“araghaandiarefriends,”hassansaid.helookedflushed.

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

thehassan,knoghiotheground.alfollowed.

“buttodayisyourluoodtive.doyousaytothat,boys”

asseftionedingahalfle,trappinghassaninthealley.

“rethanfair,”kalsaid.

hassanstoopedandpik.

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

irealizedistillhadhedout.iexhaled,sloery.

eforyouhaveyoueveres,yourenothingbutanuglypet.sothingheplayethinghekickethingre.”

“thatsfair,”kalsaid.

“everyoutonedhiserat,tookitoff,foldeditsloely.heplaceditagainstthewall.

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

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

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

i

evenfrhaentandiranthiskiteforhiiranitfairly.thisishiskite.”

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heind.

“nothingisfree,”waliadded.

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

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

eyllhavetocallyouoneeyedassef.thatsright.oneeyedassef.thatseasytobecleverwhenyoureholdingaloadedon.”

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

hassansansthatheldtherock.

“butbeforeyousa,thinkaboutthis: