baonendedbutheorebabakneansprospearryingen,espereputablefalies,eandgoneandnoonehadsungahestaboroforsoraya,noonehadpaintedherpalhhenna,noonehadheldakoranoverherheaddress,andithadbeengeneraltaherihherateverywedding
andnoan,thisther,ileandthebarelyveiledhopeinhereyesiysex
iuldneverreadthethoughtsinthegeneralseyes,butikneuchabouthisohaveanadversaryinthiseverthisbeher
“sitdoirjan,”shesaid“soraya,gethichair,hacheandhosepeachestheyresandfresh”
“nay,thankyou,”isaid“ishouldgetgoingfathersing”
“oh”khanuaherisaid,ysalaaoyourfatherandebacktoseeusagain”
“iyeye,isawsorayalookingaway
“ithoughtyouheeinasiltaneouslyseriousandplayfulakesothingup,buthebitintoapeachandirjustreerisaid”
thatnightinbed,ithoughtoftheyheadhadshesaidiheardyouysheetsandstaredattheinablenightsofyeldauntilisawheragain
itoretalkativeotheraroundasifherpresenadeouretings,ifnotgossipproof,thenlessgossipeclearlyearrassedsoraya
oneday,sorayaandieaboutschool,hoont
“ajorin”
“itobeateacher,”shesaid
“reallywhy”
“ivealeeslcertifiedandnoothereachertoo,shetaughtfarsiandhistoryatzarghoonahighschoolforgirlsinkabul”
apotbelliedninadeerstalkerhatofferedthreedollarsforafivedollarsetofhaveitshedroppedtheneyinalittleeshyly“ialittleearrassedaboutit”
“tell”
“itskindofsilly”
“pleasetell”
shelaughed“edzibatohelparoundthehouseshehadasisteriniran,inshad,and,sinile,berlookingupsotisintheddleofhoeatinthepressureoker,thensittingdoeoherthenightbefore
“anyethetalesofdaraandsarasloealeoraya,teachersoraya”shelaughedagain“iknoezibaethingreallyhwhile,youknow”
“yes,”iliedithoughtofhoyliteracytoridiculehassanhoaboutbigknow
“fatheretogotolaythersaledigoingtobeateauchhere,butitsi”
“thereachertoo,”isaid
“iknoothertold”thenherfayselffroling
“ibroughtyousothing”ifishedtherollofstapledpagesfroybaised”ihandedheroneofshortstories
“oh,youreered,”shesaid,aetoregisterthatshedaddressedeandnottheforl“sho,”beherfaethingbehindituedaroundcafacetofacehgeneraltaheri
“arjanouraspiringstorytellerapleasure,”hesaidheilingthinly
“salaageneralsahib,”isaidthroughheavylips
hevedpast,tobhookedinthebreastpocketofhisvest,theotherhandextendedtothepages
“theysayiteandgentlyputahandonshoulderookafeepstogether
“youkno,ihavegroherfondofyouyouareadecentboy,ireallybelievethat,but”hesighedande
