“thankyou,”isaid.thebathrooightakinghisnightlya:

“iheardbaadeafeebaanitarianvisa.”

theskysleep.irubbedeyesahebedsidela.itostthreehours.ipickedupthephone.“hello”

isatup.“raiwhy,sup”

“hoeetinggohthelawyer”

suddenlyiyknees,syythroatychestexplode.

idoyoabad.

itoldherarfaisalhadsuggested.“aboutit,”shesaid.“odothat.”

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“sohrab”iybed.“ihavegreatnedoor.“sohrabsorayajanjustcalledfroalifoia.eerica”

hisvoiiseyou”

later,theysaidiingbulancearrived.

theyein.

“ikoapplyforanadoptioion.”

“itlookslikeit,”shesaid.shesoundedhappy.itoldherilovedherandshesaidshelovedback.ihungup.

iseethehroughasetofdoubledoorsandifolloellofiodineandperoxidehits,butallihavetitoseeistenaningreenhuddlinguey.ayall,bloodyfeetpokeoutfrohesheetahatthebigtoenailofootis.“youstebacktotheenssurgiapsthroughthedoorsnarroangularwindows.

hoiseiheldhigainst,heldhiightly,androbles.iuntilhisbreathingsloeeredsothingihadreadsoeago:thatshohterror.theyfallasleep.

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“shhh.”ipulledhiaroundhisshakinglittlebody.“shhh.itllbeallright.etogether.youllsee,itllbeallright.”

tyfive

heleavesiallieerthelasttiifeltthisyselffrohisplaidsueightanddissolvesohere,legsbloyluyofair,throatbuing.thereyeyesandnostrilsfillellsof

“itsreallygoingtohappen,soraya,huh”

“salaashesoued.

“nokidding”isaid.“ohthankgodgoodolsharifjan”

“erica.”.fayyazsboredvoice.

ipushedthedooropen.steppedintothebathroo