Chapters 1 Summary

Sai waits for the mathematics tutor, who is also her boyfriend, to arrive as she flips through the national geographic magazine. A man she calls the judge is sleeping in his chair, his dog by his side. Sai serves tea to the judge, who complains about the service and lack of proper food. Sai explains that the baker is out of town so the cook scrounged up some chocolate pudding and warmed it on the stove. The judge was content, as was everyone else. They were so content that they didn't notice the young Nepalese men that were quietly approaching the house through the tall grass.

They were dressed in traditional guerrilla fashion and the oldest looked under twenty. One of the boys had a gun and once they saw that the dog was no threat to them, they demanded any weapons that...