Didn't Khaled Hosseini quote it rightly so in his book? , "A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you." Ahmed is no different. His heart wasn't like a womb or a heart anymore. It behaves like an organ that changes shape according to mood and instance. It probably had been waiting for an opportunity.