Mariam——harami was an unwanted thing; that she, Mariam, was an
illegitimate person who would never have legitimate claim to the things
other people had, things such as love, family, home, acceptance
Jalil But whenever Jalil talked like this, Mariam
would listen with enchantment. She would admire Jalil for his vast and
worldly knowledge. She would quiver with pride to have a father who
knew such thing
around Jalil, Mariam did not feel at all like a harami. For an hour or two
every Thursday, when Jalil came to see her, all smiles and gifts and
endearments, Mariam felt deserving of all the beauty and bounty that life
had to give. And, for this, Mariam loved Jalil.
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