Blog #4

Now Laila is eleven. Laila, her family, Tariq, and a friend all went to the city to witness the last of the Soviet convoys exit the city. Three years after that when Laila turned 14 the day her mammy was waiting for came, Najibullah surrendered. The next day she left her room and resumed her household duties. Now that Laila and Tariq are both older, Tariq being fourteen, they both now see themselves differently. Quickly things changed Kabul was no longer a safe city. Bombs, landmines, stray bullets, missels, and every weapon imaginable filled the streets of Kabul. Many of Kabul’s residents fled. Mariam even decided to home school her. Now it was Tariq and his families turn to leave Kabul. Someway some while Tariq was telling Mariam the news they ended up having sex! I don’t know how I feel about that decision. I mean he is the love of her life but they don’t know if they’ll ever see each other again. Seventeen days after Tariq left Babi, Mairma’s dad finally convinced her mom to leave. They were all so excited packing when a missal hits there house. Next she’s semi unconscious lying in a hospital bed. Never mind I take back what I said before, she does have a hard life.