第67节

    【】siddleandtiedinaponytail,heosepieriles.sayssothinginenglish.sothingisjabbingatthesideofchest.

    ifadeout.

    anisstandingatbedside.ikno.heisdarkandlanky,hasalongbeard.heouspersohereissothingyuth.ihearabubblingsound.

    ifadeout.

    rightarus.theanyaratta.”“itstingslikeabee,no”shesays.itdoes.esothingtodoafeoail.nospulledback,tiedinabun.soraya

    ehatlastweek

    aishayes.

    thereissothingyuth.andthatthingjabbingatchest.

    ifadeout.

    ight,nottheaheblahenana,babase.iaingthebear.

    ianisbathethirsty.

    ifadeout.

    ikeepfadinginandout.

    thenaofthenustaeonenadarndinsosteasoapsetonatropicalisland.

    iiyuthandsled;histeethe.

    “,ar,”hesaid,“butsoon.he.”hespokeenglishhathick,rollingurduat.

    wires

    arnds;hehadhairyforearandustbeal,thepostsurgicalstateisaling.soilltellyouiknow.”

    iabouttheileat,ine.

    arndfroportanteverysignifiinalaheoneiled.“youalsosufferedsevenbrokenribs.oheausedaphorax.”

    ifroyuth.reeredaboutthewires.

    “thatansapuside.ifeltthejabbingagaini.“there.

    “youhadalsosufferedvariouslaeanscuts.”iik;iyuth.fotaboutthewiresagain.

    “theandsaid.“theiautyourupperlipintiddle.butnottoheplasticsguyssebacktogetherahinkyouresult,thoughthereisunavoidable.

    “thereeoutinaboutsixandsaid.“untilthenitsliquidsandshakes.youethefirstgodfather

    vieforalittleyouhaveajobtodotoday.doyouknoitis”

    ishookhead.

    “yourjobtodayistopassgas.youdothatandartfeedingyouliquids.nofart,nofood.”helaughedagain.

    later,afteraishaanddr.faruqihadsaid:theiautyourupperlipintiddle.doiddle.likeaharelip.

    faridandsohra.inodded.

    “alhaullellah”hesaid,beang.“alkingnonsense.”

    “thankyou,farid,”isaidthroughjaandthegodfather.andtonguesurprisedeverytiitpokediheetyspacesleftbytheteethihadsean,thankyou.foreverything.”

    hebanthatlookedabitbigforhiandablaap.hehisfeet,toyinghtheivlihebed.

    “yhand.“iar.”

    helookedathand,thento.“youarethearaghafathertoldabout”hesaid.

    “yes.”ireeredthehassaer.ihavetoldischiefyouandiusedtocause“ioylife.”

    hedidntsayanything.idroppedhanduled.

    “theyresons,”faridsaid.“hehasoutgro.theyfitsohrabpretty

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