【】stadiuis,itisapartofourliveshere,aragha.thesavagesaatoesandnaan.sheaskedthevendorhouinistryofvialive,notbecauseifeardeath,butbecauseysonisnotanorphan.</p>
ikhansahibandihavetaughthioreadaisandbuyhininsharenauandif,ipayhiokehisnkeydaneerhoegrareethereandreadfroheshahnahthedroughtshavedriedthehillareehasntboefruitinyears,butsohrabandistillsitusshadeaohiroheshahnah.itisnotneandsohrab.soohebookhielf.iaveryproudandveryluckyfather.</p>
aragha,</p>
rahihansahibisquiteill.heughsalldayandiseebloodonhissleeveouth.hehaslosteveryday.heisleavingforpakistaninafeedo.farzanajanandihavetoldlittlesohrabthatrahihansahibisgoingtobekhansahib.theyhavegrokhansahibusedtotakehiothebazaarforballoonsandbiscuitsbutheistoohatnow.</p>
ihavebeendreangalotlately,aragha.sooftherenightres,likehangedrpsesrottinginsothatrahihansahibthat</p>
sonportantperson.idreahatlaireetsofkabulagainandrubabsivarhousesandkitesthatsodayyouutokabultorevisitthelandofourchildhood.ifyoudo,youhfulfriendingforyou.</p>
yallahbehyoualways.</p>
hassan</p>
ireadthelettertinute.ipocketedboth.“howishe”iasked.</p>
“thatletteronthsago,afekhansaid.“itookthepolaroidthedaybeforeileft.anthafteriarrivedinpeshaoneofneighborsinkabul.hetoldthisstory:sooookleave,arurspreadthatahazarafaly.apairoftaliboffioflyingheeeventhoughnyoftheneighbors,inilyoutofthehousebysundoyneighborsaidthetalibsovingintosupposedlykeepitsafeuntiliretu.hassanprotestedagain.sotheytookhiothestreet”</p>
“no,”ibreathed.</p>
“andorderhiokneel”</p>
“no.god,no.”</p>
“andshothinthebackofthehead.”</p>