littleboylyingonthebed,thoughapartofalreadyknew.</p>

thereandspainpills.theandbitter.ipulledthecurtains,easedselfbathebed,andlaydoyhestandandspillstowork.</p>

yheadpounded.idbeendreangagain,butiuldhadbeenabout.</p>

heartgaveasiyvoiilesfroo,bodybrokeafeeagainandheardnothing.istruggledoutofbed,,lookedinthenarro.hewasgone.</p>

iloanagersoffiingosontheanagerreadioppedche</p>

unter.ides,askedifhedseedoustaetropicalfruitiuldntquiteregnize.</p>

“boys,theyliketorunaround,”hesaid,sighing.“ihavethreeofthealldaytheyarerunningaround,troubliher.”hefannedhisfaceyjaws.</p>

“idontthirunningaround,”isaid.“andhere.ifraidheghtgetlost.”</p>

hebobbedhisheadfroidetoside.“thenyoushouldhavekeptaheboy,ster.”</p>

“iknoifellasleepandasgone.”</p>

“boysstbeteo,youknow.”</p>

“yes,”isaid,pulsequiing.hoyapprehensionheshiftedthehefanning.“theybicyow”</p>

“who”</p>

“boys,”hesaid.“theyresaying,daddy,daddy,pleasebuyusbilesandothere,isoyou.”</p>

iiginedsohrablyinginaditeetagonthelapelofhisshortsleevebluettonshirt.“.fayyaz,haveyouseenhi</p>

“theboy”</p>

ibitdoee.haveyouseenhiot,fodssake”</p>

thefanningstopped.hiseyesnarroarte,friend.iaottheone.”</p>

thathehadapointdidnotstopthebloodfroushingtofa”</p>

“sorry,”hesaidcurtly.heputhisglassesba.snappedhisnehboy.”</p>

istoodattheunterforaryingnottoscreaasiighthaveo”</p>

“no,”isaid.ifelttired.tiredandscared.</p>

“doeshehaveanyis”hesaid.isaple,theyeris,especiallyhthataoldsanegger”</p>

“thesque”isaid.“thebigsque.”ireeredtheosquehadjoltedsohrabfroisstupor,hooftheit.</p>

“shahfaisal”</p>