31 Arrival
After Earl Hawkins and Pari Malik pick her up from the airport, Asha Hawkins requests a brief stop for coffee before they take her home to greet her mother. Pari chooses a cafe in a nearby shopping center which is designed as a small Mediterranean village with storefronts. Asha insists on paying for the drinks and they sip them on a covered patio alongside the central plaza.
Asha sits beside her father, holding his hand, and Earl radiates joy. Pari estimates that Asha is in her early 60s and successful in her career endeavors, based in part on her on her business attire, formal manners, and optimal posture. Unlike her mother, Asha has permitted her curls to grey and silver.
"Thank you for being so considerate with my parents," Asha says to Pari. "They both speak of you w
