isighed.“dhtthanyouknow.”

“hisfatherantalotto.heisthenio.hesdeadnow.”

“youren,”isaid.

ashortaherbroughttingbosorryeat,”eatnow.”

asiate,inotiaclaypot,iaskedforissiontogivehisboysahadia,agift.hesaidno,but,utteredasheepish“tashakor.”

instinctedeeplevel,itooyhalfbrother.”isatehalfbrother.”ituedtheteacup.toyedhthehandle.

“itsfault,really,”isaid,tryingtosleunderfaridsintensegaze.“iaotoffended.ishouldhaveexplaiohiybusinesshereinafghanistan.iaotheretosellproperty.ioingtokabultofindaboy.”

“thislooksetohitothekids,butilyhadeatenbeforeheshorehourhands.

“yes.”ifishedthepolaroidfrohepoyshirt.seeinghassanspiyeyesait.ihaotothephotoandbackagain.“thisboy”

inodded.

“ittellsyouthetiinanycityiheboysnoddedpolitely,passiaking

“youshouldhavetold.”

“etoafghanistan.”hisvoiontihadthi

“iaroudtohaveyouinourhotonight,”andeovertofarid.heat.

“youuldhavetold,”faridsaidlater.thetatswahidswifehadspreadforus.

“toldyou”

“”

hishandsaretiedbehindhiroughlytingth

herolledtofaurledhisarnderhishead.“ybeihisboy.”

...

“itetoassu.”

“youdidntask.”

igedinside.

“youdidntask,”isaid.

yshoulder.“youareanhonorablen,aragha.atrueafghan.”

tustryingiton.buttheylostiand,soo.

“yes.”

“eantoyou”

wahidblinked.“hewasafriendofyours”

“takehiacktopesha.”

“thankyou,farid,”isaid.

“thishazaraboy.”

“ididntantopry.”

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“aboy,”ed.