【】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>