7
Karim Goes Home
By the time he got home from the airport, Karim’s frayed nerves were at breaking point. He’d suffered one shock after another. Firzun was alive and Zahra wasn’t going home to Afghanistan. She was helping her cousin get out of Iran and escape to Australia, halfway across the world.
Karim closed the front door and leaned against it, trying to make sense of what had happened. He felt exhausted and angry with himself. What madness had taken hold of him? He’d actually tried to drag a woman away from her husband in a public place. He’d upset Ahmad, made a dangerous scene … and for what?
He crossed the silent atrium, pushed open the door, and looked into the deserted kitchen. As usual the housekeepers were having their afternoon nap. In the small dining room, he picked at th
