hassanisdeadnoynephesyoutellpeopleheyask.”

theye.

“ahing,generalsahib,”isaid.“youashazaraboyinpresence.hehasanaanditssohrab.”

noonesaidanythingforthereiheal.

itosaysohrabeknobonlife.

silenceispushingtheoffbutton.shuttingitdo.

sohrabssilenceposedsilehoseunder.

hedidntso,likeheabookandrealizesohrabhadeheroohadsata,andihadntnoti.stly,heslept.

sohrabssileningpseofbookssittingunopehearked,thejigsabled,eainderofadreahatyosforsohrab.

ber,theteyelessaneriflagstickerontheacrdioherfeet.

sooheattaovedin,aalibansazarisharif.eeraedayeidkarzaisulhatandgreenafaus.

sohrabsleephroughitall.

sorayaahinganythingtofillthesilenedkabir,afhanaassadortosofia,allsurgianager,sorayaanager.ispentstofdaysiudy,eilingpeoplearoundtheyselfthatbringingsohrabherehadbeentherightthingtodo.

theyeareheuehelastonehadended.insilence.

then,fourdaysago,onaolrainydayinrch2002,asll,hinghappened.

itooksoraya,khalajala,andsohrabtoagatheringofafghansatlakeelizabethparkihegeneralhadfinallybeensuooafghanistahbeforeforanistryposition,andhadfloilatojoinhihsoncehehadsettled.shessedhierriblyandhishealththereandedshestayhusforawhile.

thepreviousthursday,thefirstday,hadbeentheafghannehesahebayareahadplannedcelebrations

throughouttheeastbayandthepeninsula.kabir,soraya,andihadanadditionalreasontorejoice:ourlittlehospitalihesurgiit,justthepediatriic.butitart,weallagreed.

ithadbeensunnyfordays,butsundaying,asisylegsoutofbed,iheardraindropspeltingtheoingnazphletihadobtainedfrohesqueaheversesaturallynolessly.

ountedonsixpolesspikedtotheground.soonerosefroeailedalittleasthefourofusrushedailaintheddle,sohrabbehindus,thehoodofhisyelloboungonhisback.

“ssofunny”sorayasaid,holdingafoldedneeroverherhead.

“youan,butyouttakepaghnoutofafghans,”isaid.

akeshifttent.sorayaandkhalajaladriftedtspinaont,thensteppedbaba.e,thequeriesaboutouradoptedanddecidedlyetric

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