Rahul felt a sudden prickle of fear. What if anything went wrong? Here was Daphne worrying about not getting home that evening—but what if there was a complication? Who would be responsible in that case? He didn’t dare voice his fears to either of them, for now there was no turning back. They had just begun to relax and stop worrying. Daphne was watching Atul drink his coffee. She must be really fond of him. The f*****g louse! Thankfully, out of deference to her, or maybe better sense had prevailed, he had reined in his usually prodigious appetite, and contented himself with just a cup of coffee.
Actually, later on, Rahul told himself that it had all been ridiculously easy. The admissions process was simple and they went smoothly through it. But it probably helped that Rahul had been here
