Thousand splendid suns (page 25)

Truly, he didn't hold you until the point that you were a month old. And after that exclusive to look down once, remark on your longish face, and hand you back to me."

Mariam came to doubt this piece of the story too. Indeed, Jalil conceded, he had been horseback riding in Takht-e-Safar, be that as it may, when they gave him the news, he had not shrugged. He had jumped on the seat and ridden back to Herat. He had skiped her in his arms, run his thumb over her flaky eyebrows, and murmured a children's song. Mariam did not picture Jalil saying that her face was long, however it was genuine that it was long.