【】uldnthear.babapoihehouseandaliheyseparated.babaktothehouse;alifollootheirhut.</p>

afeontslater,babaknoydoor.“etooffice,”hesaid.“ositdotlethisthing.”</p>

iinutesorrebeforehassanandalijoinedus.</p>

theydbothbeeng;iuldtellfroheirred,puffedupeyes.theystoodbeforebaba,handinhand,andieausingthiskindofpain.</p>

babaoneydidyoustealarsch,hassan”</p>

hassansreplyhin,raspyvoice:“yes.”</p>

iflihelastti.ilovedhinthatnt,lovedhiorethanideverlovedanyone,andiallthatiohelake.ieissthethereepain,butlifeoveon.ioveon,tet,tostarthaslate.iedtobeabletobreatheagain.</p>

exceptbabastunnedbysaying,“ifiveyou.”</p>

fivebuttheftndenonatorofallsins.an,youstealalife.youstealhisehttothetruth.oreeonhislapandsaidthoseethebeingthesonhedaledwhy“weareleaving,aghasahib,”alisaid.</p>

“hisface.</p>

“ore,”alisaid.</p>

“butifivehiali,didntyouhear”saidbaba.</p>

“lifehereisiossibleforusno,.aliglahing,about,aboutthekite,about.strangely,ieonekneeforiredofpretending.</p>

“idohesopen,palup.“idontuandeaniossible”</p>

“ihasahib,butsarealreadypacked.adeourdecision.”</p>

babastoodup,asheenofgriefacrosshisface.“ali,haventiprovidedibeengoodtoyouandhassanyourethebrotherineverhad,ali,youknohat.pleasedontdothis.”</p>

“dohisevenrediffient,ithoughtisaace.thataskhissorroyselftolookathassan,buthisheadped,hisfiofhisshirt.</p>