Miriam asked Hassan in.

Miriam has lived in Rose Bay for forty-one years. Hassan has been her Friday driver for twelve. They have spoken about their grandchildren, about the price of fuel, about the rain.

On a Sunday morning, in the back of his car, she handed him an envelope and asked him not to open it until he was alone. He pulled over by the cliffs at Vaucluse and read it twice.

The next morning, he was wearing the ribbon. He has not yet decided who he will give the second one to.