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www.xsz.twerasashehadseenfit.
butithinkabigpartofthereasonididntcareaboutsorayaspastyret.
shortlyafterbabasdeath,sorayaaoaonebedroopartnti,justafethegeneralandkhalajalashouse.sorayasparentsboughtusabroikasadishesas
houseis.thegeneralgaveanadditionalpresent,abrandypeer.inthebox,hehadslippedaeninfarsi:
arjan,
ihopeyoudisvernytalesonthesekeys.
generaliqbaltaheri
isoldbabasvarket.ietis,idfindafreshbouquetoffreesiasbytheheadstoneandkoo.
sorayaaledintotheroutinesandnorarriedlife.oingpaper.shesleptontherightsideofthebed,ipreferredtheleft.shelikedfluffypilloilk.
igotaranddeclaredanenglishjor.itookonasecurityjob,sybooksandstudied.ityfirstnovel.
sorayajoisaethefollooherfatherschagrin,ieagtrack.
“idontknoirjan,thatsheeaednothingbutasinhighsinistryposition,givenyourfalyna.”
iuldseesorayaholdingbaarriedan.besides,theydeacherstoo.”
“aeach.”
“isthereanyrerice,dar”sorayasaid.
afterthegeneralexefriendsinhayilatriedtonsolesoraya.“heanssyoutobesuccessful.”
“soheedalfeneral,”sorayasaid.
“susenseyouspeak”
“sunotlikehisittingaroundoveinaposition.teauch,butitsitodoitsilove,anditsabetterthaingheway.”
khalajalabithertongue.“ifheeverhearsyousayingthat,heoyouagain.”
“dontossingheapkinoe.“ibruisehispreciousego.”
inthesuerof1988,aboutsixnthsbeforethesovietsafghanistan,ifinishedfirstnovel,afathersonstorysetinkabul,ostlye.isentqueryletterstoadozenageednusilainsistedethatshee,avoeatgiventothepoorifbooked.
“please,nonazn,khalajan,”isaid,kissingherfaoosooneinneed,okaynosheepkilling.”
sixannadrtingreennee.ionlytoldsorayaaboutit.“butjustbeeanillgetpublished.ifrtihehene.”
anthlater,rtinedied.
adekoftaatballsandoistureinhiseyes,saidthathee.aftergeaheriandhisethegeneraldidnotapproveofendrinkingalhol,andsorayadidntdrinkinhispresence.
“iaoproudofyou,”shesaid,raisingherglasstone.“kakaoo.”
“iknoe.
laterthatnight,aftersorayafellasleepadehersleepyistoodonthebalnyahedintheolsuerair.ithoughtofrahihanalenoteofsupporthehadeafterhedreadfirststory.andithoughtofhassan.soday,inshallah,youuylife.sochhappiness.iherideservedanyofit.
thenovelrofthatfolloeonafiveeanorcelebrityintheafghannity.thatpletedtheirhdrawal
frofghanistan.itshouldhavebeenatiofgloryfhans.iheebetentofnajibullah,andafghanrefugeeskeptfloidstofitall,afghanistanten.andgeaheri,irredaerthesovietspulledout,backtoch.
thatheyearthatsorayaaryingtohaveachild.
theideaoffatherhoodunleashedasotionsin.ifounditfrightening,invigorating,daunting,andexhilaratingallatthesati.sortoffatherake,i.
butayearpassedandnothinghappened.oreiatient,reirritable.bythen,khalajalasinitiallysubtlehintshadbeeovert,asin“khodega”so“igoingtosingalahooforlittlenaadeanyqueriesdoingsoantalludingto
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