and work alongside men.
God forbid that should happen! Babi liked to say sarcastically. Then he would sigh, and
say, Laila, my love, the only enemy an Afghan cannot defeat is himself
Babi took his seat at the table, dipped bread into his bowl of aush.
Laila decided that she would tell him about what Tariq had done to Khadim, over the meal,
before they started in on fractions. But she never got the chance. Because, right then, there
was a knock at the door, and, on the other side of the door, a stranger with news.