The Confidante by Mehdi M. Kashani

The Confidante by Mehdi M. Kashani

By the time Hamid learns they’ll have a guest, it’s a done deal. Kathy has this habit of inviting people over for beer on a whim, but having someone—a man, no less—stay for a whole week without consulting him? The fact that Abtin is gay, as she repeatedly emphasizes, does little to ease Hamid’s mind. “He was sobbing on the phone. Could hardly get a word out,” Kathy says. “I suggested maybe he could come to Toronto. Didn’t think he’d actually do …