第17节 (第2/2页)

idtheyllhavetocallyouoneeyedassef.thatsright.oneeyedassef.thatseasytobecleverwhenyoureholdingaloadedon.”

    irealizedistillhadhedout.iexhaled,sloery.

    “buttodayisyourluoodtive.doyousaytothat,boys”

    “thatsgenerous,”kalblurted,“especiallyaftertherudennersheshoe.”heorinhisvoice.theniuood:

    heind.

    assefissivehand.“bakhshida.fiven.itsdone.”hisvoicedroppedalittle.“ofurse,nothingisfreeinthisypardonesallprice.”

    “thatsfair,”kalsaid.

    “nothingisfree,”waliadded.

    “yourealuckyhazara,”assefsaid,takingasteptooday,itsonlygoingtostyouthatbluekite.afairdeal,boys,isntit”

    “rethanfair,”kalsaid.

    evenfrhaentandiranthiskiteforhiiranitfairly.thisishiskite.”

    “aloyalhazara.loyalasadog,”assefsaid.kalslaughwasashrill,nervoussound.

    “butbeforeyousa,thinkaboutthis:

    eforyouhaveyoueveres,yourenothingbutanuglypet.sothingheplayethinghekickethingre.”

    “araghaandiarefriends,”hassansaid.helookedflushed.

    “friends”assefsaid,laughing.“youpathetiedayyoullyourlittlefantasyandleajusthohis.giveusthatkite.”

    hassanstoopedandpik.

    assefflinched.hebegantotakeastepback,stopped.“lastce,hazara.”

    hassansansthatheldtherock.

    “everyoutonedhiserat,tookitoff,foldeditsloely.heplaceditagainstthewall.

    iopeh,alstsaidsothing.alst.therestoflifeghthavetuedoutdifferentlyifihad.butididnt.ijustched.paralyzed.

    asseftionedingahalfle,trappinghassaninthealley.

    “ivegednd,”assefsaid.“iettingyoukeepthekite,hazara.illletyoukeepitsoitindyouofabouttodo.”

    thehassan,knoghiotheground.alfollowed.

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