【】,hesaid,until.“,buttothestreets.besides,.ha,sohrab”buttheboyjustkeptlookingdohelinehhisfinger.</p>

“ivebeenaningtoask,”faridsaid,alittlehesitantly.“happehathousehappealib”</p>

“letsjustsayhgotwedeserved,”isaid.</p>

faridnodded,didntpu**.itoeeefriends.“ivebeenaningtoasksothingtoo.”</p>

“”</p>

ididntkhan,”isaid.</p>

“hesgone.”</p>

heartskipped.“ishe”</p>

“no,just...gone.”hehandedafoldedpieallkey.“thelandlavethis.hesaidrahihahedayafterwedid.”</p>

“wheredidhego”</p>

faridshrugged.“thelandlorddidntknokhaheletterandthekeyforyouandtookhisleave.”hekedhisch.“idbettergo.bia,sohrab.”</p>

“uldyouleavehiereforauplater”ituedtosohrab.“doyoueforalittlewhile”</p>

heshruggedandsaidnothing.</p>

“ofurse,”faridsaid.“illpiaz.”</p>

thereyrooten,onea,andayoungnoffifteenorsixteentothehazaraboysittingonastool.rooatesfaliesoldeninbrightshaleezes,etispeoplejust,likethetall,beardedn.aishaaskedhiothinginurdu.hepaidheoattentionatlelohannecessary.agaispunarounda.</p>

“hohishands.</p>

“areyouhungrythatladytheregaveaplateofbiryani,butiteatit,”isaid.ididntkno.“youit”</p>

heshookhishead.</p>

“doyoutotalk”</p>

heshookhisheadagain.</p>