Quater 2: Ouside Reading Post #10

Now Amir was 18 years old, and he found himself on a bus with his dad and many other strangers. He and his dad had left his house in the middle of the night without telling anyone they were leaving or where they were going. They had left because Afghanistan was no longer a safe place to live, " We hadn't told him. You couldn't trust anyone in Kabul anymore- for a fee or under threat, people told on each other, neighbor on neighbor, child on parent, brother on brother, servant on master, friend on friend... even at the dinner table, in the privacy of their home, people had to speak in a calculated manner- the rafiqs were in the classrooms too; they'd taught children to spy on their parents, what to listen for, whom to tell" (Hosseini 113). Although the new form of government took awhile to take control and affect the lives of the people of Afghanistan, it is now starting to take affect. Because of the lack of trust, then people try to evacuate as soon as possible to a place where there is less political turmoil. The departure of Amir and Baba from their luxurious home will definitely change their lifestyle and possibly themselves.