Summary

Chapter 33

Pasha falls asleep on the roof, waking up when he thinks that he hears Zari’s brother speaking with Zari. He runs over to her house, but finds that nobody is there. That gets him thinking about the way that Soraya has been acting. She was reading a book of poetry that Zari was supposed to have memorized. Zari always said that she never moved with a purpose, but every time he saw her it seemed like she was dashing into the shadows. He begins to wonder if it was possible that Zari’s family made some sort of deal with the SAVAK and it is actually Zari underneath the burqa. He tries to get a good look at her, but is interrupted by Iraj. Still, he convinces himself that it is Zari and decides he can’t move if his love...