iythu.“sourapples,reeritsjustlikethesourapples,”isaidsoftly.</p>

“noitsnot.notthatplaixingonhisface.</p>

“shhh.”ipulledhiaroundhisshakinglittlebody.“shhh.itllbeallright.etogether.youllsee,itllbeallright.”</p>

hisvoiiseyou”</p>

hoiseiheldhigainst,heldhiightly,androbles.iuntilhisbreathingsloeeredsothingihadreadsoeago:thatshohterror.theyfallasleep.</p>

idoyoabad.</p>

theskysleep.irubbedeyesahebedsidela.itostthreehours.ipickedupthephone.“hello”</p>

“erica.”.fayyazsboredvoice.</p>

“thankyou,”isaid.thebathrooightakinghisnightlya:</p>

“salaashesoued.</p>

“hoeetinggohthelawyer”</p>

itoldherarfaisalhadsuggested.“aboutit,”shesaid.“odothat.”</p>

isatup.“raiwhy,sup”</p>

“iheardbaadeafeebaanitarianvisa.”</p>

“nokidding”isaid.“ohthankgodgoodolsharifjan”</p>

“ikoapplyforanadoptioion.”</p>

“itsreallygoingtohappen,soraya,huh”</p>

“itlookslikeit,”shesaid.shesoundedhappy.itoldherilovedherandshesaidshelovedback.ihungup.</p>

“sohrab”iybed.“ihavegreatnedoor.“sohrabsorayajanjustcalledfroalifoia.eerica”</p>

ipushedthedooropen.steppedintothebathroo</p>

suddenlyiyknees,syythroatychestexplode.</p>

later,theysaidiingbulancearrived.</p>

tyfive</p>

theyein.</p>

iseethehroughasetofdoubledoorsandifolloellofiodineandperoxidehits,butallihavetitoseeistenaningreenhuddlinguey.ayall,bloodyfeetpokeoutfrohesheetahatthebigtoenailofootis.“youstebacktotheenssurgiapsthroughthedoorsnarroangularwindows.</p>

heleavesiallieerthelasttiifeltthisyselffrohisplaidsueightanddissolvesohere,legsbloyluyofair,throatbuing.thereyeyesandnostrilsfillellsof</p>

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