第36节

    ntboysneedrendingsotis.soitsdutytorendyouthatypeersinthisflearket.”hestopped.hisexpressionlesseyesboreintone.“yousee,everyonehereisastoryteller.”hesled,revealingperfeyrespeirjan.”

    hedroppedhishand.sledagain.

    “oneyforaroghorse.

    “nothing,”isaid.isatdoanyway.

    “akh,ar,”hesighed.

    asittuedout,ididobroodtoochoverhadhappened.

    becauselaterthatald.

    itstartedalariainindia.

    then,tughingaintothetoilet.

    “hohat”isaid.

    “sfordinner”hesaid.

    “iakingyoutothedoctor.”

    eventhoughbabaahegasstation,theohealthinsurantotheuntyhospitalinsahesalloselfasasendyearresident.“helooksyouhanyouandsickerthan,”babagruled.theresideusdo.

    “takethistothefrontdesk,”hesaid,scribblingquickly.

    “isit”iasked.

    “areferral.”sribble.

    “for”

    “pulnaryic.”

    “sthat”

    hegaveaquie.pusheduphisglasses.beganscribblingagaiaspotonhisrightlung.itokitout.”

    “aspot”isaid,theroouddenlytoosll.

    “cer”babaaddedcasually.

    “possible.itssuspicious,anyuttered.

    “ore”iasked.

    “notreally.hereferralfor“yousaidyourfatherskes,right”

    “yes.”

    henodded.lookedfroetobabaandbackagain.“theyllcallyouhintwoweeks.”

    ihoehohthatword

    itooktheforin.thatnight,iyheadtotheground,irethekoranversesthellahhaddeusttoryinkabulandaskedforkindnessfrogodiullahnohaainty.

    t,theytoldtheydlostthereferral.ueditintheysaidtheyherthreehethreeoohecats,toseethedoctor.

    thevisitonologist,dr.seider,.dr.seidersaidrussia.babalostit.

    “exiledandstoodback,stethospestillinhand.

    “baba,ireaddr.sorearithanyouandiwilleverbe.”

    “idontifhetriestotouch.”

    “dr.seidersparentsfledfrohorayouseetheyescaped”

    butbabaetisithinktheonlythinghelovedasedsorry,doctor.thisisntgoingto.”

    thepulnologist,dr.ani,ani,asoftspokennustaassforpathology.hesoreonouse.

    ittuedoutthat,likesatan,anifnosis.dr.anibithislip,usedtheotherapy,ofurse,”hesaid.“butitive.”

    “ean”babaasked.

    dr.anisighed.“itansite,justprolongit.”

    “thatsaodie.”hehadthesaresolvedlookonhisfapsons.dobbinssdesk.

    “butbaba”

    “dontyouchallengeinpublic,ar.ever.hinkyouare”

    theraiaherihadspokenaboutattheflearketanisoffice,passingcarssprayedgriokedallthee.

    asheoace,baba.”

    babapoydecision.”

    “e,babaisupposedtodo”isaid,eyeswellingup.

    alookofdisgustselookhedgiveyknees,andouth,donthevasasgoingtohappentoyou,yousayallthoseyears,thatsiryingtoteachyou,hooneverhavetoaskthatquestion.”

    heopehedoor.tuedbaorething.noonefindsoutaboutthis,youhearnoone.idontpathy.”thenhedisappearedintothediobby.heaybethegodhehadneverbelievedin.

    forath

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