第72节

  【】ngallaround.thatwasfun.”</p>

  “youstssyourparentsverych,”isaid.ihetalibandraghisparentsoutintothestreet.ihopedhehadnt.</p>

  “doyoussyourparents”heaked,restinghise.</p>

  “doisspareher.fatherdiedafeisshisotisalot.”</p>

  “doyoureerhelookedlike”</p>

  ithoughtofbabasthiberelledliketoo.”</p>

  “itartingtettheirfaces,”sohrabsaid.“isthatbad”</p>

  “no,”isaid.“tidoesthat.”ithoughtofsothing.ilookedinthefrontpoyat.foundthepolaroidsnapshotofhassanandsohrab.“here,”isaid.</p>

  hebroughtthephototothesquefellonit.helookedatitforalongti.ithoughtheghtboveritssurfaeaybeidheardsoonesayit:therearealotofe.</p>

  “keepit,”isaid.“itsyours.”</p>

  “thankyou.”helookedatthephotoagainandstothehorsesnedjingledheachstep.</p>

  “ivebeenthinkingalotaboutsqueslately,”sohrabsaid.</p>

  “youhave”</p>

  heshrugged.“justthinkingaboutthe”heliftedhisfae.hing,aragha”</p>

  “ofurse.”</p>

  “einhellforan”</p>

  ireaandheflin,tellhihe,nottheotherwayaround.</p>

  hisfaesbeegood.”</p>

  “notalways,sohrab.”</p>

  helookedatquestioningly.</p>

  “thenfroanyyearsago,”isaid.“iguessyoufiguredthatoutthatfroheionheandihad.he...hetriedtohurtontrouble,standingupfor.soohebadnhurtyourfatherinstead.hehurthinaverybade.”</p>

  “her”sohrabsaidioanyone.”</p>

  “yht.yourfatheran.butthatstryingtotellyou,sohrabjan.thattherearebadpeopleinthisetisbadpeoplestaybad.sotisyouhavetostanduptotheanisallthoseyearsago.yougavehire.”</p>

  “doyouthinkfatherisdisappointedin”</p>

  “iknoylifeinkabul.iknohat.”</p>

  heedonhislips.heburiedhisfaissfather,aoo,”heisssasaandrahihansahib.butsotisiladtheyrenot...theyrenothereanyre.”</p>

  “.hedrek.</p>

  “bee...iodirty.”hesuckedinhisbreathaoutinalong,sodirtyandfullofsin.”</p>

  “yourenotdirty,sohrab,”isaid.</p>

  “thosen”</p>

  “yourenotdirtyatall.”</p>

  “theydidthings...thebadnaherte.”</p>

  “yourenotdirty,andyourenotfullofsin.”itouedratoaedhisheadonyarheachsob.</p>

  akinshipexistsbetthesabreast.noyshirt,isahassefhadirrevocablyboundus.</p>

  idbeenlookingfortherightti,therightnt,toaskthequestionthathadbeenbuzzingaroundinheadandkeepingupatnight.idecidedthenthere,rightnohthebrightlightsofthehouseofgodshiningonus.</p>

  “eliveinaridwife”</p>

  hedidntansyshirtahi</p>

  foraentioned,asifthequestionhadntbeeall.thenoneday,sohrabanditookataxianekohvieoftheuntain.”persohrabto,bayassortntoffadingbruises.</p>

  tree.itday,thesunperiliessnaosasandpakoras.soeeredfronoldvie,ybepakeeza.kids,nyoftheohrabsage,ansoffihesttightenedyuntrynroyingtheirownland.</p>

  “ileandtoldhitportant.</p>

  toyhalfbrothersson,playing</p>

  yhesongendedandanotheroarted,oneididntregnize.</p>

  “look,”sohrabsaid.helesssky.“didntknoabad,”isaid.</p>

  “her,”hesaid,hiseyestragthebirdsular</p>

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