"Maybe. . . you could send them tickets to a trip? A cruise or something? To get them out of town without having to explain everything? You could just make it look like they'd won a raffle or something like that?" That way at least they would leave, but wouldn't have to worry, too much.
She smiled tentatively. "I'm sorry that things are so awful. But I am glad you're back here. And safe," she told him earnestly.
Padma was a worrier by nature, and she spent a lot of time fretting about the state of things, and what was still to come. But she had been looking forward to seeing Justin again, amidst all that.