I was offered drinks by one of the black men attending me. Otherwise they left me alone and stayed toward the front of the cabin while I was comfortably seated in the back. After two drinks, my head was too heavy to hold upright, so I snuggled into a pillow and drifted off to sleep. I remember nothing else until we touched down hours later on the island, just as the sun was beginning to rise on the Atlantic.
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I awakened to the aroma of food cooking: something pleasant that pulled me upright in bed. The shades in the room were drawn, but it was clear that they were shutting out a brilliantly shining sun. It must have been midday by now. Theo had allowed me to sleep in since I’d spent my night in flight. I hadn’t actually seen him yet, but I heard him on the intercom welcoming me to The
