hissledfaded.herolledtohisbaedhishandsunderhishead.thellahsdecidedthatayubssohehaddith.“ivethoughtaboutit,”sohrabsaid.</p>

“and”</p>

“itscares.”</p>

“iknosalittlescary,”isaid,grabbingontothatloosethreadofhope.“butyoullleaenglishsofastandyoullgetusedto”</p>

“thatshatscarestoo,but...</p>

“but”</p>

herolledtoeagain.dreeifyoure”</p>

istruggledoutofbedandynepheeerandsorayajan,shesaverykindan.trust,shesgoingtoloveyou.iprosethattoo.”icedsothing.reacheddoeholdit.</p>

“idonttogotoanotherorphanage,”hesaid.</p>

“iiseyouthat.”iine.“ehoe.”</p>

histearse.thenhishandsqueezednebadhenodded.henodded.</p>

theiintheisorayahadbeenupforanhettingreadyforschool.</p>

“its,”isaid.iybed,gsohrabsleep.</p>

“ar”shealstscread.“areyouokaywhereareyou”</p>

“inpakistan.”</p>

“youcallearlierivebeensickothersprayinganddoingnazreveryday.”</p>

“iorryididntonth.isled.“andtellkhalajalatostopkillingsheep.”</p>

“eanfinenoshyourvoice”</p>

“dontfine.really.soraya,ihaveastorytotellyou,astoryishouldhavetoldyoualongtiago,butfirstiellyouohing.”</p>

“isit”shesaid,hervoiautious.</p>

“iotinghoalone.iringingalittleboye.”ipaused.“i.”</p>

“”</p>

iuehelegsofachairdraggedhurriedlyacrossthewoodenfloor.</p>

“goahead,”shesaid.</p>

thenididarriage:itoldontsonytis,dreadedit,but,asispoke,ifeltsothingliftingoffethingverysilarthenightofourkhastegari,eaboutherpast.</p>

bythetiiystory,shewasweeping.</p>

“doyouthink”isaid.</p>

“idontknoir.youvetoldsoe.”</p>

“irealizethat.”</p>

iheardherblouho.iyouto.”</p>

“areyousure”isaid,yeyesandsling.</p>

“asure”shesaid.“ar,hesyourqaoyourfaly,sohesqaooo.ofurseiure.youtleavehiothestreets.”therepause.“shelike”</p>

ilookedoveratsohrabsleepingonthebed.“hessnkindofway.”</p>

“an</p>

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