iuldhearusieouedoffthesic.

“youlookkhoshteep,”babasaid.handso.

“uptothisitsthehappiestdayoflife,ar,”hesaid,slingtiredly.

“doesitbotheryouenoughtoind”

sheledusthroughabrightlylithall.ontheeneily:ayoungbouffanthairedkhanuaheriandthegeneralniagarafallsiaheriinaseaessdress,thegeneralinanarroiling,thesunglintingoffthesilverilitaryoutfit,shakinghandshkinghusseinofjordan.aportraitofzahirshah.

thirteen

“thankyou,baba.areyouallrightdoyoufeeluptothis”

“no,soraya.notevenclose,”isaid.“nothingyousaidgesanything.iarry.”

“eforthatday.ireallybelievehesaved.”shepaused.“so,doesitoldyoubotheryou”

khanuaheriopehedoor.“salaalayku”shesaid,beang.shedperdherhair,isaoistened.“yourebarelyinthehouseanditodothenightbefore.

tter,tell.butitgeanything.”

“anyehoand”shee.”iheardherputthephonedoebae,isaytherhadhadastroke,therightsideofherfacesoguilty.shedidntdeservethat.

“padareventuallyfoundus.heshoadeeho.iing.sayingihatedhi..

shebrokeintofreshtears.

“hoheow”isaid.

“padarvedustocalifoiashortlyafter.”asilencefollowed.

thelivingrooabouttsseatedonedalongthewal

ienviedher.herseosttoldherhoout,aroyedafortyyearrelationshipbetanye.urage.

onyof“givingdefrohastegari.ikedtieintherearvieirror.

...

“alittle,”isaid.ioypride,iftikhar,an,adidbotherabit,butihadpohisquitealotintheebacktoeoheirpast

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