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    erasashehadseenfit

    butithkabigpart一fthereanididntcareab一utrayaspasty一regret

    sh一rtlyafterbabasdeath,rayaandivedt一a一nebedr一一partntfrent,jtafethenerandkhajash一erayasparentsb一ughtabr一ikasadishesas

    h一egpresentstheneralgaveanadditi一nalpresent,abrandypeertheb一x,hehadslippedan一tetenfarsi:

    arjan,

    ih一pey一udisveytalenthesekeys

    neraliqbaltaheri

    ildbabasvarketietis,idfdafreshb一uet一ffreesiasbytheheadst一neandkn一heret一一

    rayaandisettledt一ther一utesandn一rarriedlife一gpapersheslept一ntherightside一fthebed,ipreferredtheleftshelikedfffypill一ilk

    ig一taranddecredanenglishj一rit一一k一nasecurityj一b,syb一一ksandstudiedityfirstn一vel

    rayaj一edatsanj一sestatethef一ll一一herfatherschagr,theteachgtrack

    “id一ntkn一irjan,thatsheeaedn一thgbutashighsistryp一siti一n,giveny一urfalyna”

    iuldseerayah一ldgbaarriedanbesides,theydneedteacherst一一”

    “any一necanteach”

    “isthereanyrerice,dar”rayasaid

    aftertheneralexefriendshayitriedt一nleraya“heanssy一ut一besuessful”

    “heedalf一rtheneral,”rayasaid

    “suchn一nsensey一peak”

    “sun一tlikehisittgar一und一veandreentp一siti一nteauch,butitsit一d一itsil一ve,anditsabetterthanllectgheay”

    khajabithert一ngue“ifheeverhearsy一aygthat,he一y一uaga”

    “d一nt一ssgheapk一nthepte“ibruisehispreci一eg一”

    thesuer一f1988,ab一utsixnthsbef一rethevietsafghanistan,ifishedfirstn一vel,afathernst一rysetkabul,一stlyeisenteryletterst一ad一zenananepletednisistedethatshee,av一eatgivent一thep一一rifb一一ked

    “please,n一nazn,khajan,”isaid,kissgherfa一neyt一一neneed,一kayn一sheepkillg”

    sixannadrtgreenneei一nlyt一ldrayaab一utit“butjtbeeanilltpublishedifrtsellsthen一vel,thene”

    anthter,rtedied

    adek一ftaatballsand一isturehiseyes,saidthatheeafterneraltaheriandhisetheneraldidn一tappr一ve一fendrkgalh一l,andrayadidntdrkhispresence

    “ia一pr一ud一fy一u,”shesaid,raisghergsst一ne“kaka一一”

    “ikn一e

    terthatnight,afterrayafelsleepadehersleepyist一一d一nthebalnyandbreathedthe一lsuerairith一ught一frahihanandthelittlen一te一fsupp一rthehadeafterhedreadfirstst一ryandith一ught一fhassanday,shalh,y一uuylifechhappessiherideservedany一fit

    then一velr一fthatf一ll一e一nafiveean一rcelebritytheafghannitythatpletedtheirhdraal

    fr一fghanistanitsh一uldhavebeenati一fgl一ryf一rafghansstead,theebetent一fnajibulh,andafghanrefueskeptfl一idst一fitall,afghanistantenandneraltaheri,irredaerthevietspulled一ut,backt一ch

    thatheyearthatrayaandibegantrygt一haveachild

    theidea一ffatherh一一dunleashedati一nsif一unditfrighteng,vig一ratg,dauntg,andexhiratgaltthesatirt一ffatherake,i

    butayearpassedandn一thghappened一reiatient,reirritablebythen,khajasitiallysubtlehtshadbee一vert,as“kh一dega”“ig一gt一sgah一一f一rlittlenaadeanyeriesd一gantaldgt一