Chapter 18Abdul Rasheed tried to look as dignified as his unkempt appearance would allow. Khalid and Johan were marching him across the lobby. Johan had his backpack slung over one shoulder. He had gone to his room, had packed it quickly while Khalid and Rasheed had waited for him in the corridor. Khalid had his bag already aboard the plane. He had known something like this was likely to happen, when he had gone to the airport that morning.
The porter in front of the hotel hailed a taxi for them and asked the driver to take the fare to the airport. They arrived some twenty minutes later. It was little after two o’clock. Given the time it took to fly to the mine-site and drive to Sabodala, they would reach their destination before nightfall.
Once Khalid had filed his flight plans, the
