第67节

  【】siddleandtiedinaponytail,heosepieriles.sayssothinginenglish.sothingisjabbingatthesideofchest.</p>

  ifadeout.</p>

  anisstandingatbedside.ikno.heisdarkandlanky,hasalongbeard.heouspersohereissothingyuth.ihearabubblingsound.</p>

  ifadeout.</p>

  rightarus.theanyaratta.”“itstingslikeabee,no”shesays.itdoes.esothingtodoafeoail.nospulledback,tiedinabun.soraya</p>

  ehatlastweek</p>

  aishayes.</p>

  thereissothingyuth.andthatthingjabbingatchest.</p>

  ifadeout.</p>

  ight,nottheaheblahenana,babase.iaingthebear.</p>

  ianisbathethirsty.</p>

  ifadeout.</p>

  ikeepfadinginandout.</p>

  thenaofthenustaeonenadarndinsosteasoapsetonatropicalisland.</p>

  iiyuthandsled;histeethe.</p>

  “,ar,”hesaid,“butsoon.he.”hespokeenglishhathick,rollingurduat.</p>

  wires</p>

  arnds;hehadhairyforearandustbeal,thepostsurgicalstateisaling.soilltellyouiknow.”</p>

  iabouttheileat,ine.</p>

  arndfroportanteverysignifiinalaheoneiled.“youalsosufferedsevenbrokenribs.oheausedaphorax.”</p>

  ifroyuth.reeredaboutthewires.</p>

  “thatansapuside.ifeltthejabbingagaini.“there.</p>

  “youhadalsosufferedvariouslaeanscuts.”iik;iyuth.fotaboutthewiresagain.</p>

  “theandsaid.“theiautyourupperlipintiddle.butnottoheplasticsguyssebacktogetherahinkyouresult,thoughthereisunavoidable.</p>

  “thereeoutinaboutsixandsaid.“untilthenitsliquidsandshakes.youethefirstgodfather</p>

  vieforalittleyouhaveajobtodotoday.doyouknoitis”</p>

  ishookhead.</p>

  “yourjobtodayistopassgas.youdothatandartfeedingyouliquids.nofart,nofood.”helaughedagain.</p>

  later,afteraishaanddr.faruqihadsaid:theiautyourupperlipintiddle.doiddle.likeaharelip.</p>

  faridandsohra.inodded.</p>

  “alhaullellah”hesaid,beang.“alkingnonsense.”</p>

  “thankyou,farid,”isaidthroughjaandthegodfather.andtonguesurprisedeverytiitpokediheetyspacesleftbytheteethihadsean,thankyou.foreverything.”</p>

  hebanthatlookedabitbigforhiandablaap.hehisfeet,toyinghtheivlihebed.</p>

  “yhand.“iar.”</p>

  helookedathand,thento.“youarethearaghafathertoldabout”hesaid.</p>

  “yes.”ireeredthehassaer.ihavetoldischiefyouandiusedtocause“ioylife.”</p>

  hedidntsayanything.idroppedhanduled.</p>

  “theyresons,”faridsaid.“hehasoutgro.theyfitsohrabpretty</p>

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