littleboylyingonthebed,thoughapartofalreadyknew.</p>
thereandspainpills.theandbitter.ipulledthecurtains,easedselfbathebed,andlaydoyhestandandspillstowork.</p>
yheadpounded.idbeendreangagain,butiuldhadbeenabout.</p>
heartgaveasiyvoiilesfroo,bodybrokeafeeagainandheardnothing.istruggledoutofbed,,lookedinthenarro.hewasgone.</p>
iloanagersoffiingosontheanagerreadioppedche</p>
unter.ides,askedifhedseedoustaetropicalfruitiuldntquiteregnize.</p>
“boys,theyliketorunaround,”hesaid,sighing.“ihavethreeofthealldaytheyarerunningaround,troubliher.”hefannedhisfaceyjaws.</p>
“idontthirunningaround,”isaid.“andhere.ifraidheghtgetlost.”</p>
hebobbedhisheadfroidetoside.“thenyoushouldhavekeptaheboy,ster.”</p>
“iknoifellasleepandasgone.”</p>
“boysstbeteo,youknow.”</p>
“yes,”isaid,pulsequiing.hoyapprehensionheshiftedthehefanning.“theybicyow”</p>
“who”</p>
“boys,”hesaid.“theyresaying,daddy,daddy,pleasebuyusbilesandothere,isoyou.”</p>
iiginedsohrablyinginaditeetagonthelapelofhisshortsleevebluettonshirt.“.fayyaz,haveyouseenhi</p>
“theboy”</p>
ibitdoee.haveyouseenhiot,fodssake”</p>
thefanningstopped.hiseyesnarroarte,friend.iaottheone.”</p>
thathehadapointdidnotstopthebloodfroushingtofa”</p>
“sorry,”hesaidcurtly.heputhisglassesba.snappedhisnehboy.”</p>
istoodattheunterforaryingnottoscreaasiighthaveo”</p>
“no,”isaid.ifelttired.tiredandscared.</p>
“doeshehaveanyis”hesaid.isaple,theyeris,especiallyhthataoldsanegger”</p>
“thesque”isaid.“thebigsque.”ireeredtheosquehadjoltedsohrabfroisstupor,hooftheit.</p>
“shahfaisal”</p>