The Waiting City Page #4

And so the court orders

have been approved,

and we have Lakshmi's visa.

And you have an appointment

on Wednesday morning at 9:20 a. m.

I- I just don't understand

why we still have to wait.

The paperwork

is not completely verified.

We've been waiting for two years,

so we're very excited.

This waiting -

I understand you should be

okay with it, financially?

Yes, of course.

You're staying

at the Calcutta Grand?

Does that meet

with the agency's approval?

So that we can inform you

if there is any development.

Well, is it possible

that we could meet Lakshmi?

Absolutely. In a few days,

you can take her home.

But not now while we're waiting?

Not possible yet.

Not until finalizing.

Well, these are everyday people,

Carla.

We should be offering them

maximum compensation.

Can you hang on a minute?

Look, Maddie, can I call you back?

Yeah. No problem.

Of course they're gonna see it

as backing down,

but it's vital if they want to maintain

any kind of corporate image.

I'm 100% certain on this.

Yeah, of course

they're not gonna be happy.

Good luck making that call.

I was thinking

that we pick up Lakshmi

and we go straight to Goa.

Mm-hmm.

- Two-day family holiday, relax, max.

- Nice.

Then, on our -

make our way to Varanasi.

Yep.

And we finish the loop in Bolpur,

which will be less opulent

but, obviously, the most important

because she gets to see

where she comes from

and gets to see her village.

Sounds great.

I just hope that we have enough time

to fit it all in.

We will.

Only if we get to pick up Lakshmi

in the next few days.

She did say that it would be soon.

I don't know what "soon"

means around here.

We can only afford to stay

another two, maybe three weeks.

Then we move into a cheaper hotel.

We could move

into a cheaper hotel,

but what would the agency

think about that?

They might think

that we're running out of money.

Are we?

It's not really the point.

I'm trying to run a case,

if you haven't noticed.

I can't just keep changing hotels,

and besides, you know I've only got

another three weeks - that's it.

You've been working

all the time we've been here.

Maybe we need to start making

a few sacrifices.

Interesting to hear you say that,

because I would be curious to know

what kind of sacrifices

you've ever made, Ben?

Coming.

Hey, mate.

I'm sorry for the disturb.

There's a visitor downstairs.

Yeah.

All right.

- Hey, did he say there's a visitor?

- Yeah.

Sh*t.

I'm just gonna get changed.

It's probably the agency.

All right, well, I'm going down.

No, hey, wait, wait,

wait, wait, Ben!

Don't say anything about the baby

till I get there, okay?

I try and get this book,

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