fortherestofthatday,ifoughttheurgetolooktohegrayvan.</p>

itcatooaheri,ikneebefore.</p>

“estoryfloatingaroundabouttaherisdaughter”isaidtobaba,tryingtosoundcasual.</p>

“youknoe,”babasaid,ialktustogossipandiwalkaway.”</p>

“buttherethere”isaid.</p>

“oyly.</p>

ishruggedandfoughtbackasle.“justcurious,baba.”</p>

“reallyisthatall”hesaid,hiseyesplayful,lingeringonne.“hasshedeaniressiononyou”</p>

irolledeyes.“please,baba.”</p>

hesled,andsarket.hings...didshehadbreastcer.</p>

“ihearsheisadeir,”hesaid.</p>

lyingaark,hergentlyhookednose,andtheinouseyeshadfleetinglyheldstutteredatthethoughtofher.sorayataheri.seetprincess.</p>

twelve</p>

inafghanistan,yeldaisthefirstnightofthenthofjadi,thefirstnightofalithatileaedtheloreofyelda,thatbedeviledthsflungtheelvesatr.</p>

e.andoingsbed,sorayataherisbroyhead.inbabasbus,iuhelesuntilidseehersittingbarefoingyyelda.</p>

iiedexeshedgetupfroisdir</p>

...</p>