sorayaahinganythingtofillthesilenedkabir,afhanaassadortosofia,allsurgianager,sorayaanager.ispentstofdaysiudy,eilingpeoplearoundtheyselfthatbringingsohrabherehadbeentherightthingtodo.</p>

theyeareheuehelastonehadended.insilence.</p>

then,fourdaysago,onaolrainydayinrch2002,asll,hinghappened.</p>

itooksoraya,khalajala,andsohrabtoagatheringofafghansatlakeelizabethparkihegeneralhadfinallybeensuooafghanistahbeforeforanistryposition,andhadfloilatojoinhihsoncehehadsettled.shessedhierriblyandhishealththereandedshestayhusforawhile.</p>

thepreviousthursday,thefirstday,hadbeentheafghannehesahebayareahadplannedcelebrations</p>

throughouttheeastbayandthepeninsula.kabir,soraya,andihadanadditionalreasontorejoice:ourlittlehospitalihesurgiit,justthepediatriic.butitart,weallagreed.</p>

ithadbeensunnyfordays,butsundaying,asisylegsoutofbed,iheardraindropspeltingtheoingnazphletihadobtainedfrohesqueaheversesaturallynolessly.</p>

ountedonsixpolesspikedtotheground.soonerosefroeailedalittleasthefourofusrushedailaintheddle,sohrabbehindus,thehoodofhisyelloboungonhisback.</p>

“ssofunny”sorayasaid,holdingafoldedneeroverherhead.</p>

“youan,butyouttakepaghnoutofafghans,”isaid.</p>

akeshifttent.sorayaandkhalajaladriftedtspinaont,thensteppedbaba.e,thequeriesaboutouradoptedanddecidedlyetric</p>

...</p>