Gritting her teeth, she glanced at her watch. 4:21. It had been practically an hour since Paige had left them in the conference room, and Mariam and Fadi would be coming to pick them up in less than ten minutes. Tired of sitting, she got up and paced the length of the room. “Do you think they for...
We’ve stopped, she thought, disoriented. She peered past the cardboard boxes into the driver’s cabin. Empty. She shook Jai awake while slipping on her backpack. After her conversation with Zara, Maya had texted her the Maurya Hotel’s address, then turned to Jai and offered him a deal. If he helpe...
The passenger he’d just picked up, an elderly Chinese man, looked down in surprise as well. “Get out,” said Habib under his breath. Fadi quavered as the confusion on his father’s face turned to anger. Fadi crawled out, grabbing his backpack, which had fallen off. “I’m so sorry, sir,” said Habib, ...