Summary

The narrative returned to Tochi, Avtar, and Randeep. The drainage system, electricians, and other workers were late joining their most recent construction project, and the workers worried that Vinny had taken too high a percentage of pay. Vinny ignored their concerns and gave them two days off. Later, Randeep asked Avtar if he was going to take his exams. Avtar responded that he probably would not because he did not want to miss work—he would have to travel to London to take the tests—but he reflected that Dr. Cheema had said his visa would probably be renewed if he went to the exams, even if he didn’t pass. Avtar asked his employer at the shop for extra shifts and to guarantee that he would still have his job when he came back from London, but the employer said no to both...