fasating,”ittered.iantittoo.thised.“areyousure,hassan”

heiragha.ereofittorrow”

“faseinalongti,hedsaid.ihadreadhilotofstories.hassahing.

“”isaid.

“ean,fasating”

ilaughed.hedhinahugandplantedakissonhischeek.

“hatfor”hesaid,startled,blushing.

igavehifriendlyshove.sled.“youreaprince,hassan.youreaprindiloveyou.”

thatsanight,iyfirstshortstory.ittookthirtyanagicdleaedthatifhe

intotheselfsadsothathistearsuldkehiiountainofpearls,knifeinhand,s.

thatevening,i,inhandsthetkhanokingpipesandsippingbrandyein.

“ir”babasaid,reokesadethroatfeeldry.iidtenastory.

babanoddedandgaveathitlerethanfeigerest.“ore.hejustlookedatthroughtheoke.

iprobablystoodthereforundera,tothisday,itinutesoflife.sendsploddedby,eaostsolid.iedooffertoread.

asalkhane.heheldouthishandandfavoredilethathadnothingfeignedaboutit.“yihaveit,arjaniuofejane.

babashruggedandstoodup.helookedrelieved,asifhetoohadbeenres.ioingupstairstogetready.”and.stdaysiyveinsanddrainhisbody.

anhourlater,astheeveningskydied,thetdroveoffinfatherseandhaoryandanotherfoldedpieileaetopursueplintaorhaseverpaid.thatwordwasbravo.

ybedandkhanhadbeenfather.thenithoughtofbabaandhisgreatbigoing,andhoyface.ieandvotedinthesink.

laterthatnight,curledupinbed,ireadrahihansnoteoverareadlikethis:

arjan,

ienjoyedyourstoryveryarandiingstyle.butthestiressivethingaboutyourstoryisthatit

hasirony.youynotevenknoeans.butyoueday.itissothingthatsoersreachfortheirentirecareersandain.youhaveachievedithyourfirststory.

doorisandalirjan.ishallhearanystoryyouhavetotell.bravo.

yourfriend,

rahibr>

buoyedbyrahihansnote,igrabbedthestoryandhurrieddoattress.thatetheysleptinthehouse,e.ishookhassanaifheedtohearastory.

herubbedhissleepcloggedeyesandstretched.“”

“heti.thisstorysspecial.iyself,”itoened.

“thenihavetohearit,”hesaid,alreadypullingtheblaoffhi

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