onyof“givingdefrohastegari.ikedtieintherearvieirror.

therean.ie...rebellious...stupid,and...heostanth.alltheafghansinvirginiaalkingaboutit.

khanuaheriopehedoor.“salaalayku”shesaid,beang.shedperdherhair,isaoistened.“yourebarelyinthehouseanditodothenightbefore.

thelivingrooabouttsseatedonedalongthewal

“no,soraya.notevenclose,”isaid.“nothingyousaidgesanything.iarry.”

iuldhearusieouedoffthesic.

“padareventuallyfoundus.heshoadeeho.iing.sayingihatedhi..

“eforthatday.ireallybelievehesaved.”shepaused.“so,doesitoldyoubotheryou”

“anyehoand”shee.”iheardherputthephonedoebae,isaytherhadhadastroke,therightsideofherfacesoguilty.shedidntdeservethat.

“padarvedustocalifoiashortlyafter.”asilencefollowed.

...

sheledusthroughabrightlylithall.ontheeneily:ayoungbouffanthairedkhanuaheriandthegeneralniagarafallsiaheriinaseaessdress,thegeneralinanarroiling,thesunglintingoffthesilverilitaryoutfit,shakinghandshkinghusseinofjordan.aportraitofzahirshah.

“uptothisitsthehappiestdayoflife,ar,”hesaid,slingtiredly.

“hoheow”isaid.

“thankyou,baba.areyouallrightdoyoufeeluptothis”

“youlookkhoshteep,”babasaid.handso.

“doesitbotheryouenoughtoind”

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ienviedher.herseosttoldherhoout,aroyedafortyyearrelationshipbetanye.urage.

tter,tell.butitgeanything.”

“alittle,”isaid.ioypride,iftikhar,an,adidbotherabit,butihadpohisquitealotintheebacktoeoheirpast

shebrokeintofreshtears.

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