第73节

    【】flight.“dotheyhavethehereyoulive”

    “sanfranany,though.”

    “oh,”hesaid.iore,buthedealtanotherhandandaskedifhisatballsandyuthfilledeofitdrippedfroheeroflips.sohrabhandedanapkinandedabatlips.isledandhesledback.

    “yourfathera.ihadthenightosque,butihadnt.buthehadarighttoknoore.“halfbrothers,really.efather.”

    sohrabstoppedchethesandheeversaidhehadabrother.”

    “thatsbecausehedidntknow.”

    “heknow”

    “noooldhi”isaid.“noooldeither.ijustfoundoutretly.”

    sohrabblinked.likehee,reallylookingat,fortheveryfirstti.“butfatherandyou”

    “youkhatsaquestioherday.andtheresanansnotagoodosjustsaytheydidnttellusbecauseyourfatherandi...supposedtobebrothers.”

    “becausehewasahazara”

    iyeyestostayonhi“yes.”

    “didyourfather,”hebegan,eyeinghisfood,“didyourfatherloveyouandfatherequally”

    ithoughtofalongagodayatgharghalake,selftopathassanontheba,beangastheyrevedthebandagesfroassanslips.“ithinkhelovedusequallybutdifferently.”

    “edoffather”

    “no,”isaid.“ithinkheedofhielf.”

    hepickeduphissanditsilently.

    theheat,buttiredinapleasante.ihadthedriverpulloveratastorethatsoldeone.

    thatnight,thefaithfulalloverthefinland,aguynadayub,askedifhisteenagedsonuldgotohellforofhisunderwearshowed.

    “isaureofsanfrance,”sohrabsaid.

    “really”

    “therehapointytop.”

    “youshouldseethestreets,”isaid.

    “”heenoullahsingeachother.

    “theyresosteep,hehoodofyourdthesky,”isaid.

    “itsoundsse,hisbacktothetv.

    “itisthefirstfees,”isaid.“butyougetusedtoit.”

    “doesitsnohere”

    “no,butalotoffog.youknohatredbridgeyousaw”

    “yes.”

    “sotisthefogissothitheing,allyouseeisthetipoftheth.”

    thereile.“oh.”

    “sohrab”

    “yes.”

    “haveyougivenanythoughttoiaskedyoubefore”

    hissledfaded.herolledtohisbaedhishandsunderhishead.thellahsdecidedthatayubssohehaddith.“ivethoughtaboutit,”sohrabsaid.

    “and”

    “itscares.”

    “iknosalittlescary,”isaid,grabbingontothatloosethreadofhope.“butyoullleaenglishsofastandyoullgetusedto”

    “thatshatscarestoo,but...

    “but”

    herolledtoeagain.dreeifyoure”

    istruggledoutofbedandynepheeerandsorayajan,shesaverykindan.trust,shesgoingtoloveyou.iprosethattoo.”icedsothing.reacheddoeholdit.

    “idonttogotoanotherorphanage,”hesaid.

    “iiseyouthat.”iine.“ehoe.”

    histearse.thenhishandsqueezednebadhenodded.henodded.

    theiintheisorayahadbeenupforanhettingreadyforschool.

    “its,”isaid.iybed,gsohrabsleep.

    “ar”shealstscread.“areyouokaywhereareyou”

    “inpakistan.”

    “youcallearlierivebeensickothersprayinganddoingnazreveryday.”

    “iorryididntonth.isled.“andtellkhalajalatostopkillingsheep.”

    “eanfinenoshyourvoice”

    “dontfine.really.soraya,ihaveastorytotellyou,astoryishouldhavetoldyoualongtiago,butfirstiellyouohing.”

    “isit”shesaid,hervoiautious.

    “iotinghoalone.iringingalittleboye.”ipaused.“i.”

    “”

    iuehelegsofachairdraggedhurriedlyacrossthewoodenfloor.

    “goahead,”shesaid.

    thenididarriage:itoldontsonytis,dreadedit,but,asispoke,ifeltsothingliftingoffethingverysilarthenightofourkhastegari,eaboutherpast.

    bythetiiystory,shewasweeping.

    “doyouthink”isaid.

    “idontknoir.youvetoldsoe.”

    “irealizethat.”

    iheardherblouho.iyouto.”

    “areyousure”isaid,yeyesandsling.

    “asure”shesaid.“ar,hesyourqaoyourfaly,sohesqaooo.ofurseiure.youtleavehiothestreets.”therepause.“shelike”

    ilookedoveratsohrabsleepingonthebed.“hessnkindofway.”

    “an

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