Lara joined Shen and turned his hand so she could see the paper he held. “Not more waiting. That’s all anyone ever expects us to do.”
Shen forced down his own bitter words. “We’ll come back tomorrow.”
“Why?” Lara followed him out of the building.
“Because there’s a million people in front of me,” Shen said in disgust.
“Typical,” Lara muttered. “Did they say if they could help?”
“They didn’t say anything other than to wait until my number’s called and it’ll probably be tomorrow.” He shoved the piece of paper into his pocket when he really wanted to tear it into little pieces. That might have made him feel better for two seconds, but it wouldn’t help him see someone at the Harbour Master’s office tomorrow.
“What are we going to do for the rest of the day?” Edwin asked, having heard the
