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istoppedbyadriedfruitstand,deserulehcratesofpineseedsandraisins.heurban.
hepausedtolookatforalongtibeforeansighthaveseenhi”
“hwaydidhego”
heeyedupahedaylookingforahazara”hisglaheratandjeans.inafghanistan,oeri,especiallyifitsendhand,h.
“iofindhiagha.”
“indedselfthatiatienceakehiellanyfaster.
“hesourservantsson,”isaid.
theoldnraisedapeppergrayeyebroaster.hisfathershouldgetonhisknees,shedustatyourfeethhiseyelashes.”
“areyougoingtotelloot”
herestedanarnthelesback,pointedsouth.“ithinkisaheboyyoudescribedrunningthateinhishand.ablueone.”
“hedid”isaid.foryouathousandtisover,hedprosed.goodoldhassan.goodoldreliablehassan.hedkepthisproseandrukitefor.
“ofurse,theyveprobablyulesback.
“who”
“theotherboys,”hesaid.“theoneschasinghitheyakinglatefoainaz.”
butiblingdohelane.
forthefeinutes,isuredthebazaarinvaiheoldryhandsonthatkite...ipokedheadbehindeverylane,everyshop.nosignofhassan.
ihadbeguntoupahead.idreaainthhfarebisegthebazaar.ituedontothe
ruttedtraayhavetuledinthespring.toothersidestflattoppedorethandshastcasesseparatedbynarrowalleys.
iheardthevoie,ingfrohealleys.iouthofthealley.heldbreath.peekedaroundtheer.
hassan,sittingonpilesofscrapandrubble,ykeytobabasheart.
bloiddle,assef.ifeltbodyyspine.assefseedrelaxed,.heasseftohassan,liketheyderedsokindofalthatonlyassefuldta.
“,hazara”assefsaid,tuingthebrassknucklesinhishand.“yousaidtheyllhavetocallyouoneeyedassef.thatsright.oneeyedassef.thatseasytobecleverwhenyoureholdingaloadedon.”
irealizedistillhadhedout.iexhaled,sloery.
“buttodayisyourluoodtive.doyousaytothat,boys”
“thatsgenerous,”kalblurted,“especiallyaftertherudennersheshoe.”heorinhisvoice.theniuood:
heind.
assefissivehand.“bakhshida.fiven.itsdone.”hisvoicedroppedalittle.“ofurse,nothingisfreeinthisypardonesallprice.”
“thatsfair,”kalsaid.
“nothingisfree,”waliadded.
“yourealuckyhazara,”assefsaid,takingasteptooday,itsonlygoingtostyouthatbluekite.afairdeal,boys,isntit”
“rethanfair,”kalsaid.
evenfrhaentandiranthiskiteforhiiranitfairly.thisishiskite.”
“aloyalhazara.loyalasadog,”assefsaid.kalslaughwasashrill,nervoussound.
“butbeforeyousa,thinkaboutthis:
eforyouhaveyoueveres,yourenothingbutanuglypet.sothingheplayethinghekickethingre.”
“araghaandiarefriends,”hassansaid.helookedflushed.
“friends”assefsaid,laughing.“youpathetiedayyoullyourlittlefantasyandleajusthohis.giveusthatkite.”
hassanstoopedandpickeduparock.
assefflinched.hebegantotakeastepback,stopped.“lastce,hazara.”
hassansansthatheldtherock.
“everyoutonedhiserat,tookitoff,foldeditsloely.heplaceditagainstthewall.
iopeh,alstsaidsothing.alst.therestoflifeghthavetuedoutdifferentlyifihad.butididnt.ijustched.paralyzed.
asseftionedingahalfcircle,trappinghassaninthealley.
“ivegednd,”assefsaid.“iettingyoukeepthekite,hazara.illletyoukeepitsoitindyouofabouttodo.”
thehassan,knoghiotheground.alfollowed.
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