第8节
fasating,”ittered.iantittoo.thised.“areyousure,hassan”
heiragha.ereofittorrow”
“faseinalongti,hedsaid.ihadreadhilotofstories.hassahing.
“”isaid.
“ean,fasating”
ilaughed.hedhinahugandplantedakissonhischeek.
“hatfor”hesaid,startled,blushing.
igavehifriendlyshove.sled.“youreaprince,hassan.youreaprindiloveyou.”
thatsanight,iyfirstshortstory.ittookthirtyanagicdleaedthatifhe
intotheselfsadsothathistearsuldkehiiountainofpearls,knifeinhand,s.
thatevening,i,inhandsthetkhanokingpipesandsippingbrandyein.
“ir”babasaid,reokesadethroatfeeldry.iidtenastory.
babanoddedandgaveathitlerethanfeigerest.“ore.hejustlookedatthroughtheoke.
iprobablystoodthereforundera,tothisday,itinutesoflife.sendsploddedby,eaostsolid.iedooffertoread.
asalkhane.heheldouthishandandfavoredilethathadnothingfeignedaboutit.“yihaveit,arjaniuofejane.
babashruggedandstoodup.helookedrelieved,asifhetoohadbeenres.ioingupstairstogetready.”and.stdaysiyveinsanddrainhisbody.
anhourlater,astheeveningskydied,thetdroveoffinfatherseandhaoryandanotherfoldedpieileaetopursueplintaorhaseverpaid.thatwordwasbravo.
ybedandkhanhadbeenfather.thenithoughtofbabaandhisgreatbigoing,andhoyface.ieandvotedinthesink.
laterthatnight,curledupinbed,ireadrahihansnoteoverareadlikethis:
arjan,
ienjoyedyourstoryveryarandiingstyle.butthestiressivethingaboutyourstoryisthatit
hasirony.youynotevenknoeans.butyoueday.itissothingthatsoersreachfortheirentirecareersandain.youhaveachievedithyourfirststory.
doorisandalirjan.ishallhearanystoryyouhavetotell.bravo.
yourfriend,
rahibr>
buoyedbyrahihansnote,igrabbedthestoryandhurrieddoattress.thatetheysleptinthehouse,e.ishookhassanaifheedtohearastory.
herubbedhissleepcloggedeyesandstretched.“”
“heti.thisstorysspecial.iyself,”itoened.
“thenihavetohearit,”hesaid,alreadypullingtheblaoffhi
“shallah,aragha.bravo”heing.
“youlikedit”isaid,gettiasteandhoitivereview.
“soday,inshallah,youer,”hassansaid.“andpeopleallovertheories.”
“youexaggerate,hassan,”isaid,lovinghiorit.
“no.youous,”heinsisted.thenhepaused,asifonthevergeofaddingsothioaskaquestionaboutthestory”hesaidshyly.
“ofurse.”
“arted,brokeoff.
“tell,hassan,”isaid.isled,thoughsuddenlytheinsecureesosureheedtohearit.
“ayask,ankillhiselledanonion”
ie.ivedlipssoundlessly.itappearedthatonthesanightihadleaedaboutoneofingsobjectives,irony,iroducedtoospitfalls:theplothole.taughtbyhassan,ofallpeople.hassanreadandhadenasinglewordinhis
entirelife.avoice,ldanddark,suddenlyyear,doesheknohatilliteratehazarahellneverbeanythingbutaok.hoicizeyou
“itofinishthatsentence.
becausesuddenlyafghanistangedforever.
five
sothingroaredlikethuheearthshookalittleaatattatofgunfire.“father”hassancried.wesp
...
heiragha.ereofittorrow”
“faseinalongti,hedsaid.ihadreadhilotofstories.hassahing.
“”isaid.
“ean,fasating”
ilaughed.hedhinahugandplantedakissonhischeek.
“hatfor”hesaid,startled,blushing.
igavehifriendlyshove.sled.“youreaprince,hassan.youreaprindiloveyou.”
thatsanight,iyfirstshortstory.ittookthirtyanagicdleaedthatifhe
intotheselfsadsothathistearsuldkehiiountainofpearls,knifeinhand,s.
thatevening,i,inhandsthetkhanokingpipesandsippingbrandyein.
“ir”babasaid,reokesadethroatfeeldry.iidtenastory.
babanoddedandgaveathitlerethanfeigerest.“ore.hejustlookedatthroughtheoke.
iprobablystoodthereforundera,tothisday,itinutesoflife.sendsploddedby,eaostsolid.iedooffertoread.
asalkhane.heheldouthishandandfavoredilethathadnothingfeignedaboutit.“yihaveit,arjaniuofejane.
babashruggedandstoodup.helookedrelieved,asifhetoohadbeenres.ioingupstairstogetready.”and.stdaysiyveinsanddrainhisbody.
anhourlater,astheeveningskydied,thetdroveoffinfatherseandhaoryandanotherfoldedpieileaetopursueplintaorhaseverpaid.thatwordwasbravo.
ybedandkhanhadbeenfather.thenithoughtofbabaandhisgreatbigoing,andhoyface.ieandvotedinthesink.
laterthatnight,curledupinbed,ireadrahihansnoteoverareadlikethis:
arjan,
ienjoyedyourstoryveryarandiingstyle.butthestiressivethingaboutyourstoryisthatit
hasirony.youynotevenknoeans.butyoueday.itissothingthatsoersreachfortheirentirecareersandain.youhaveachievedithyourfirststory.
doorisandalirjan.ishallhearanystoryyouhavetotell.bravo.
yourfriend,
rahibr>
buoyedbyrahihansnote,igrabbedthestoryandhurrieddoattress.thatetheysleptinthehouse,e.ishookhassanaifheedtohearastory.
herubbedhissleepcloggedeyesandstretched.“”
“heti.thisstorysspecial.iyself,”itoened.
“thenihavetohearit,”hesaid,alreadypullingtheblaoffhi
“shallah,aragha.bravo”heing.
“youlikedit”isaid,gettiasteandhoitivereview.
“soday,inshallah,youer,”hassansaid.“andpeopleallovertheories.”
“youexaggerate,hassan,”isaid,lovinghiorit.
“no.youous,”heinsisted.thenhepaused,asifonthevergeofaddingsothioaskaquestionaboutthestory”hesaidshyly.
“ofurse.”
“arted,brokeoff.
“tell,hassan,”isaid.isled,thoughsuddenlytheinsecureesosureheedtohearit.
“ayask,ankillhiselledanonion”
ie.ivedlipssoundlessly.itappearedthatonthesanightihadleaedaboutoneofingsobjectives,irony,iroducedtoospitfalls:theplothole.taughtbyhassan,ofallpeople.hassanreadandhadenasinglewordinhis
entirelife.avoice,ldanddark,suddenlyyear,doesheknohatilliteratehazarahellneverbeanythingbutaok.hoicizeyou
“itofinishthatsentence.
becausesuddenlyafghanistangedforever.
five
sothingroaredlikethuheearthshookalittleaatattatofgunfire.“father”hassancried.wesp
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