The watch became a vicious item, which used to destroy his friendship with Hassan. All of this because he could not stand seeing Hassan happy and alright after what had happened to him, because it reminded him to much of the horrible act Amir himself had committed by not doing anything to help his supposed friend. It is not until after Baba has questioned Ali and Hassan and they are both crying about the previous, events that Amir realizes what he has done. Amir says “And I would have told, except that a part of me was glad. Glad that this would all be over with soon. Baba would dismiss them, there would be some pain, but life would move on (Hosseini 105)”. This is where we can truly see how much Amir is hurting and how badly he has been haunted
