The hot humid air that surrounded Amir was one memory that Amir would never forget. The feeling of being back to where he grew up, Afghanistan, but not alone, he was with his new adopted son Sohrab. They’re on their way to the field where Amir went almost every day with his friend when he was little to go and fly a kite. Today was the first time that they went and it was going to be the first attempt on Amir’s part to try and teach Sohrab to be a kite runner. Amir wanted to show Sohrab what he did as a kid with Sohrab’s father, Amir’s best friend and unknown brother. He teaches Sohrab that to be a kite runner two people are needed, one who flies the kite and the other who holds the reel to let out more or less string, and the object is to cut down the other kites in the sky until you are the last one up there and you win. It was of Amir’s idea to take him there to try and connect with his new son and a way for Sohrab to bond with him.
After arriving and finding nobody there at all, it would be easier to try to teach him so that he wouldn’t worry about getting cut down while Sohrab is trying to learn to fly. Shortly, Amir looks around and in the distance he spots a younger middle aged woman and what seems to be her daughter in the distance heading towards the park. At this point Sohrab is flying the kite yet sees the woman and the young girl with her. This could possibly be his first opportunity to try and battle to test his skills and see what he can do to improve. The woman and young girl walk up to Sohrab and Amir, and in the young girl’s hand, was a kite.
“Hi, I’m Taylor Green, and this is my daughter Turtle, we couldn’t help to notice that you guys were flying a kite and were wondering if you could teach us?” said Taylor.
“Hello Taylor, I’m Amir and this is my son Sohrab, this is only his first day flying, but if you really would like to know, we would love teach you.” said Amir.
Amir continues to teach Sohrab the art of kite flying and proceeds to ask Taylor and Turtle what they‘re doing in Afghanistan.
“So Ms. Green, what are you doing here in Afghanistan?” asked Amir
Taylor replied, “Well, when I was about five years out of school I decided to buy a car and travel across the country, and when I stopped in Oklahoma, this lady gave me her daughter because she didn’t want her. Now this is her, and we decided we wanted to not only travel the country, but the world too.”
“Well that’s kind of coincidental because Sohrab isn’t my real son either, he is my nephew. His father is Hassan, and Hassan was my best friend when I was little. He also was a servant at my house with whom I thought was his father, but sooner or later I discovered that Hassan was actually my brother,” said Amir.
“That was very honorable of you to take in your nephew. When I saw Turtle I felt so touched by her sweetness, I felt obligated to take her in,” replied Taylor.
Amir replied, “It’s so reassuring to know that there are more caring people like you and the world, who will take in children even though they didn’t create them.”
