第46节

  【】sonot.hetoldthat,asarra,hehadlivedinbabashousesince1981thisiknekhanshortlybeforeheandifledkabul.theporaryinterruptionofourankhantokeepchoveruntilthatday.</p>

  rahihantoldhoeddifferentpartsofkabul.“ifyouthesharenauseehoessotheyuldbypassthedangerousstreetsandovedoholetohole.inotherparts,peoplevedaboutinundergroundtunnels.</p>

  “youleave”isaid.</p>

  <barraexttoistiqialschool”</p>

  “yes.”iteeredthedayhassanandiother.hassanhad.</p>

  “khansaid.“and,believe,ian,atdehzang,greetialibanireets,etokabulthantheshoraroyedyourfathersorphanage,didyouknohat”</p>

  “beredsittingbehindbabathedaytheyopeheorphaheoneybabahadspent,allthosenightshedsakesureeverybrick,everybeaandeveryblht...</p>

  “llateraldage,”rahihansaid.“youdontirjan,itingthroughtherubbleofthatorphaheresofchildren...”</p>

  “soe...”</p>

  “theykhansaid.“peaceatlast.”</p>

  “yes,hopeisastrahing.peaediatelystaihoughtthateasanytoaddresstheelephants.</p>

  “hoeanreally,howareyou”</p>

  “dying,aorebloodonthehandkerchief.heouth,blottedhissoheothereaquie.long,”hebreathed.</p>

  “howlong”</p>

  heshrugged.ughedagain.“idontthinkillseetheendofthissuer,”hesaid.</p>

  “lettakeyouhoe.ie.therearealtreatnts,blingandikitterthang,odoanyway.</p>

  heletoutaissingloosttiredlaughterideverheard.“iseearithathasdehersogreat.thatsverygood.elankhoriandselfpity.oloss,tosuffering,aeptitasafactoflife,eveas</p>

  nebeingpragtieansandbelievethethereissuchathingasgodswill.”</p>

  “thereisonlyyoudoandyoudontdo,”isaid.</p>

  rahihanlaughed.“yousoundedlikeyourfatherjustnoisshioch.butitisgodsirjan.itreallyis.”hepaused.“besides,theresanotherreasoniaskedyoutoehere.iethioo.”</p>

  “anything.”</p>

  “youknohoseyearsilivedinyourfathershouseafteryouleft”</p>

  “yes.”</p>

  “i.hassaheree.”</p>

  “hassan,”isaid.ethosethoyoldbarbsofguiltboreintoonehadbrokenaspell,setthereetotorntanekhanslittleflatellofthestreet.</p>

  “ithoughtaboutingyouandtellingyoubefore,butisureyouedt”</p>

  thetruthethingiknow.”</p>

  heughedagoingtoaskyoutodosothingfor.butbeforeido,itotellyouabouthassan.doyouuand”</p>

  “yes,”irred.</p>

  “i.itotellyoueverything.youen”</p>

  inodded.</p>

  thenrahihansippedsoretea.restedhisheadagainsttheoke.</p>

  sixteen</p>

  theree,ostoffriendsaiveshadeitherbeenkilledorhadeseerthatspotandiydaysinyourfathershouse,upiudy,readingyour</p>

  thersoldbooks,listeningtothepropagandaontele</p>

  ...</p>