The Swallows of Kabul Chapter 7

Atiq is walking around the city, and he starts to describe all the cildren wandering the streets. He says that he always wanted children. It just made me think a little when Atiq said that although he wanted children before, he is now thankful for the fact that he is sterile. If he wanted kids so bad, why couldn't he just go out on the street and adopt one? It seems like there are enough orpans around. Atiq sees Nazeesh and at first, he doesn't talk to him, but then he decides to go back. I couldn't believe that Nazeesh was being so secretive talking about music. Why is the taliban limiting these people to no joy in their lives, especially not public joy? Atiq keeps walking and Mizra makes a comment to him which makes him mad. He walks faster and runs into Mohsen and Zunaira. I thought this was an interesting way for the two different families to cross each other's paths. I wonder if they will keep running into each other like this and somehow start talking or something? Or if they will just continue to be strangers? I like how the couple laughs when Atiq runs into them instead of getting mad. It shows that there is a little happiness left in their lives in this desert of depression. I thought it was so rude how the taliban came over and told Mohsen to go to the mosque and left Zunaira standing in the street until the speaker was done.