Neither Nathan’s parents nor his friends had any clue about the deal he had struck with General Abraham. Margaret and Alex were only faintly aware of his plan to learn more about Anomaly 29. It was 5 AM when Margaret was suddenly woken up by a nightmare. A vague sense of fear slowly seeped into her heart as she remembered Nathan’s words. She would have given anything to accompany him on his perilous journey but Nathan had no intention of risking another person’s life.
The 3 friends had breakfast together just like every other day but Margaret noticed that Nathan barely spoke that day. She understood that something was wrong. His eyes revealed his deepest fears. When breakfast was over, Nathan was about to get up and leave but someone pulled him back.
“You are going out there today, isn’t
