Amir needs to be atoned first for simply watching Hassan get physically and sexually assaulted and doing nothing to stop it. He also needs to be atoned for later lying to Ali about when after being asked if he knew if something happened to him. The guilt of everything is eating away at Amir; every time he looks at Hassan he gets a headache, not because he's truly sick, but because his subconscious is letting him know that what he did was wrong and he should come clean and ask for forgiveness. Poor Hassan has no idea and thinks he did something wrong to Amir which is causing him not to want to play with him anymore. It isn't fair to Hassan what he's doing to him; he gets beat up and raped for Amir's sake and yet he is still trying to be his friend and Amir doesn't know how to handle his emotions. He lashes out at Hassan hoping he'll lash back to make things better, but with the kind heart that he has, he does the opposite which is even harder on Amir. He needs to just give Hassan a break and clear his conscience from the guilt and just let him know what happened. If Hassan is as kind and loyal to Amir as he has always been up to this point, he should still be that way after he finds out. Hassan has the right to know why his friend won't play with him anymore, especially when it's not his fault; he's been through enough.
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