Nadia's POV
Carol confirmed the conference on Monday. April eighteenth. Mumbai. The South Asia Economic Development Forum, which was exactly the kind of room I'd have spent my career in if the Nairobi fellowship had happened. Economists, policy researchers, and development practitioners. People who used frameworks like mine to make decisions that affected millions of people.
I sat with the confirmation email for a long time. Mumbai meant travel. Five days minimum, Carol said. Elise would be seven months by then.
I called Julian.
"Mumbai," he said.
"Five days. April eighteenth."
"Okay."
"Elise will be seven months."
"I know how to count, Nadia." His voice was even. "I'll take the days off work. Elena will help. Your mother has Tuesdays. We'll be fine."
"You've already thought about
