Chapter 8 summary

Chapter 8
-Ali asks Amir if something has happened to Hassan, but Amir snaps at him and denies it.
-Amir, Baba and some other relatives and friends go to Jalalabad. Amir does not invite Hassan, telling Baba that he is not well.
-Baba tells the people they go with about the kite tournament but Amir isn't enthusiastic. Rahim Kahn is the only one who is not praising him.
-Amir is sick and everyone pulls over to air the coach.
-Now Amir has his fathers appreciation he does not feel happy as he thought he would.
-Amir becomes an insomniac because he can't stop thinking about how he watched Hassan get raped.
-The next week Amir asks Hassan if he wants to go up to their tree, but when they get there he changes his mind and goes home.
-Amir tells Hassan he wants him to leave him alone, so he does, but what Amir really wanted was Hassan to retaliate.
-After that he avoids Hassan
-Amir asks Baba if they would ever get new servants, but Baba gets angry and after that the two start drifting apart again.
- Amir and Hassan go out again, but Amir throws pomegranates at him in an attempt to get him to fight back, but Hassan doesn't.
-Baba throws a party for Amir's 13th birthday. He invited everyone.
-Assef is invited to the party and Baba seems very fond of him which annoys Hassan.
-Amir escapes from the party, and sits in a secluded area.
-Rahim Kahn joins Amir and they talk for a while. He says that Amir can tell him anything he wants, hinting that he knows something is wrong.
-They head back to watch the fireworks. Amir sees Hassan serving drinks to Assef ans Wali.