“no,”ihadsaid.</p>
“abeingselfish”</p>
“no,soraya.”</p>
“becauseifyoureallytodoit...”</p>
“no,”isaid.“ifent.itbefairtothebabyotherwise.”</p>
sherestedherheadonthehiherestoftheway.</p>
no,thisadoption...thing,iotsosureitsforusafghans.”sorayalookedattiredlyandsighed.</p>
“forohing,theygroethesotis,theyleavethehoinsotheyfindthepeoplelife.bloodisapo,neverfetthat.”</p>
“idontore,”sorayasaid.</p>
“illsayohing,”hesaid.iuldtellheirjan,here.ekhastegari,ididate.andbelieve,hisfather,and,youdontknooyourhouse.</p>
“noeriarryforlove,falynaandarynevereveotheequation.theyadoptthat.”</p>
“isthefishalstready”sorayasaid.geaheriseyeslingeredonher.hepattedherknee.“justbehappyyouhaveyourhealthandagoodhusband.”</p>
“irjan”khalajalasaid.</p>
iputglassontheledge,ser.“ithinkiagreehgeneralsahib.”</p>
reassured,thegeneralnoddedandbacktothegrill.</p>
ething,soone,soefatherhoodforthethingsihaddone.ybethisypunishnt,andperhapsjustlyso.iteanttobe,khalajalahadsaid.or,ybe,iteantnottobe.</p>
afeoanedusvingalstanhouraial</p>
...</p>