第11节
【】rghalake,inthegardensofpaghn.ltiloredbusesandlorriesfilledpersandyelpeddireonth
ofradan,kabulisdressedintheirbestandneilies.peoplehuggedandkissedaedeachotherubarak.”happyeid.childrenopenedgiftsandplayedhdyedhardboiledeggs.
earlythatfolloin.“hassan,aghasahibpits,breathpuffingfroisuth.
hassanandiexgedasle.wedbeening.
alishrugged.“aghasahibhasntdiscussedite.”
“eon,ali,tellus,”ipressed.“isitadraaybeaneol”
likehassan,alieforourbirthdays.andeveryyear,hiseyesbetrayedhind.thisti,though,itseedheellih.
babaneverssedhassansbirthday.foraodesttoaself.heboughthijaparuoussicasbedundsofsnoeachotherdead.
ovedoursnoandressedinabroaie.
“hassan,”babasaid,slingyly,“etyourbirthdaypresent.”
hassananditradedblanklooks.thereathetiher.
theindianninthebroiledandofferedhassanhishand.“iar.kur,”hesaid.“itsapleasuretoetyou.”hespokefarsihathick,rollinghindiat.
“salaalayku”hassansaidun.alivedcloserahishandonhassansshoulder.
babathassansneddr.kurfroearisaplasticsurgeon.”
“doyouknoandr.kursaid.
hassanshookhishead.helookedtoforhelpbutishrugged.allikedintohiseyes.
“arsaid,“jobistofixthingsonpeoplesbodies.sotistheirfaces.”
“oh,”hassansaid.helookedfror.kurtobabatoali.hishandtouchedhisupperlip.“oh,”hesaidagain.
“itsanunusualpresent,iknoind,butthispresentyouforever.”
“oh,”hassansaid.helickedhislips.clearedhisthroat.“aghasahib,...”
“nothingdoing,”dr.kurintervened,slingkindly.“itediberathing.”
“oh,”hassansaid.hesledbaberedethesaline,reassureditbingdiyloins.cisedeahethingsifor.
iekindofscarthatpathy.itfair.hassanhadntdohingtoeababasaffes;hedjustbeenbohthatstupidharelip.
thesurgeryovedthebandages,butkeptourslesonjustasdr.kurhadinstruutteredsothingididntuand.iputeartohisuth.heagain.
“tashakor.”thankyou.
thenhislipste,ikneiling.justashehad,ergingfroisthersb.
these.soon,ithislip.bythefolloiling.
six
er.
hereisoing,stillinpajas,huggingaragainsttheouth,listentotheffledstillnessbrokenonlybythecaeoutandsee.
onthsofplayingoingsatoingofbuildingsnown.
andkites,ofurse.flyingkites.andrunningthe
...
ofradan,kabulisdressedintheirbestandneilies.peoplehuggedandkissedaedeachotherubarak.”happyeid.childrenopenedgiftsandplayedhdyedhardboiledeggs.
earlythatfolloin.“hassan,aghasahibpits,breathpuffingfroisuth.
hassanandiexgedasle.wedbeening.
alishrugged.“aghasahibhasntdiscussedite.”
“eon,ali,tellus,”ipressed.“isitadraaybeaneol”
likehassan,alieforourbirthdays.andeveryyear,hiseyesbetrayedhind.thisti,though,itseedheellih.
babaneverssedhassansbirthday.foraodesttoaself.heboughthijaparuoussicasbedundsofsnoeachotherdead.
ovedoursnoandressedinabroaie.
“hassan,”babasaid,slingyly,“etyourbirthdaypresent.”
hassananditradedblanklooks.thereathetiher.
theindianninthebroiledandofferedhassanhishand.“iar.kur,”hesaid.“itsapleasuretoetyou.”hespokefarsihathick,rollinghindiat.
“salaalayku”hassansaidun.alivedcloserahishandonhassansshoulder.
babathassansneddr.kurfroearisaplasticsurgeon.”
“doyouknoandr.kursaid.
hassanshookhishead.helookedtoforhelpbutishrugged.allikedintohiseyes.
“arsaid,“jobistofixthingsonpeoplesbodies.sotistheirfaces.”
“oh,”hassansaid.helookedfror.kurtobabatoali.hishandtouchedhisupperlip.“oh,”hesaidagain.
“itsanunusualpresent,iknoind,butthispresentyouforever.”
“oh,”hassansaid.helickedhislips.clearedhisthroat.“aghasahib,...”
“nothingdoing,”dr.kurintervened,slingkindly.“itediberathing.”
“oh,”hassansaid.hesledbaberedethesaline,reassureditbingdiyloins.cisedeahethingsifor.
iekindofscarthatpathy.itfair.hassanhadntdohingtoeababasaffes;hedjustbeenbohthatstupidharelip.
thesurgeryovedthebandages,butkeptourslesonjustasdr.kurhadinstruutteredsothingididntuand.iputeartohisuth.heagain.
“tashakor.”thankyou.
thenhislipste,ikneiling.justashehad,ergingfroisthersb.
these.soon,ithislip.bythefolloiling.
six
er.
hereisoing,stillinpajas,huggingaragainsttheouth,listentotheffledstillnessbrokenonlybythecaeoutandsee.
onthsofplayingoingsatoingofbuildingsnown.
andkites,ofurse.flyingkites.andrunningthe
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