The Swallows of Kabul Chapter 9

Two men are riding in a 4X4 in this chapter, and they talk about their deceased mothers. Qassim doesn't really seem to care that his mother is no longer alive, even though the driver tries to tell him that they could have stayed another night in the town. They see Nazeesh in the mountains as they are driving along, and Mohsen is in the graveyard. While the Quassim and the driver are driving, they talk about their wives. It seems like Quassim treates his women almost like dogs because and he talks about how they were disobedient and unentergetic. This man seems as though all he cares about is himself, and he has no reguard for others feelings. Quassim and his drivers go to Khorsan's to eat, and they see Atiq there. Atiq tries to leave quickly without being seen, but Quassim sees him and stops him to talk. Quassim says that Atiq looks so depressed and asks if he needs anything, like money. Quassim wants Atiq to come out with him later, and but Atiq doesn't want to. Quassim tells Atiq a story about a man who was extremely smart, and one day during a class, someone came in and whispered something in his ear. After that, he dissappeared forever, and Quassim said it was because he didn't know himself. At the very end of the chapter, Atiq comes home to find Musarrat lying on the floor. He immediately assumes she is dead, and he just stands in the doorway looking at her.