Binod turns his motorbike onto the narrow street where he lives and motors past a group of boys playing soccer in an abandoned lot. He’s invited Lincoln to dinner tonight and he’s anxious and excited about it. He’s never entertained an American before. He wonders how it will go as he pulls in front of the narrow three-story concrete building he lives in.
Walking his bike inside the front hallway, he leans it on its kickstand and hikes up the flight of stairs to his flat. When he opens the door, Arjun and Sunita are there to greet him.
He kicks off his shoes, gives his son a quick hug, and heads for the kitchen as Arjun flees ahead. Sunita slips back to whatever she was doing in the living room. His wife, Sila, is at the kitchen sink with her back toward him when he enters. It’s her day o
