“Uh, I hope it doesn't cause the anomaly to expand,” Abdul said.
“Impossible,” Sharif said, waving his hand dismissively.
Abdul turned to her. “He also said nothing could go wrong with his emitter, either. And look what it did.” He pointed to the anomaly.
“A simple misplaced wire, my friend.”
“Well, if you're my friend, can you wait until I've reached Jaipur?”
Sharif looked annoyed. “I swear I won't do anything foolish.”
Nadika saw Abdul wasn't convinced. “We'll be careful.”
“All right.” Abdul looked at Sharif. “Goodbye, my friend.”
“Allah be with you.” The two men hugged, and Abdul picked up his bags. Blinking rapidly, he turned and walked off toward the University entrance.
Nadika sighed, somewhat bewildered by the encounter, sensing there were things about Sharif that would be
