第54节
【】s,orefortableonthefloor,andaskedryasotea.heaskedabouttheridefroeshahedriveoverthekhyberpass.
“ihopeyoudidnteaybrothers.”
faridallestofthethreeboystothefloorandtickledhintheribshhisgoodhand.thekidgiggledandkicked.“atleastihaveacar,”faridpanted.“hohesedays”
“donkeyisabetterridethanyourcar.”
“kharkharashnassah,”faridshotbatheadjoiningrooiuldseehalfoftheroorondanolderanablyhertherakettleintoapot.
“soerica,aragha”wahidasked.
“ier,”isaid.ithoughtiheardfaridkleatthat.
“apressed.“doyoueaboutafghanistan”
“ylastnovel,aseasonforashes,hadbeenaboutauyprofessorereviebarrassedbyit.ihoped.
“ybeyoushouldeaboutafghanistanagaiofthethetalibanaredoingtoouruntry.”
“not...iotquitethatkindofer.”
“oh,”.”youkosuggest...
justthen,ryaheranallplatter.istoodupinrespealayku”isaid.
thean,,”sherepliedinabarelyaudiblevoice.adeeyentact.shepouredtheteaood.
theanplaeaedtherooherbarefeetkingnosoundatallasshedisappeared.isatdohestrongblacktea.heuneasysilefollowed.
“ssyoubacktoafghanistan”
“allbacktoafghanistan,dearbrother”faridsaid,speakiuousgaze.
“bas”wahidsnapped.
“itsalething,”faridsaid.“sellthislahathouse,lleeriilyvaexi.”
“farid”ahisishousearaghaisguesttonightandielikethis”
faridopenedhisuth,alstsaidsothing,rensideredandsaidnothing.hesluedagainsttheutteredsothingunderhisbreath,andutilatedfootoodone.hisacgeyesneverleft.
“fiveus,aragha,”ybrothersuthhasbeentepsaheadofhishead.”
“itsfault,really,”isaid,tryingtosleunderfaridsintensegaze.“iaotoffended.ishouldhaveexplaiohiybusinesshereinafghanistan.iaotheretosellproperty.ioingtokabultofindaboy.”
“aboy,”ed.
“yes.”ifishedthepolaroidfrohepoyshirt.seeinghassanspiyeyesait.ihaotothephotoandbackagain.“thisboy”
inodded.
“thishazaraboy.”
“yes.”
“eantoyou”
“hisfatherantalotto.heisthenio.hesdeadnow.”
wahidblinked.“hewasafriendofyours”
instinctedeeplevel,itooyhalfbrother.”isatehalfbrother.”ituedtheteacup.toyedhthehandle.
“ididntantopry.”
“youren,”isaid.
“”
“takehiacktopesha.”
yshoulder.“youareanhonorablen,aragha.atrueafghan.”
igedinside.
“iaroudtohaveyouinourhotonight,”andeovertofarid.heat.
ashortaherbroughttingbosorryeat,”eatnow.”
“thislooksetohitothekids,butilyhadeatenbeforeheshorehourhands.
asiate,inotiaclaypot,iaskedforissiontogivehisboysahadia,agift.hesaidno,but,utteredasheepish“tashakor.”
“ittellsyouthetiinanycityiheboysnoddedpolitely,passiaking
tustryingiton.buttheylostiand,soo.
“youuldhavetold,”faridsaidlater.thetatswahidswifehadspreadforus.
“toldyou”
“etoafghanistan.”hisvoiontihadthi
“youdidntask,”isaid.
“youshouldhavetold.”
“youdidntask.”
herolledtofaurledhisarnderhishead.“ybeihisboy.”
“thankyou,farid,”isaid.
“itetoassu.”
isighed.“dhtthanyouknow.”
hishandsaretiedbehindhiroughlytingth
...
“ihopeyoudidnteaybrothers.”
faridallestofthethreeboystothefloorandtickledhintheribshhisgoodhand.thekidgiggledandkicked.“atleastihaveacar,”faridpanted.“hohesedays”
“donkeyisabetterridethanyourcar.”
“kharkharashnassah,”faridshotbatheadjoiningrooiuldseehalfoftheroorondanolderanablyhertherakettleintoapot.
“soerica,aragha”wahidasked.
“ier,”isaid.ithoughtiheardfaridkleatthat.
“apressed.“doyoueaboutafghanistan”
“ylastnovel,aseasonforashes,hadbeenaboutauyprofessorereviebarrassedbyit.ihoped.
“ybeyoushouldeaboutafghanistanagaiofthethetalibanaredoingtoouruntry.”
“not...iotquitethatkindofer.”
“oh,”.”youkosuggest...
justthen,ryaheranallplatter.istoodupinrespealayku”isaid.
thean,,”sherepliedinabarelyaudiblevoice.adeeyentact.shepouredtheteaood.
theanplaeaedtherooherbarefeetkingnosoundatallasshedisappeared.isatdohestrongblacktea.heuneasysilefollowed.
“ssyoubacktoafghanistan”
“allbacktoafghanistan,dearbrother”faridsaid,speakiuousgaze.
“bas”wahidsnapped.
“itsalething,”faridsaid.“sellthislahathouse,lleeriilyvaexi.”
“farid”ahisishousearaghaisguesttonightandielikethis”
faridopenedhisuth,alstsaidsothing,rensideredandsaidnothing.hesluedagainsttheutteredsothingunderhisbreath,andutilatedfootoodone.hisacgeyesneverleft.
“fiveus,aragha,”ybrothersuthhasbeentepsaheadofhishead.”
“itsfault,really,”isaid,tryingtosleunderfaridsintensegaze.“iaotoffended.ishouldhaveexplaiohiybusinesshereinafghanistan.iaotheretosellproperty.ioingtokabultofindaboy.”
“aboy,”ed.
“yes.”ifishedthepolaroidfrohepoyshirt.seeinghassanspiyeyesait.ihaotothephotoandbackagain.“thisboy”
inodded.
“thishazaraboy.”
“yes.”
“eantoyou”
“hisfatherantalotto.heisthenio.hesdeadnow.”
wahidblinked.“hewasafriendofyours”
instinctedeeplevel,itooyhalfbrother.”isatehalfbrother.”ituedtheteacup.toyedhthehandle.
“ididntantopry.”
“youren,”isaid.
“”
“takehiacktopesha.”
yshoulder.“youareanhonorablen,aragha.atrueafghan.”
igedinside.
“iaroudtohaveyouinourhotonight,”andeovertofarid.heat.
ashortaherbroughttingbosorryeat,”eatnow.”
“thislooksetohitothekids,butilyhadeatenbeforeheshorehourhands.
asiate,inotiaclaypot,iaskedforissiontogivehisboysahadia,agift.hesaidno,but,utteredasheepish“tashakor.”
“ittellsyouthetiinanycityiheboysnoddedpolitely,passiaking
tustryingiton.buttheylostiand,soo.
“youuldhavetold,”faridsaidlater.thetatswahidswifehadspreadforus.
“toldyou”
“etoafghanistan.”hisvoiontihadthi
“youdidntask,”isaid.
“youshouldhavetold.”
“youdidntask.”
herolledtofaurledhisarnderhishead.“ybeihisboy.”
“thankyou,farid,”isaid.
“itetoassu.”
isighed.“dhtthanyouknow.”
hishandsaretiedbehindhiroughlytingth
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