第69节
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eeifineededarphineiion,isaidyes.
theyrevedtheandgavethestaffthegoaheadtoletsipapplejuiirrorybed.sheliftedherbifooingsunfloodtheroo“reer,noopedactlastyear.hishandsofaceepurplelikeaneggplant.nooviestar.”
despiteherreassuranirrorahethingthatinsistedityfaeonehadstuyskinandhadpuedayuth,agrotesqueblobofpurpleandred,allbruiseandstitileandaboltofpainrippedthroughlips.ibedoingthatforaitches
ayleftcheek,justuhe,ontheforeheadjustbelohehairline.
theoldguyethinginurdu.igavehishrugandshookhead.hepoiohisface,pattedit,andgrinnedaoothlessgrin.“verygood,”hesaidinenglish.“inshallah.”
“thankyou,”iwhispered.
faridandsohrabjustasiputtherroraookhisseatoool,restedhisheadonthebedssiderail.
“youknohesooneryououtofherethebetter,”faridsaid.
“dr.faruqisays”
“idontanthehospital.ianpeshawar.”
“why”
“idontthinkyoullbesafeheref,”faridsaid.heloartlookingforyou.”
“ithinktheyalreadyyhave,”irred.ithoughtsuddenlyofthebeardednandjuststoodtherestaringat.
faridleanedin.“assoonasyoue.”
“faridjan,thisaybeyoushouldntbeseene.youhaveafalytotakecareof.”
fariddeaothersandsisters.”hesled.“besides,ididntsayiddoitforfree.”
“iletyouifyouoffered,”isaid.ifotiuldnt
sleandtried.atinystreakofbloodtriorefavor”
“foryouathousandtisover,”faridsaid.
and,justlikethat,iycheeks,stingingtheraylips.
“atter”faridsaid,alard.
iburiedfaonehandandhelduptheother.iker,ifelttired,hollosorry,”isaid.sohrabehafroreasinghisbrow.
“ybeyoushouldes,”faridsaid,eyeingeoff.iscribbledtheiasonascrapofpapertotycaldwell.”
faridphatooch.”
butsohrabhadotheruttedbadforthonthesill,pegatrapsofoldbread.
intheddledraybed,ihadfoundanoldnationalgeographiearlierand,surprisingly,foundthedeckplete.i
askedsohrabifhetoansaloneplay.hedbeesincewehadfledkabul.
buthetuedfroheeiknoar.”
“ifeelsorryforyoualready,becauseiagrapanjpar.worldrenowned.”
hetookhisseatooolo.idealthiisfivecards.“herandie.especiallyintheer,snogooutside.oplayuntilthesundown.”
heplayedathepile.istolelooksathisheponderedhiscards.heany,theheeye.
aybeeveer,”isaid,afterlastloss.“iusedtobeathiotis,butithiean.”
“iknow.”
“...didhetellyouaboutus”
“thatyouhebestfriendheeverhad,”hesaid.
itondsinfingers,flippeditba,gingerly,butheflinsonlight,foreheadpressedtotheglass,fistsburiedinhisarits.
aishahadaleassistaakefirststepsthatnight.ioestokeitbaystinears,thinkinghouchissedwife.
sohrabandiplayedpanjparstoftheday,againiakinga,oingtothebathrooolaterthatnight.idreadassefyhospitalroobrassballstillinhiseyesoytwin.”
itoldarndearlythatn
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eeifineededarphineiion,isaidyes.
theyrevedtheandgavethestaffthegoaheadtoletsipapplejuiirrorybed.sheliftedherbifooingsunfloodtheroo“reer,noopedactlastyear.hishandsofaceepurplelikeaneggplant.nooviestar.”
despiteherreassuranirrorahethingthatinsistedityfaeonehadstuyskinandhadpuedayuth,agrotesqueblobofpurpleandred,allbruiseandstitileandaboltofpainrippedthroughlips.ibedoingthatforaitches
ayleftcheek,justuhe,ontheforeheadjustbelohehairline.
theoldguyethinginurdu.igavehishrugandshookhead.hepoiohisface,pattedit,andgrinnedaoothlessgrin.“verygood,”hesaidinenglish.“inshallah.”
“thankyou,”iwhispered.
faridandsohrabjustasiputtherroraookhisseatoool,restedhisheadonthebedssiderail.
“youknohesooneryououtofherethebetter,”faridsaid.
“dr.faruqisays”
“idontanthehospital.ianpeshawar.”
“why”
“idontthinkyoullbesafeheref,”faridsaid.heloartlookingforyou.”
“ithinktheyalreadyyhave,”irred.ithoughtsuddenlyofthebeardednandjuststoodtherestaringat.
faridleanedin.“assoonasyoue.”
“faridjan,thisaybeyoushouldntbeseene.youhaveafalytotakecareof.”
fariddeaothersandsisters.”hesled.“besides,ididntsayiddoitforfree.”
“iletyouifyouoffered,”isaid.ifotiuldnt
sleandtried.atinystreakofbloodtriorefavor”
“foryouathousandtisover,”faridsaid.
and,justlikethat,iycheeks,stingingtheraylips.
“atter”faridsaid,alard.
iburiedfaonehandandhelduptheother.iker,ifelttired,hollosorry,”isaid.sohrabehafroreasinghisbrow.
“ybeyoushouldes,”faridsaid,eyeingeoff.iscribbledtheiasonascrapofpapertotycaldwell.”
faridphatooch.”
butsohrabhadotheruttedbadforthonthesill,pegatrapsofoldbread.
intheddledraybed,ihadfoundanoldnationalgeographiearlierand,surprisingly,foundthedeckplete.i
askedsohrabifhetoansaloneplay.hedbeesincewehadfledkabul.
buthetuedfroheeiknoar.”
“ifeelsorryforyoualready,becauseiagrapanjpar.worldrenowned.”
hetookhisseatooolo.idealthiisfivecards.“herandie.especiallyintheer,snogooutside.oplayuntilthesundown.”
heplayedathepile.istolelooksathisheponderedhiscards.heany,theheeye.
aybeeveer,”isaid,afterlastloss.“iusedtobeathiotis,butithiean.”
“iknow.”
“...didhetellyouaboutus”
“thatyouhebestfriendheeverhad,”hesaid.
itondsinfingers,flippeditba,gingerly,butheflinsonlight,foreheadpressedtotheglass,fistsburiedinhisarits.
aishahadaleassistaakefirststepsthatnight.ioestokeitbaystinears,thinkinghouchissedwife.
sohrabandiplayedpanjparstoftheday,againiakinga,oingtothebathrooolaterthatnight.idreadassefyhospitalroobrassballstillinhiseyesoytwin.”
itoldarndearlythatn
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