on the kite runner

• The previous owner read only up to 127^th page. The fold on the margin of the page was a giveaway.
• I wonder if there are any bookmarks in Arizona. Or concept of memory.
• Between the 124^th and 125^th pages was a receipt for some salon in Arizona. The bill was for $158.50.
• Hassan is a front-runner for names in my list.
• I only know two, and both broke my heart.
• The first I met in Place des Fetes. A Nigerian who has a voice for native love songs. He died from a stab wound.
• Next is Hassan. Hair-lipped, loyal, Hassan.
• I imagine I pat his head and shake mine as I ask, why are you so sincere? And tell him, this love will get you killed like a bullet through the back of your head.
• It did.