第47节

  visiohi,readsore,prayagain,andgotobed.ioing,pray,doitallain.</p>

  andyarthritis,itetointainthehouse.kneesandbajoints,espeesinthathouse,sonyries,arjan.itself;ithadantso,andbesides,ihadprosedhieandthehouseand...ididbest.itriedtoananyre.</p>

  butevenso,ighthavebeeoleastforae...forthefirstti,ifeltaterriblelonelinessinthathouse.anunbearableetiness.</p>

  sooneday,ifueledupthebuieeredthat,afteralidisssedhielffrohehouse,yourfathertoldheandhassanhadvedtoasllvillagejustoutsidebayan.alihadausinthereasireen.idonthavetotellyouthat.</p>

  but,there.ittookverylittlesearetohisvillage.idonoteverdayandiiddleofthatbarrenland,isaudhouses,beyohingbutbroadskyanduntainslikejaggedteeth.</p>

  thepeopleinhouseinthevillagethathadauduakehitopkissinghands.</p>

  “letlookatyou,”isaid.hesteppedaytoesandstilljustiyansunhadtoughenedhisskin,aseveralshadesdarkerthanireered,andhehadlostafeenarrohatshisupperlip,thatround</p>

  fairjan.iaureofit.</p>

  eisfarzanajan.”shean,sourteousshespokeinavoicebarelyhigherthagaze.buttheightastingohrohearg.</p>

  “ing”isaidafter.there,justafrayedrug,afeattresses,andalante.</p>

  “inshallah,thisprayingforaboytoyfathersna.”</p>

  “speakingofali,whereishe”</p>

  hassandroppedhisgaze.hetoldthataliandhisusiniiyan.alahereareafghanirjanandforsoeabsolutelyine.iaslongasiuldreer.ireerostdied.yourfatherhehousealldayg.</p>

  farzanadeusshorthetandoorintotheshorealihadhadinnths.itovetokabule.itoldhiboutthehouse,hoyselfaoldhifortable.theylookedtoeaselvesthere.</p>

  “andbayanissoclose.khan.iprayyouuand.”</p>

  “ofurse,”isaid.“youhavenothingtoapologizefor.iuand.”</p>

  itidyoueriore.hassanhadsoionsaboutyou.hadyourrieddidyouhaveeaboutyourfather.,hassanburiedhisfahishandsandbrokeintotears.helikeachildfortherestofthatnight.</p>

  theyinsistedthatispendthenightthere.farzanafixedatforaaglassofsobbing.</p>

  intheing,hassantoldheandfarzanahaddecidedtovet</p>

  ...</p>