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he again�察�I pulled the blanket to my chest and waited for Armand s pills to work。
WHEN I WOKE UP�察�the room was darker。 The slice of sky peeking between the curtains was the purple of twilight turning into night。 The sheets were soaked and my head pounded。 I d been dreaming again�察�but I couldn t remember what it had been about。
My heart gave a sick lurch when I looked to Sohrab s bed and found it empty I called his name。 The sound of my voice startled me。 It was disorienting�察�sitting in a dark hotel room�察�thousands of miles from home�察�my body broken�察�calling the name of a boy I d only met a few days ago。 I called his name again and heard nothing。 I struggled out of bed�察�checked the bathroom�察�looked in the narrow hallway outside the room。 He was gone。
I locked the door and hobbled to the manager s office in the lobby�察�one hand clutching the rail along the walkway for support。 There was a fake�察�dusty palm tree in the corner of the lobby and flying pink flamingos on the wallpaper。 I found the hotel manager reading a newspaper behind the Formica´topped check´in
counter。 I described Sohrab to him�察�asked if he d seen him。 He put down his paper and took off his reading glasses。 He had greasy hair and a square´shaped little mustache speckled with gray。 He smelled vaguely of some tropical fruit I couldn t quite recognize。
Boys�察�they like to run around�� he said�察�sighing。 I have three of them。 All day they are running around�察�troubling their mother。 He fanned his face with the newspaper�察�staring at my jaws。
I don t think he s out running around�� I said。 And we re not from here。 I m afraid he might get lost。
He bobbed his head from side to side。 Then you should have kept an eye on the boy�察�mister。
I know�� I said。 But I fell asleep and when I woke up�察�he was gone。
Boys must be tended to�察�you know。
Yes�� I said�察�my pulse quickening。 How could he be so oblivious to my apprehension�拭�He shifted the newspaper to his other hand�察�resumed the fanning。 They want bicycles now
Who��
My boys�� he said。 They re saying�察� Daddy�察�Daddy�察�please buy us bicycles and we ll not trouble you。 Please�察�Daddy�� He gave a short laugh through his nose。 Bicycles。 Their mother will kill me�察�I swear to you。
I imagined Sohrab lying in a ditch。 Or in the trunk of some car�察�bound and gagged。 I didn t want his blood on my hands。 Not his too。 Please。。。 I said。 I squinted。 Read his name tag on the lapel of his short´sleeve blue cotton shirt。 Mr。 Fayyaz�察�have you seen him��
The boy��
I bit down。 Yes�察�the boy� �The boy who came with me。 Have you seen him or not�察�for God s sake��
The fanning stopped。 His eyes narrowed。 No getting smart with me�察�my friend。 I am not the one who lost him。
That he had a point did not stop the blood from rushing to my face。 You re right。 I m wrong。 My fault。 Now�察�have you seen him��
Sorry�� he said curtly。 He put his glasses back on。 Snapped his newspaper open。 I have seen no such boy。
I stood at the counter for a minute�察�trying not to scream。 As I was exiting the lobby�察�he said�察� Any idea where he might have wandered to��
No�� I said。 I felt tired。 Tired and scared。
Does he have any interests�� he said。 I saw he had folded the paper。 My boys�察�for example�察�they will do anything for American action films�察�especially with that Arnold �殖�WThatsanegger´´
The mosque�� I said。 The big mosque。 I remembered the way the mosque had jolted Sohrab from his stupor when we d driven by it�察�how he d leaned out of the window looking at it。
Shah Faisal��
Yes。 Can you take me there��
Did you know it s the biggest mosque in the world�� he asked。
No�察�but´´
The courtyard alone can fit forty thousand people。
Can you take me there��
It s only a kilometer from here�� he said。 But he was already pushing away from the counter。
I ll pay you for the ride�� I said。
He sighed and shook his head。 Wait here。 He disappeared into the back room�察�returned wearing another pair of eyeglasses�察�a set of keys in hand�察�and with a short�察�chubby woman in an orange sari trailing him。 She took his seat behind the counter。 I don t take your money�� he said�察�blowing by me。 I will drive you because I am a father like you。
I THOUGHT WE D END UP DRIVING around the city until night fell。 I saw myself calling the police�察�describing Sohrab to them under Fayyaz s reproachful glare。 I heard the officer�察�his voice tired and uninterested�察�asking his obligatory questions。 And beneath the official questions�察�an unofficial one�此�Who the hell cared about another dead Afghan kid��
But we found him about a hundred yards from the mosque�察�sitting in the half´full parking lot�察�on an island of grass。 Fayyaz pulled up to the island and let me out。 I have to get back�� he said。
That s fine。 We ll walk back�� I said。 Thank you�察�Mr。 Fayyaz。 Really。
He leaned across the front seat when I got out。 Can I say something to you��
Sure。
In the dark of twilight�察�his face was just a pair of eyeglasses reflecting the fading light。 The thing about you Afghanis is that。。。 well�察�you people are a little reckless。
I was tired and in pain。 My jaws throbbed。 And those damn wounds on my chest and stomach felt like barbed wire under my skin。 But I started to laugh anyway。
What。。。 what did I。。。 Fayyaz was saying�察�but I was cackling by then�察�full´throated bursts of laughter spilling through my wired mouth。
Crazy people�� he said。 His tires screeched when he peeled away�察�his tail´lights blinking red in the dimming light。
You GAVE ME A GOOD SCARE�� I said。 I sat beside him�察�wincing with pain as I bent。
He was looking at the mosque。 Shah Faisal Mosque was shaped like a giant tent。 Cars cam