【】ybed,askedhiosito.“.faisalthinksthereisaericae,”isaid.</p>
“hedoes”sohrabsaid,slingfaintlyforthefirsttiindays.“anwego”</p>
“ighttakealittleyhandonthebaoutside,thecalltoprayerblaredthroughthestreets.</p>
“howlong”sohrabasked.</p>
“idontknow.awhile.”</p>
sohrabshruggedandsled,e.“idontnd.i.itslikethesourapples.”</p>
“sourapples”</p>
“oi,bedatreeahesegreen,sourapples.stoothersaidthatifidjustesieershesaidabouttheapples.”</p>
“sourapples,”isaid.“shallah,yourejustaboutthesrtestlittleguyiveevert,sohrabjan.”hisearsreddenedhablush.</p>
“etothatredbridgetheohefog”hesaid.</p>
“absolutely,”isaid.“absolutely.”</p>
“andhosestreets,theoneshehoodofthedthesky”</p>
“everysingleohe”isaid.eyesstungaway.</p>
“isenglishhardtolea”</p>
“isay,hinayear,youllspeakitaswellasfarsi.”</p>
“really”</p>
“yes.”iplacedafingerunderhis,tuedhisfaceuptohereisoherthing,sohrab.”</p>
“”</p>
“r.faisalthinksthatiteforkidsforawhile.”</p>
“hoforkids”hesaid,hisslefading.“youananorphanage”</p>
“ittlewhile.”</p>
“no,”hesaid.“no,please.”</p>
“sohrab,itise.”</p>
“youprosedyoudihoseplaces,aragha,”hesaid.hisvoiceearspoolinginhiseyes.ifeltlikeaprick.</p>
“thisisdifferent.itabad,notinkabul.andidvisityouallthetiuntilerica.”</p>
“pleaseplease,no”heseidonttogo.”</p>
“nooneisgoingtohurtyou.noteveragain.”</p>
“yestheyheybuttheylie.theylieplease,god”</p>