【】ngallaround.thatwasfun.”</p>

“youstssyourparentsverych,”isaid.ihetalibandraghisparentsoutintothestreet.ihopedhehadnt.</p>

“doyoussyourparents”heaked,restinghise.</p>

“doisspareher.fatherdiedafeisshisotisalot.”</p>

“doyoureerhelookedlike”</p>

ithoughtofbabasthiberelledliketoo.”</p>

“itartingtettheirfaces,”sohrabsaid.“isthatbad”</p>

“no,”isaid.“tidoesthat.”ithoughtofsothing.ilookedinthefrontpoyat.foundthepolaroidsnapshotofhassanandsohrab.“here,”isaid.</p>

hebroughtthephototothesquefellonit.helookedatitforalongti.ithoughtheghtboveritssurfaeaybeidheardsoonesayit:therearealotofe.</p>

“keepit,”isaid.“itsyours.”</p>

“thankyou.”helookedatthephotoagainandstothehorsesnedjingledheachstep.</p>

“ivebeenthinkingalotaboutsqueslately,”sohrabsaid.</p>

“youhave”</p>

heshrugged.“justthinkingaboutthe”heliftedhisfae.hing,aragha”</p>

“ofurse.”</p>

“einhellforan”</p>

ireaandheflin,tellhihe,nottheotherwayaround.</p>

hisfaesbeegood.”</p>

“notalways,sohrab.”</p>

helookedatquestioningly.</p>

“thenfroanyyearsago,”isaid.“iguessyoufiguredthatoutthatfroheionheandihad.he...hetriedtohurtontrouble,standingupfor.soohebadnhurtyourfatherinstead.hehurthinaverybade.”</p>

“her”sohrabsaidioanyone.”</p>

“yht.yourfatheran.butthatstryingtotellyou,sohrabjan.thattherearebadpeopleinthisetisbadpeoplestaybad.sotisyouhavetostanduptotheanisallthoseyearsago.yougavehire.”</p>