“sure.”

“thatsfine.wellr.fayyaz.really.”

“inglight.

“haveyoueverbeentozarisharif”sohrabsaid,hisrestingonhiskneecaps.

“yougaveagoodscare,”isaid.isatbesidehihpainasibent.

“illpayyoufortheride,”isaid.

“no,but”

“theurtyardalonefitfortythousandpeople.”

heleanedacrossthefrohingtoyou”

inthedarkoft,hisfaceapairofeyeglassesreflegthefadinglight.“thethingaboutyouafghanisisthat...tlereckless.”

“shahfaisal”

butaboutahundredyardsfrohesque,sittinginthehalffullparkinglot,onanislandofgrass.fayyazpulleduptotheislanda.“ihavetogetback,”hesaid.

“ighthavehadohosewheniwasakid.”

“itsonlyakiloterfroere,”hesaid.buthetheunter.

“fathertooktothebluesque,”sohrabsaid.“ireerthereanypigeonsoutsidethesjid,andtheyerightuptous.sasagavelittlepiecesofnaanahebirds.soon,thereooi

.

hesighedandshookhishead.“,retuedaninanesaritrailinghishetookhisseatbehier.“idonttakeyourney,”hesaid,bloe.“iafatherlikeyou.”

“didyouknoosqueintheworld”heasked.

“alongtiago.idoch.”

“ethere”

“...youth.

“yes.ethere”

“fathertookthereealongtoo.fatherboughtankeyfroheouhavetobloie.”

...

ithoughtunderfayyazsreproachfulglare.iheardtheofficer,hisvoicetiredandued,askinghisobligatoryquestions.ahtheofficialquestions,anunofficialone:hehellcaredaboutanotherdeadafghankid

heosque.shahfaisalsqueeandedinandout.eleaningagainstthetree,sohrabo,kohisondinthedark.itlitupthesky,sohrabsface.

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iandstochfeltlikebarbedyskin.butistartedtolaughanyway.