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December 28, 2007
It was almost three in the afternoon, the sun was hot and the air dry but the kids playing soccer did not care. you could see their sweaty faces with their hair sticking to their foreheads, breathing like race horses as they passed each other by dripping the ball or passing it to a teammate, while the field dust hanged in the air like a fog covering them all.
This was Mahmud's favorite after school pass time, every afternoon they would get together and spend one a half to two hours playing soccer. That is where Mashti Mahmoud's house servant found him. Mashti shouted for Mahmoud while walking inside the field: " Mahmoud agha, Mahmoud agha", he shouted while waving his hands. At last Mahmoud heard Mashti and stopped. He did not expect Mashti to be there for another hour. Mahmoud walked toward Mashti, and once in front of him he asked," Why are you here"? . Mashti wiped his face with his big ands, took a deep breath and said, " Bozorg Agha and Khanoom want you at home immediately, they sent me to pick you up". Mashti said then smiled looking up at Mahmoud.
At six foot four, with wide shoulders, a thick head of black hair, Mahmoud made an imposing figure. He was only sixteen but already he was the talk of the neighborhood, his creamy skin ,large almond shape eyes with It black deep irises, and the way his eyelashes inked around his eyes showcasing them. His wide cheekbones, square jaw and his lips full and supple, all and all made him a dream catch for any family in the neighborhood who had a young daughter at home. The fact that his father Agha Bozorg ( his real name was Ahmad, but they called him Agha Bozorg as a way to respect his stature in the neighborhood) owned the largest house in the neighborhood, and a thriving Antiques business, made mahmoud even more of object of many neighborhood mother's desire.
Mahmoud went back to his teammates, said goodbye and back to Mashti' " this better be good Mashti or else" Mahmoud said while pushing Mashti toward their Carriage that was waiting for them by the side of the field. Once they got there, Mashti opened the carriage door and let Mahmoud get in, closed the door and got in front of the carriage sitting next to the driver. It was not proper for Mashti to sit in the carriage with Mahmoud, although Agha Bozorg used to let him sit in the back with him whenever he wanted to talk. Mashti enjoyed a close relation with Agha Bozorg which had made Khanoom and the other servants envious. Mahmoud rolled down the window and sat back, opening his shirt allowing the breeze to cool him down. he felt anxious but the movement of the carriage and the cool breeze lulled him to sleep.
It took twenty minutes before the carriage stopped in front of the door. Mashti got down, took hi key and opened the door to the house then went back to the carriage, Mahmoud was still in sleep. Mashti gently shook him on his arm," we are home Mahmoud Khan," mashti said, then he stood by as Mahmoud got off the carriage and walked inside. Mashti told the driver to take the carriage to the back of the house, and followed Mahmoud inside. The house with its twenty feet walls surrounded three compounds inside. the main house in the back, the servants quarter to the right of the main house and the smaller quarter close to the front door that housed mainly Agha Bozorg on the main level with Mashti and his family living in the basement. A large Round pool in front of the main compound leading to a thick large batch of bushes and fruit tree garden separated the Main house from Agha Bozorg quarters and the front door.
You had to walk Hundred yards of cobble stone yard before you reached the garden and another hundred yards of the garden before you reached the pool and the main house. There were also tall trees planted along the side of the walls on all sides and corners to keep the houses very private from any peeping eyes. the house was a small fortress.
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