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the kite runner-第58章

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 Mr。 Nguyen had asked for an ID。  He wants to see my license;  Baba bellowed in Farsi。  Almost two years we ve bought his damn fruits and put money in his pocket and the son of a dog wants to see my license! 
 Baba; it s not personal;  I said; smiling at the Nguyens。  They re supposed to ask for an ID。 
 I don t want you here;  Mr。 Nguyen said; stepping in front of his wife。 He was pointing at Baba with his cane。 He turned to me。
 You re nice young man but your father; he s crazy。 Not wele anymore。 
 Does he think I m a thief?  Baba said; his voice rising。 People had gathered outside。 They were staring。  What kind of a country is this? No one trusts anybody! 
 I call police;  Mrs。 Nguyen said; poking out her face。  You get out or I call police。 
 Please; Mrs。 Nguyen; don t call the police。 I ll take him home。 Just don t call the police; okay? Please? 
 Yes; you take him home。 Good idea;  Mr。 Nguyen said。 His eyes; behind his wire…rimmed bifocals; never left Baba。 I led Baba through the doors。 He kicked a magazine on his way out。 After I d made him promise he wouldn t go back in; I returned to the store and apologized to the Nguyens。 Told them my father was going through a difficult time。 I gave Mrs。 Nguyen our telephone number and address; and told her to get an estimate for the damages。  Please call me as soon as you know。 I ll pay for everything; Mrs。 Nguyen。 I m so sorry。  Mrs。 Nguyen took the sheet of paper from me and nodded。 I saw her hands were shaking more than usual; and that made me angry at Baba; his causing an old woman to shake like that。
 My father is still adjusting to life in America;  I said; by way of explanation。
I wanted to tell them that; in Kabul; we snapped a tree branch and used it as a credit card。 Hassan and I would take the wooden stick to the bread maker。 He d carve notches on our stick with his knife; one notch for each loaf of _naan_ he d pull for us from the tandoor s roaring flames。 At the end of the month; my father paid him for the number of notches on the stick。 That was it。 No questions。 No ID。
But I didn t tell them。 I thanked Mr。 Nguyen for not calling the cops。 Took Baba home。 He sulked and smoked on the balcony while I made rice with chicken neck
stew。 A year and a half since we d stepped off the Boeing from Peshawar; and Baba was still adjusting。
We ate in silence that night。 After two bites; Baba pushed away his plate。
I glanced at him across the table; his nails chipped and black with engine oil; his knuckles scraped; the smells of the gas station……dust; sweat; and gasoline……on his clothes。 Baba was like the widower who remarries but can t let go of his dead wife。 He missed the sugarcane fields of Jalalabad and the gardens of Paghman。 He missed people milling in and out of his house; missed walking down the bustling aisles of Shor Bazaar and greeting people who knew him and his father; knew his grandfather; people who shared ancestors with him; whose pasts intertwined with his。
For me; America was a place to bury my memories。
For Baba; a place to mourn his。
 Maybe we should go back to Peshawar;  I said; watching the ice float in my glass of water。 We d spent six months in Peshawar waiting for the INS to issue our visas。 Our grimy one…bedroom apartment smelled like dirty socks and cat droppings; but we were surrounded by people we knew……at least people Baba knew。 He d invite the entire corridor of neighbors for dinner; most of them Afghans waiting for visas。 Inevitably; someone would bring a set of tabla and someone else a harmonium。 Tea would brew; and who ever had a passing singing voice would sing until the 
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