Binod pulls his bike over and goes into the Playful Panda Café for a cup of spiced tea to go. He’s just dropped Arjun off for school, and he’s on his way to work. Outside the small café, a ring of men are lingering in animated conversation, discussing the prospects for the Reds’ upcoming soccer season. He’s tempted to join in, but he’s already running late.
As he waits in line, he thinks about Sila. He keeps close tabs on her now that she’s getting close to having the baby. While it’s true she works at the hospital, and if she goes into labor, there’s no better place for her to be, he still worries. More than that, he wants to be there when her time comes. And then, there’s the future. Between working in his brother-in-law’s shop in Thamel, guiding expeditions for Mick in the mountains, a
