Kirtland AFB, New MexicoAlex lagged behind as Dr. Evan ushered the group into the building.
The guard shack was almost out of sight down the road crowded by various unmarked buildings. Corbo would have to wait on them. If the meeting took too long, he might worry and fidget.
One exchange student Alex's parents hosted a few years before had lost his student visa. The emotional flurry, frantic search, and fear of the temporary family member, had never been forgotten. The house had been turned upside down. Mom and dad called multiple agencies to determine what the student would have to do to replace the identification card. The student had lost sleep, two days of classes, and a final exam, only to find the visa had been accidentally stapled to a term paper already handed in.
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