaericae,”isaid
“hedoes”sohrabsaid,slingfaintlyforthefirsttiindays“anwego”
“ighttakealittleyhandonthebaoutside,thecalltoprayerblaredthroughthestreets
“howlong”sohrabasked
“idontknowawhile”
sohrabshruggedandsled,e“idontndicanitslikethesourapples”
“sourapples”
“oi,bedatreeandatethesegreen,sourapplesstoothersaidthatifidjustesieershesaidabouttheapples”
“sourapples,”isaid“shallah,yourejustaboutthesrtestlittleguyiveevert,sohrabjan”hisearsreddenedhablush
“etothatredbridgetheonehthefog”hesaid
“absolutely,”isaid“absolutely”
“andhosestreets,theoneshehoodofthecarandthesky”
“everysingleoneofthe”isaideyesstungaway
“isenglishhardtolea”
“isay,hinayear,youllspeakitaswellasfarsi”
“really”
“yes”iplacedafingerunderhischin,tuedhisfaceuptone“thereisoneotherthing,sohrab”
“”
“rfaisalthinksthatiteforkidsforawhile”
“hoforkids”hesaid,hisslefading“youananorphanage”
“ittlewhile”
“no,”hesaid“no,please”
“sohrab,itise”
“youprosedyoudneverputinoneofthoseplaces,aragha,”hesaidhisvoiceearspoolinginhiseyesifeltlikeaprick
“thisisdifferentitabad,notinkabulandidvisityouallthetiuntilerica”
“pleaseplease,no”heseidonttogo”
“nooneisgoingtohurtyounoteveragain”
“yestheyheybuttheylietheylieplease,god”
iythu“sourapples,reeritsjustlikethesourapples,”isaidsoftly
“noitsnotnotthatplaixingonhisface
“shhh”ipulledhiaroundhisshakinglittlebody“shhhitllbeallrightetogetheryoullsee,itllbeallright”
hisvoiiseyou”
hoiseiheldhigainst,heldhiightly,androblesiuntilhisbreathingsloeeredsothingihadreadsoeago:thatshohterrortheyfallasleep
idoyoabad
theskysleepirubbedeyesandtuedonthebedsidelaitostthreehoursipickedupthephone“hello”
“erica”fayyazsboredvoice
“thankyou,”isaidthebathrooightakinghisnightlybathaupleofclicksandthensoraya:
“salaashesoundedexcited
“hoeetinggohthelawyer”
itoldherarfaisalhadsuggested“aboutit,”shesaid“odothat”
isatup“raiwhy,sup”
“iheardbaadeafeebaanitarianvisa”
“nokidding”isaid“ohthankgodgoodolsharifjan”
“iknoetoapplyforanadoptionpetition”
“itsreallygoingtohappen,soraya,huh”
“itlookslikeit,”shesaidshesoundedhappyitoldherilovedherandshesaidshelovedbackihungup
“sohrab”iybed“ihavegreatnedoor“sohrabsorayajanjustcalledfroalifoiaeerica”
ipushedthedooropensteppedintothebathroo
suddenlyiyknees,syythroatychestexplode
later,theysaidiingbulancearrived
tyfive
theyein
iseethehroughasetofdoubledoorsandifolloellofiodineandperoxidehits,butallihavetitoseeistenaningreenhuddlingoveragueyayall,bloodyfeetpokeoutfronderthesheetandiseethatthebigtoenailontheleftfootis“youstebacktotheenssurgicalcapsthroughthedoorsnarroangularwindows
heleavesinadetallieerthelasttiifeltthisyselffrohisplaidsueightanddissolvesohere,legsbloylungsetyofair,throatbuingthereyeyesandnostrilsfillellsof
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ybed,askedhiositnextto“faisalthinksthereisaericae,”isaid
“hedoes”sohrabsaid,slingfaintlyforthefirsttiindays“anwego”
“ighttakealittleyhandonthebaoutside,thecalltoprayerblaredthroughthestreets
“howlong”sohrabasked
“idontknowawhile”
sohrabshruggedandsled,e“idontndicanitslikethesourapples”
“sourapples”
“oi,bedatreeandatethesegreen,sourapplesstoothersaidthatifidjustesieershesaidabouttheapples”
“sourapples,”isaid“shallah,yourejustaboutthesrtestlittleguyiveevert,sohrabjan”hisearsreddenedhablush
“etothatredbridgetheonehthefog”hesaid
“absolutely,”isaid“absolutely”
“andhosestreets,theoneshehoodofthecarandthesky”
“everysingleoneofthe”isaideyesstungaway
“isenglishhardtolea”
“isay,hinayear,youllspeakitaswellasfarsi”
“really”
“yes”iplacedafingerunderhischin,tuedhisfaceuptone“thereisoneotherthing,sohrab”
“”
“rfaisalthinksthatiteforkidsforawhile”
“hoforkids”hesaid,hisslefading“youananorphanage”
“ittlewhile”
“no,”hesaid“no,please”
“sohrab,itise”
“youprosedyoudneverputinoneofthoseplaces,aragha,”hesaidhisvoiceearspoolinginhiseyesifeltlikeaprick
“thisisdifferentitabad,notinkabulandidvisityouallthetiuntilerica”
“pleaseplease,no”heseidonttogo”
“nooneisgoingtohurtyounoteveragain”
“yestheyheybuttheylietheylieplease,god”
iythu“sourapples,reeritsjustlikethesourapples,”isaidsoftly
“noitsnotnotthatplaixingonhisface
“shhh”ipulledhiaroundhisshakinglittlebody“shhhitllbeallrightetogetheryoullsee,itllbeallright”
hisvoiiseyou”
hoiseiheldhigainst,heldhiightly,androblesiuntilhisbreathingsloeeredsothingihadreadsoeago:thatshohterrortheyfallasleep
idoyoabad
theskysleepirubbedeyesandtuedonthebedsidelaitostthreehoursipickedupthephone“hello”
“erica”fayyazsboredvoice
“thankyou,”isaidthebathrooightakinghisnightlybathaupleofclicksandthensoraya:
“salaashesoundedexcited
“hoeetinggohthelawyer”
itoldherarfaisalhadsuggested“aboutit,”shesaid“odothat”
isatup“raiwhy,sup”
“iheardbaadeafeebaanitarianvisa”
“nokidding”isaid“ohthankgodgoodolsharifjan”
“iknoetoapplyforanadoptionpetition”
“itsreallygoingtohappen,soraya,huh”
“itlookslikeit,”shesaidshesoundedhappyitoldherilovedherandshesaidshelovedbackihungup
“sohrab”iybed“ihavegreatnedoor“sohrabsorayajanjustcalledfroalifoiaeerica”
ipushedthedooropensteppedintothebathroo
suddenlyiyknees,syythroatychestexplode
later,theysaidiingbulancearrived
tyfive
theyein
iseethehroughasetofdoubledoorsandifolloellofiodineandperoxidehits,butallihavetitoseeistenaningreenhuddlingoveragueyayall,bloodyfeetpokeoutfronderthesheetandiseethatthebigtoenailontheleftfootis“youstebacktotheenssurgicalcapsthroughthedoorsnarroangularwindows
heleavesinadetallieerthelasttiifeltthisyselffrohisplaidsueightanddissolvesohere,legsbloylungsetyofair,throatbuingthereyeyesandnostrilsfillellsof
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