Completing the long walk from the arrivals gate, Tom descended the stairs, bypassing the luggage reclaim to enter the main terminal.
He checked for signage to show where to collect a taxi and was surprised to see Ahmed rushing towards him. As always, the young man was bright and enthusiastic.
“What are you doing here?” Tom asked, delighted to be greeted by a friendly face.
“I thought I"d collect you and take you to the meeting, so we could talk on the way. I can let you know what I"ve found. Sally"s coming up by train and won"t arrive early enough for a pre-meet, but we can call her if there"s anything we all need to know before going in. How"s your head now? Are you still in pain? You"re looking strained, was it a bad flight?”
Instead of answering Tom gave Ahmed the latest note. “This
