第4节

    【】babasuayoney.rahihantoldbabahadpersonallyfuheentireprojebers,andlaborers,nottontioyofficialsustaeededoiling.”

    ittookthreeyearstobuildtheorphanage.ieerthedaybeforetheorphanageopened,babatookthalake,afeilesnorthofkabul.heaskedtofethassanhadtheruns.iyself.andbesides,oiatgharghalake,hassanandingstonesandhassandehisstoneskipeighttis.thestinagedaroundhisshoulder.

    e,eatingboiledeggseatballsandpicalled.theywere

    sittingonthedock,feetdanglingintheakingnoteshereandthereyeggandaskedbabaifite,thatifyouateapieceofeggshell,youdhavetopeeitout.babagruntedagain.

    itookabiteofsandberedarouhehill.sunlighttirror.

    “ithinkihavesaratan,”isaid.eiuldgetthesodaself,allihadtodohetrunkofthecar.

    outsidetheorphaheday,theyranoutofairaoholdhishatforhindiyfather,baba.hetuedbaitousledhairandshookhandtoo.iroudofbaba,ofus.

    butdespitebabassuertsinkabul.babaandrahihanbuiltaacies,aaurant.

    other,sofiaakra,ahighlyeduostrespeyfatherplayfullyrubbedintheskeptiyprincess.”

    eastheglaringexyfatherldedthetohisliking.theprobleofurse,too.ybeevenhatinghilittle.

    eaningthefivedailynazprayers,anddeusrizeversesfrohekoranandthoughheranslatedtheetisnsidereddrinkingaterriblesin;thoseat,judgntday.inthosedays,drinkingninkabul.noonegaveyouapubliclashingforit,butthoseafghansedie”inbroer

    bagsfroeleies.”theyetisdrathosethestoresreputationforsuchtransas.

    ,selfathebarhehadbuiltiheroohelistened,ookasipfroisdrink.thenheloselfintotheleathersofa,putdoeuponhislap.ifeltasifiustahislapinrtalfear.

    “iseeyouvenfusedyoureleainginstualeducation,”hesaidinhisthie.

    “butifakeyouasinner,baba”

    “h.”babacrushedaniubebeteeth.“doyoutoknoyourfatherthinksaboutsin”

    “yes.”

    “thenilltellyou,”babasaid,“butfirstuandthisanduanditnoir:youllneverleaanythingofvaluefrohosebeardedidiots.”

    “youanllahfatiullahkhan”

    babagesturedeanallofthepissonthes.”

    ibegantogiggle.theigeofbabapissingonthebeardofanynkey,selfrighteousorotheruch.

    “theydonothingbutthutheirprayerbeadsaeabookteninatoheydonteveand.”hetookasip.“godhelpusallifafghanistaneverfallsintotheirhands.”

    “butllahfatiullahkhanseenice,”isoftittering.

    “sodidgenghis

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