【】doetal.</p>
“thinkofsothinggood,”babasaidinear.“sothinghappy.”</p>
sothinggood.sothinghappy.iletnde:</p>
fridayafteooninpaghn.anopenfieldofgrassspe.hassanandistandankledeepinuntadgrass,iauggingonthelihespoolspinninginhassansories,peoplethesabreast.abreezestirsthegrassandhassahespoolroll.thekitespins,dips,steadies.ourtsousiiliar,ithinkitsyaeoneesovertheeforteaandcake.</p>
ididhthaterylivedin,aperfeapsulatedrselofagoodpast,abrushstrokeofloronthegray,barrenvasthatourliveshadbee.</p>
therestofthatrideisserythateandgo,stofitsoundsandslls:gsrpastoverhead;staeit,and**.</p>
eeextistheblindinglightofearlyingasieertuingfaceuptothesky,squinting,breathingliketheofair.</p>
ilayonthesideofthedirtroadoarooingsky,thankfulforair,thankfulfht,thankfultobealive.</p>
“ir,”babasaid.hee.“kariaysheotakeustopeshawar.”</p>
irolledontochest,stilllyingontheoldirt,andsabingdoallvillagestrungoutatopasunbakedslope.</p>
eyesretuedtooursuitedof,thistionofhislife:onedisappointingsonandtcases.</p>
sooneing.no,n.eoneelsesaidittoo.theuedintoathroatrippingsh.</p>
babaandihurriedtothepaalsfathertingcrossleggedierofthele,rogbadforth,kissinghissonsashenface.</p>
“healslifelessbodylayonhisfatherslap.hisrighthand,unofhisfatherssobs.“boyhebreathe”</p>