"I can't believe my subordinates didn't organize a farewell ceremony outside the hotel," Dennis said, packing his bag with a sense of loss and speaking to Tommy beside him.
Outside the hotel, only a few scattered local black people were sizing them up, along with some American tourists attracted by the television program, incessantly snapping photos of these high school students who had appeared on their TV screens.
It wasn't until they arrived at the airport, ready to board the plane and say goodbye to the country, that they saw a line of police officers, smartly uniformed and neatly marching, standing early on both sides of the aisle, which, for a rare occasion, was covered with a red carpet signifying the solemnity of the event.
