Dear Hassan,                                                                                                         03/04/1973

I'm writing this because, I want to get rid of a pain that is locked in my heart , and to tell you things which I never told you.
After you left , nothing is the same for me and for Baba . Everything changed , and there is something that I really want to tell you , and I need to admit it , I miss you.

This past two years , every month , every week , every day and every hour without you and Ali , it's a needle for me and for Baba , it's like a part of the family is gone . Probably by the time you read this we will be gone from Kabul . I don't know the reason , but every night I go to bed , I heard Baba talking with Rahim Khan about leaving Kabul, I don't want to , my life is here , where else we could go , till today I still don't know why they talk about leaving  . But well you know that my opinion in the house is not taken in count , and also Baba get mad every time they mention the word Russian or something related to it. Every time I get out the house and walk down the town , I see the pomegranate tree, it bring me back some memories , some beautiful memories . Memories like the times we play together under the tree , when we threw each other the pomegranate and especially when I read to you my stories . Those stories that only you and Rahim Khan take the time to appreciate it and criticize . I take in count all the criticism and use it to improve my stories , the first times you criticizes my stories i got mad , but then when you left the house I included it in my stories , like the one of the woman that cries pearls . Oh Hassan , those where good times .

Now I will going to tell you the things I've been hiding ,  awful things. It was that day , the day of the kite tournament , when we broke down the last kite ,you started to chase the kite down the town . You didn't notice but I was there the whole time , I know the pain that you are feeling right now . I'm so sorry , I saw terrible things , horrible things  , I was there and i did nothing, right know I feel terrible .Only by the fact that you didnt tell it to nobody , it means that you are a strong person , I admire you .It gives me a huge shame not to be able to tell you this in person . Baba was right , im a coward .And you know that you didnt took the clock, it was all my fault , I'm sorry , again. Now I feel good again , I express all the things that a have lock in my heart.   Oh I forgot to tell you , im working in a new story , inspired by you , the name of the story is ''The Kite Runner'', you are the real kite runner , not me.

Your Friend
Amir