Chapter 6: Where Do We Go From Here?
“Attention, ladies and gentlemen. Please fasten your seat belts, as we are beginning our descent to Montreal. We hope you have had a pleasant flight.”
I had survived my week alone in Algiers. After going out one morning for a walk, I decided I wasn’t comfortable leaving the apartment. I didn’t speak the language. What if there was some kind of altercation with someone on the street? I wouldn’t be able to explain myself to any policeman, or anyone else for that matter. How would I answer if the police asked what I was doing in Algeria? What if I locked myself out of the apartment? The contact for the place had spoken only French; Amir had handled that. I had the marvelous view of the harbor with its hard-working little tug nudging in the big ships. I h
