The night before the kite tournament, Hassan dreams of rumors of a monster in the lake. Only he and Amir swim safely in the lake. Hassan believes the dream signifies something. Amir ignores Hassan's fears and expresses nervousness about the tournament. Hassan assures him of victory and prays for it. Amir thinks he may be an atheist, like his father.
At the neighborhood field, nearly fifty kites fly high. After hours of fighting and dodging, Amir and Hassan fly one of the two remaining kites. He finally wins the tournament and sees his father clap. He plans to present two kites to his father, his own and that o the second place flier. Hassan runs to catch the second place kite, smiling and promising to find it for Amir. Amir remembers this is.....
