An Element from an Alternate Future

Zachary settled at a table on the balcony right after returning to his hotel room. He opened his laptop and booted it up before opening his browser. Without wasting time, he began to peruse the details of the various flight offers from Kinshasa to London.

Even on such short notice, many outbound flights on the travel website matched Zachary's needs. Most were affordable and even offered by top airlines, like EgyptAir, Turkish Airlines, and Brussels Airlines. But in the end, he ignored all the other companies and settled for the relatively more expensive Air France ticket because of the airline company's reliability.

He selected a business class ticket for himself before paying with his card. After receiving the e-ticket on his phone, he shut down his laptop before dialing Emily's number.

"Hello, Zachary," Emily's voice sounded from the other end of the line as soon as the international call connected. "What's up?"