【】eflearket.adearagesaletreksonsaturdays,babathedriverandthenavigator,aup</p>
ourdisplayonsundays.brasslas.baseballgloves.skijacketstheolduntryandihaggledattered.likethedayieanorphaninghclosingofshop.</p>
sotis,geaheriandhisat,greetedileandhisttaherisdeanor.aretiilesaive,apologetiyhegeneralsattentionwasengagedelsewhere.</p>
ireerthatperiodasatiofny“firsts”:thefirsttiiheardbabaanihroothefirsttiifoundbloodonhispillohreeyearsrunningthegasstation,babahadnevercalledinsiotherfirst.</p>
byhalloidsaturdayafteoonthathedeandidrovethevwbusaloneupanddohepeninsula.</p>
sotisattheflearket,afghaary.theyeveheseentsstoppedpleslted.andhiseyesrecededintheirsockets.</p>
then,oneolsundayshortlyafteepshadetoastoagedioverhislegsh.</p>
“hey,n,thisguyneedshelp”thefilipinonsaid.ituedaroundandfoundbabaontheground.hisarandlegswerejerking.</p>
“kok”iyspittlesoakinghisbeard.hisuptuedeyesshohingbute.</p>
peopleeonesayseizure.sooneelseyelling,“call911”iheardrunningfootsteps.theskydarkenedasacroheredaroundus.</p>
babasspittletuedred.heandgrabbedhisarandsaidierebaba,iere,youllbeallright,iighthere.asifiuldsoothethenvulsionsoutofhitalkthentoleavingbabaalone.ifeltayknees.sahere.yourshthere.</p>
thedo.“isuponavieugshotsofthekillertothevictifaly.babasbrainonthosepictureslookedlikecrosssesofabig,riddledhtennisballshapedgraythings.</p>
“asyouendpalliativeradiation.doyouknoeans”</p>
isaididid.idbeenversantincertalk.</p>
“allright,then,”hesaid.heepagedifyouhaveaions.”</p>
“thankyou.”</p>
ispentthenightsittingonachaiexttobabasbed.</p>
theing,thedodneasrevery.babahen,groggyandtired,butawake.</p>
ding,geaheriandhise.sorayafolloeti.“hoyfriend”geaherisaid,takingbabashand.</p>
babatioheivhangingfroisarsledthinly.thegeneralsledback.</p>
“youshouldnthaveburdenedyourselves.allofyou,”babacroaked.</p>
“itsnoburden,”khanuaherisaid.</p>
“noburdenatall.reiortantly,doyouneedanything”geaherisaid.“anythingatallasklikeyoudaskabrother.”</p>
ireeredsothingbabahadsaidaboutpashtunsonce.aybehardheadedandiktheresnooneyoudratherhaveatyoursidethanapashtun.</p>
babashookhisheadonthepilloingherehasbrightenedeyes.”thegeneralsledandsqueezedbabashand.“hoirjandoyouneedanything”</p>
thee,thekindnessinhiseyes...“naythankyou,generalsahib.i..“alushotupinthroataearedover.iboltedoutoftheroo</p>