Green On Blue
“Gusts of wind blew down the narrow lanes of Gomal, whipping up swirls of dust that dissolved into a powdery haze. Looking over my bundle, I saw one of the grocers from the bazaar standing at Mumtaz’s gate. Against his ankle leaned a bag of rice. He bent his thin frame forward as he pointed a snuff-stained fingernail in Mumtaz’s face.If I give it to you for seven hundred, I make no profit, said the grocer.You gave it to me two weeks ago for seven hundred, said Mumtaz.That was two weeks ago, repl...ied the grocer. As long as the roads stay closed the cost of everything goes up. Now it is seven hundred fifty. In two more weeks likely eight hundred, and then, who can say?Mumtaz shook his head. He seemed both amazed at the rise in prices and indignant that Gazan, Atal, and Commander Sabir could hold an entire village’s economy hostage.Ah, Mumtaz, here comes your young friend, the old soldier, said the grocer as I approached. Perhaps he knows when a bag of rice won’t cost a month’s pay.I set my pile of wood next to Mumtaz and told him: I’ll get more once we use this.MoreLess
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