Pari left first. They watched her take flight, as the motor boat pulled away at the tow rope. Her hands clutched the harness. She let out a scream. Excitement, fear or both.

He turned to Tania and grinned.

"The poor guy! He's going to get his eardrums shattered," she said of the instructor who had flown with Pari.

He watched, shading his eyes from the sun, as the red and white parachute soared in the sky.

They had come parasailing after a ride on the ...