Rahim Khan is Baba's closest friend and is constantly around Amir growing up. Amir cites instance after instance where Rahim acted the way a father might have, even pointing out that in one of the cherished photos of his childhood he is holding Rahim's hand with his tiny baby's hand, not his father's.
On page 25 in my edition of the book, Amir recalls the way his father reacted when he told him that he had written a story. Rather than ask to read the story as Amir hoped, Baba simply sat and stared at him.
It is then that Rahim Khan asks to see the story. After reading the story, Rahim returns it with another paper with some feedback on it. Amir sits on his bed and wishes "that Rahim Khan had been [his] father." He is so upset by the thought that he races to the bathroom and throws up, but he cannot erase the fact that he thought it.
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