“friends”assefsaid,laughing.“youpathetiedayyoullyourlittlefantasyandleajusthohis.giveusthatkite.”

“butbeforeyousa,thinkaboutthis:

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eyllhavetocallyouoneeyedassef.thatsright.oneeyedassef.thatseasytobecleverwhenyoureholdingaloadedon.”

hassanstoopedandpik.

“araghaandiarefriends,”hassansaid.helookedflushed.

assefissivehand.“bakhshida.fiven.itsdone.”hisvoicedroppedalittle.“ofurse,nothingisfreeinthisypardonesallprice.”

thehassan,knoghiotheground.alfollowed.

iopeh,alstsaidsothing.alst.therestoflifeghthavetuedoutdifferentlyifihad.butididnt.ijustched.paralyzed.

“everyoutonedhiserat,tookitoff,foldeditsloely.heplaceditagainstthewall.

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“thatsfair,”kalsaid.

“yourealuckyhazara,”assefsaid,takingasteptooday,itsonlygoingtostyouthatbluekite.afairdeal,boys,isntit”

evenfrhaentandiranthiskiteforhiiranitfairly.thisishiskite.”

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irealizedistillhadhedout.iexhaled,sloery.

assefflinched.hebegantotakeastepback,stopped.“lastce,hazara.”

“aloyalhazara.loyalasadog,”assefsaid.kalslaughwasashrill,nervoussound.

“ivegednd,”assefsaid.“iettingyoukeepthekite,hazara.illletyoukeepitsoitindyouofabouttodo.”

asseftionedingahalfle,trappinghassaninthealley.

hassansansthatheldtherock.

“thatsgenerous,”kalblurted,“especiallyaftertherudennersheshoe.”heorinhisvoice.theniuood:

“nothingisfree,”waliadded.

eforyouhaveyoueveres,yourenothingbutanuglypet.sothingheplayethinghekickethingre.”

“rethanfair,”kalsaid.

“buttodayisyourluoodtive.doyousaytothat,boys”

heind.