“inshallah,thisprayingforaboytoyfathersna.”</p>

“speakingofali,whereishe”</p>

hassandroppedhisgaze.hetoldthataliandhisusiniiyan.alahereareafghanirjanandforsoeabsolutelyine.iaslongasiuldreer.ireerostdied.yourfatherhehousealldayg.</p>

farzanadeusshorthetandoorintotheshorealihadhadinnths.itovetokabule.itoldhiboutthehouse,hoyselfaoldhifortable.theylookedtoeaselvesthere.</p>

“andbayanissoclose.khan.iprayyouuand.”</p>

“ofurse,”isaid.“youhavenothingtoapologizefor.iuand.”</p>

itidyoueriore.hassanhadsoionsaboutyou.hadyourrieddidyouhaveeaboutyourfather.,hassanburiedhisfahishandsandbrokeintotears.helikeachildfortherestofthatnight.</p>

theyinsistedthatispendthenightthere.farzanafixedatforaaglassofsobbing.</p>

intheing,hassantoldheandfarzanahaddecidedtovet</p>

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