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itting the way his father used to�察�chin resting on one knee。
 I m his half uncle�察�does that count for anything�� 
 It does if you can prove it。 I m sorry�察�do you have any papers or anyone who can support you�� 
 No papers��  I said�察�in a tired voice。  No one knew about it。 Sohrab didn t know until I told him�察�and I myself didn t find out until recently。 The only other person who knows is gone�察�maybe dead。 
 What are my options�察�Omar�� 
 I ll be frank。 You don t have a lot of them。 
 Well�察�Jesus�察�what can I do�� 
Omar breathed in�察�tapped his chin with the pen�察�let his breath out。  You could still file an orphan petition�察�hope for the best。 You could do an independent adoption。 That means you d have to live with Sohrab here in Pakistan�察�day in and day out�察�for the next two years。 You could seek asylum on his behalf。 That s a lengthy process and you d have to prove political persecution。 You could request a humanitarian visa。 That s at the discretion of the attorney general and it s not easily given。  He paused。  There is another option�察�probably your best shot。 
 What��  I said�察�leaning forward。
 You could relinquish him to an orphanage here�察�then file an orphan petition。 Start your I´600 form and your home study while he s in a safe place。 
 What are those�� 
 I m sorry�察�the 1´600 is an INS formality。 The home study is done by the adoption agency you choose��  Omar said。  It s�察�you know�察�to make sure you and your wife aren t raving lunatics。 
 I don t want to do that��  I said�察�looking again at Sohrab。  I promised him I wouldn t send him back to an orphanage。 
 Like I said�察�it may be your best shot。 
We talked a while longer。 Then I walked him out to his car�察�an old VW Bug。 The sun was setting on Islamabad by then�察�a flaming red nimbus in the west。 I watched the car tilt under Omar s weight as he somehow managed to slide in behind the wheel。 He rolled down the window。  Amir�� 
 Yes。 
 I meant to tell you in there�察�about what you re trying to do�拭�I think it s pretty great。 
He waved as he pulled away。 Standing outside the hotel room and waving back�察�I wished Soraya could be there with me。
SOHRAB HAD TURNED OFF THE TV when l went back into the room。 I sat on the edge of my bed�察�asked him to sit next to me。  Mr。 Faisal thinks there is a way I can take you to America with me��  I said。
 He does��  Sohrab said�察�smiling faintly for the first time in days。  When can we go�� 
 Well�察�that s the thing。 It might take a little while。 But he said it can be done and he s going to help us。  I put my hand on the back of his neck。 From outside�察�the call to prayer blared through the streets。
 How long��  Sohrab asked。
 I don t know。 A while。 
Sohrab shrugged and smiled�察�wider this time。  I don t mind。 I can wait。 It s like the sour apples。 
 Sour apples�� 
 One time�察�when I was really little�察�I climbed a tree and ate these green�察�sour apples。 My stomach swelled and became hard like a drum�察�it hurt a lot。 Mother said that if I d just waited for the apples to ripen�察�I wouldn t have bee sick。 So now�察�whenever I really want something�察�I try to remember what she said about the apples。 
 Sour apples��  I said。  _Mashallah_�察�you re just about the smartest little guy I ve ever met�察�Sohrab jan。  His ears reddened with a blush。
 Will you take me to that red bridge�拭�The one with the fog��  he said。
 Absolutely��  I said。  Absolutely。 
 And we ll drive up those streets�察�the ones where all you see is the hood of the car and the sky�� 
 Every single one of them��  I said。 My eyes stung with tears and I blinked them away。
 Is English hard to learn�� 
 I say�察�within a year�察�you ll speak it as well as Farsi。 
 Really�� 
 Yes。  I placed a finger under his chin�察�turned his face up to mine。  There is one other thing�察�Sohrab。 
 What�� 
 Well�察�Mr。 Faisal thinks that it would really help if we could。。。 if we could ask you to stay in a home for kids for a while。 
 Home for kids��  he said�察�his smile fading。  You mean an orphanage�� 
 It would only be for a little while。 
 No��  he said。  No�察�please。 
 Sohrab�察�it would be for just a little while。 I promise。 
 You promised you d never put me in one of those places�察�Amir agha��  he said。 His voice was breaking�察�tears pooling in his eyes。 I felt like a prick。
 This is different。 It would be here�察�in Islamabad�察�not in Kabul。 And I d visit you all the time until we can get you out and take you to America。 
 Please� �Please�察�no��  he croaked。  I m scared of that place。 They ll hurt me� �I don t want to go。 
 No one is going to hurt you。 Not ever again。 
 Yes they will� �They always say they won t but they lie。 They lie� �Please�察�God�� 
I wiped the tear streaking down his cheek with my thumb。  Sour apples�察�remember�拭�It s just like the sour apples��  I said softly。
 No it s not。 Not that place。 God�察�oh God。 Please�察�no��  He was trembling�察�snot and tears mixing on his face。
 Shhh。  I pulled him close�察�wrapped my arms around his shaking little body。  Shhh。 It ll be all right。 We ll go home together。 You ll see�察�it ll be all right。 
His voice was muffled against my chest�察�but I heard the panic in it。  Please promise you won t� �Oh God�察�Amir agha� �Please promise you won t�� 
How could I promise�拭�I held him against me�察�held him tightly�察�and rocked badk and forth。 He wept into my shirt until his tears dried�察�until his shaking stopped and his frantic pleas dwindled to indecipherable mumbles。 I waited�察�rocked him until his breathing slowed and his body slackened。 I remembered something I had read somewhere a long time ago�此�That s how children deal with terror。 They fall asleep。
I carried him to his bed�察�set him down。 Then I lay in my own bed�察�looking out the window at th

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