【】erasashehadseenfit.

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.“heanssyoutobesuessful.”

“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.

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