"You are right, Agha. But perhaps you didn't notice that I'm the one holding the slingshot. If you make one move they'll have to change your nickname from Assef 'the Ear Eater' to 'One-Eyed Assef,' because i have this rock pointed at your left eye." -Hassan, The Kite Runner
This day Amir and Hassan were confronted by the malicious Assef and his two brainless friends. Hassan was going to shoot him with the slingshot, but he didn't. Years later Amir would be in the same situation once again with Assef. Except this time standing with Hassan's son Sohrab. Sohrab had the slingshot in his hand, aiming at Assef only this time unlike Hassan he had shot Assef right in his eyeball. Amir's life had been saved because if Sohrab wouldn't have did this, Assef would have ended up killing him. Assef had ended up losing his eyeball and fate had caught up with Assef.
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