第66节

    【】ttheerofthetelevisionstand.thatsnappingsoundagain,thistijustunderlefteye.siing.fingersgraspinghair,pullingheadbaing.

    idontknoyjayribs,throat.butie,punratched.

    “ed.

    “ynd,idevenbeenlookingforeeredthedayonthehillihadpeltedhassanegranatesandtriedtoprovokehihedjuststoodthere,doingnothing,redjuiegranatefroyhand,crusheditagainsthisforehead.areyousatisfiednoybodyhofindoutuntillaterbutifelthealed.healedatlast.ilaughed.

    thehat,illtaketograve:

    iyedbysnarlsofhishairsface.hisfreehandythroat.theother,theohebrassknukedabovehisshoulder.heraisedhisfisthigher,raiseditforanotherblow.

    then:“bas.”athinvoice.

    hlooked.

    “please,nore.”

    ireeredsothingtheorphanagedireanhesinseparablefrohatthing,hehadsaid.hetucksitintheofhispantseverywherehegoes.

    “nore.”

    tasucusseepedfroisnose.“bas,”hecroaked.

    hishahingintheyeyesandsatheringiablebase.sohrabhadtheslingshotpoioassefsface.

    “nha.please,”hesaid,hisvoi.”

    assefsuthvedething,stopped.“doyouthinkyoureyoudoing”hefinallysaid.

    “pleasestop,”sohrabsaid,freshtearspoolinginhisgreeneyes,xingascara.

    “putitdodoingtohiaredtoilldotoyou.”

    thetearsbrokefree.sohrabshookhishead.“please,agha,”hesaid.“stop.”

    “putitdown.”

    “donthurthinyre.”

    “putitdown.”

    “please.”

    “putitdown”

    “putitdoythroat.lusohrab.

    theslingshotdeathihishandontago.bloodoozedbetethingelse,sothingereousfluid.

    assefrolledonthecarpet.rolledsidetoside,shrieking,hishandstillcuppedoverthebloodysocket.

    “letsgo”sohrabsaid.hetookhand.helpedtofeet.everyinybatteredbodyhpain.behindus,assefkeptshrieking.

    “outgetitout”hescread.

    teetering,iopehedoor.theguardseyeseandiachhurtethinginpashtuaheybleing.“out”

    “bia,”sohrabsaid,pullinghand.“letsgo”

    istuleddoiookafinallookovershoulder.theguardsethingtohisface.theniuood:thebrassballptyeyesocket.

    theabove,assefssyarroundsohrabsshoulder,andisaowardus.

    “bisllahbisllah”hesaid,eyesbulgingatthesightof.

    heslungarroundhisshoulderandlifted.ed.ient,slappedhisblaedshutandtheengineroaredtolife.theeshouting,andsaillahbisllak”

    itthenthatipassedout.

    tythree

    faeago,ybeayearago,ybetaybeten,itriedtotalktoasveryiortantthatido.butidontreerighthavebeeniortant.ybei

    totellhiost,thateverythingereasonitthinkof,itothankthechild.

    faberanyoftheexceptfortheoache,theoersoapoperastar.thatsfunny.itolaughnolaughinghurtstoo.

    ifadeout.

    shesaysheaisaisha,“liketheprophet

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