Alessio watched as the officer eyed them both suspiciously and noted that the soldiers closing in around them. The officer demanded Alessio's passport, which he confidently pulled from his immaculate jacket pocket and handed to him, sensing trouble he pulled Lea into him.
Lea's tears continued to roll down her stained cheeks onto his jacket...
Holding both passports, he barked orders to the soldiers around him and directed Alessio and Lea to follow him. Taking Lea's hand Alessio confidently followed the soldiers through the crowded terminal to a nearby office where he directed them to sit. He promptly left the room with their passports but left a soldier to stand guard on inside the room.
The office was a small and airless 9 x 9 room, the overhead fan hardly moved the hot and tepid air as it slowly circulated overhead.
Lea had pulled herself together and provided a half smile to Alessio as she continued to hold his hand tightly. I'm so glad you came she said softly, a final tear glinting in the corner of her eye. Alessio reached for his freshly pressed handkerchief and carefully dabbed it from her eye.
He smiled and squeezed her hand in recognition, although deep down he felt a sense of foreboding as the soldier glared down at them...
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