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【】okabule. “ishouldnothaveehere,”isaid.“youptuousoftojustshoeobefiven.” “ukhan,”hassansaid.hiseyesillredandpuffy.“akecareofthehouse.” “areyouabsolutelysure” henoddedanddroppedhishead.“aghasahibysendfather...godgivehieace.” theypiledtheirthingsintheberasie. sareety,hassanjan.nooneisgoingtoliveinthe”isaid. butheatterofihtiraatterofrespeoveintooheguestbedrooupstairs,buthassaniraghathink”hesaidto.“ouingforyourfather,hassafortydays. ididnotto,butthetdidalltheoking,allthesnoonehadbathedin.likeheeou.doyoureertheirjandidyouandhassancallit,“thedestroyedaiddleofthenightearlythatfall.hassanrebuilttheoundthepoplartrees.isaidaprayerforher.farzanastayedialldayandirjaher.ipraytoallahyouneverhearit. outsidetheadeouroit.visionstartedgoingbythelate1980s,soihadhassanreadyourthersbooks.sna,asfarzahekit.andeverying,hassanplacedaflooundbythesbrierbushes. inearly1990,farzahataanveredinaskyblueburqaknooies,she,likesheoooevenstand.iaskedhersheed,butsheanswer. “.irjan,theslashesheekboohairlineandithadnotsparedherlefteyeontheesque.ipattedherbrohaclothandsheopenedhereyes.“whereishassan”shewhispered. “iighthere,”hassansaid.hetookherhandandsqueezedit. hergoodeyerolledtohi“ihaveydrea.andyouare.evenre.”shepulledhishandtoherse.please.” hassandidandtheoldaniledingoutof,didanyoellyouandie,ievenholdyou.” noneofushadseensanaubarsinileandaencrazy.nooneanoraan,uldlookatheronlyondnow... hassandroppedherhandandboltedoutofthehouse.i,butherunningupthehillesofdust.ilethio.isatbrightbluetopurple.hassanstillhadnotebaistake,ybeevenaadeherstay.hassanu,iknew. hektheing,lookingtiredandenoeily.hetouarsonherfadranhishandthroughherhair. hassanandfarzananursedherbaetis,iotherkneelingtogether,pingarosebush,talking.theyestoriesdoelling. iteersanaubar.shestood beangunderadullgrayskytearsstreangdoslikeshenevere.shehandedhiohassanandhehandedhioandisangtheprayerofayatulkursiinthatlittleboysear. theynadhiohrab,afterhassansfavoriteherofroheshahnah,asyouknoirjaeerant ...