第19节
【】tafairpriindbeforeiuldthit:heahazara,he
iranbackthee.ranbacktotheallbutdesertedbazaar.ilurubidleanedagainstthepadlockedseotherway.
aboutfifteeer,iheardvoidrunningfootfalls.ihedbehindthehedassefahertingby,laughingastheyhurrieddohedeserted
lane.iforihehiyaleaflessbirchtreeontheedgeoftheravine.
hehadthebluekiteinhishands;thatyeyesdidntsudsdgesdoself.hahekite.
“wherehosehek.
hassandraggedasleeveaething,butine.ieindignatiodforbid,ost:guilelessdevotionthat,stofall,iuldosee.
hebegantosaysothingandhisvoiouth,ope,aaihesnok.
“aghasahibandliedaway.
ithappenedjusttheagined.iopehedoortotheskystudyandsteppedin.babaandrahihanileplayedonfatherslips.heopenedhisar.iputthekitedos.iburiedfa,ros,ifotiddone.andthatwasgood.
eight
forayclothesforthedaywere
ironedandfolded,leftontheore.
oneovercasting,asiyplate,aliwherehassanwas.
“hebacktosleep,”alisaid,kneelingbeforethestove.hepulledthelittlesquaredooropen.
oplaytoday
alipausedsallheething”
“ifyouhaveto.”
“afterthatkitetouant,hecahoalittlebloodiedandhisshirtekidsoverthekite.”
ididntsayanything.justkeptpushingtheeggaroundonplate.
“didsothinghappenthasothitelling”
ishrugged.“howshouldiknow”
“youe,nayinshallah,youeifsothinghadhappened”
“likeisaid,ho”isnapped.“ybehessie,ali.noigoingtofreezetodeathorareyouplanningonlightiovetoday”
thatnightiaskedbabaifuchbabaold,notatall,andhehadlotsofyearslefttolive,soohosestupidglasses
“”hesaidtely,babaagreedtoeverythingiasked.notonlythat,justteifiaaryana.“doyouealongtojalalabad”
azreez,”isaid.notfeelingwell.
“really”babastoppedroginhischair.“s”
igaveashrugandsankinthesofabythefireplaething.alisayshessleepingitoff.”
“ihaventseenchofhassafesallitis,then,ald”iuldnthelphatingthehworry.
“justald.soingfriday,baba”
“yes,yes,”babasaid,pushingathedesk.“toobadabouthassan.ithoughtyoughthavehadrefunifheca.”
“hetiled.winked.“dress,”hesaid.
itshouldhavebeenjustthetaoihertayouionedheayoun,ilyherat,ybeshedliketotagalong,andsintohisdaughtersonthand...
ayounbabahadtaughtatayouoalekaka,orunale,khala,oraunt.kakahoyounstelledofperfuanddancedhhereyes
...
iranbackthee.ranbacktotheallbutdesertedbazaar.ilurubidleanedagainstthepadlockedseotherway.
aboutfifteeer,iheardvoidrunningfootfalls.ihedbehindthehedassefahertingby,laughingastheyhurrieddohedeserted
lane.iforihehiyaleaflessbirchtreeontheedgeoftheravine.
hehadthebluekiteinhishands;thatyeyesdidntsudsdgesdoself.hahekite.
“wherehosehek.
hassandraggedasleeveaething,butine.ieindignatiodforbid,ost:guilelessdevotionthat,stofall,iuldosee.
hebegantosaysothingandhisvoiouth,ope,aaihesnok.
“aghasahibandliedaway.
ithappenedjusttheagined.iopehedoortotheskystudyandsteppedin.babaandrahihanileplayedonfatherslips.heopenedhisar.iputthekitedos.iburiedfa,ros,ifotiddone.andthatwasgood.
eight
forayclothesforthedaywere
ironedandfolded,leftontheore.
oneovercasting,asiyplate,aliwherehassanwas.
“hebacktosleep,”alisaid,kneelingbeforethestove.hepulledthelittlesquaredooropen.
oplaytoday
alipausedsallheething”
“ifyouhaveto.”
“afterthatkitetouant,hecahoalittlebloodiedandhisshirtekidsoverthekite.”
ididntsayanything.justkeptpushingtheeggaroundonplate.
“didsothinghappenthasothitelling”
ishrugged.“howshouldiknow”
“youe,nayinshallah,youeifsothinghadhappened”
“likeisaid,ho”isnapped.“ybehessie,ali.noigoingtofreezetodeathorareyouplanningonlightiovetoday”
thatnightiaskedbabaifuchbabaold,notatall,andhehadlotsofyearslefttolive,soohosestupidglasses
“”hesaidtely,babaagreedtoeverythingiasked.notonlythat,justteifiaaryana.“doyouealongtojalalabad”
azreez,”isaid.notfeelingwell.
“really”babastoppedroginhischair.“s”
igaveashrugandsankinthesofabythefireplaething.alisayshessleepingitoff.”
“ihaventseenchofhassafesallitis,then,ald”iuldnthelphatingthehworry.
“justald.soingfriday,baba”
“yes,yes,”babasaid,pushingathedesk.“toobadabouthassan.ithoughtyoughthavehadrefunifheca.”
“hetiled.winked.“dress,”hesaid.
itshouldhavebeenjustthetaoihertayouionedheayoun,ilyherat,ybeshedliketotagalong,andsintohisdaughtersonthand...
ayounbabahadtaughtatayouoalekaka,orunale,khala,oraunt.kakahoyounstelledofperfuanddancedhhereyes
...