Yes, like, not loudly, the others explained. And no teeth showing.
“At home,” Kawsar said, “they stone women to death for adultery — or even if they just suspect it.” Then she added: “But the truth is, I like to smile.”
Sometimes, when no one was around, the girls would crack each other up with a routine.
“You are so awesome,” one teammate, Sahar Barak, would say in her best American accent, mimicking the people who kept telling them as much.
Kawsar, batting long dark lashes, would join in: “You guys are really inspiring!”
Lida might make a little heart shape with her fingers: “Yes, yes, you have touched our hearts!”
Without fail, this would reduce the girls to a heap of giggles, hands flying to cover mouths and hold onto slipping head scarves, eyes darting to make sure Coach Ali wasn’t watching.
“When we go home, we will change our behavior,” Fatemah said. “We will know how to hide our smiles when we need to.”
‘No one would push you there.’
A trip to Canada that was supposed to last a few weeks turned into months on the road, and the girls began to worry about missing too much school. They liked the freedom to ride bikes in New York — “At home, if you are a boy you can go bike riding, but not us,” Kawsar said — and loved using the swings in Central Park. They also appreciated the flip-flop selection at Kmart. But their suitcases were getting heavy and they missed their mothers.
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