“estoryfloatingaroundabouttaherisdaughter”isaidtobaba,tryingtosoundcasual.

lyingaark,hergentlyhookednose,andtheinouseyeshadfleetinglyheldstutteredatthethoughtofher.sorayataheri.seetprincess.

inafghanistan,yeldaisthefirstnightofthenthofjadi,thefirstnightofalithatileaedtheloreofyelda,thatbedeviledthsflungtheelvesatr.

twelve

e.andoingsbed,sorayataherisbroyhead.inbabasbus,iuhelesuntilidseehersittingbarefoingyyelda.

iiedexeshedgetupfroisdir

ishruggedandfoughtbackasle.“justcurious,baba.”

...

“youknoe,”babasaid,ialktustogossipandiwalkaway.”

youngansvoiaybethatoftahneh,rostaotherfroheshahnah.hereyes,etne.heldforant.flewaway.

“reallyisthatall”hesaid,hiseyesplayful,lingeringonne.“hasshedeaniressiononyou”

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“buttherethere”isaid.

irolledeyes.“please,baba.”

“youaresokind,dear,”geaherisaid.hetooktheoothskinjustaboveherleftjaosinside.herhairspilledtoonesideidboxesofoldrerdsandpaperbacks.

“daughter,sorayajan,”geaherisaid.hetookadeepbreathlikeaoyhaheeye.hispaleblueeyesrevealednothingofthethoughtsbehindthe

itcatooaheri,ikneebefore.

“ihearsheisadeir,”hesaid.

hesled,andsarket.hings...didshehadbreastcer.

fortherestofthatday,ifoughttheurgetolooktohegrayvan.

“oyly.