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“PENG, YOU HAVE TO GET on the plane now. We can’t wait any longer,” Julia said loudly to be heard above the noise from the gusting wind and the plane’s engines 30 feet away. It had taken a lot of convincing to get him, his daughter and wife in the car, and now standing on the tarmac it looked like he was having second thoughts.
“What about Sam? How can we leave without Sam?” Peng asked helplessly.
“We’ve been over this already, Peng. Sam can take care of himself and it’s not safe for us to stay in China any longer.”
Julia took a step closer, putting her hands on his shoulders and looked directly into his eyes. The wind continued to hammer them both and their proximity created an intimate cocoon allowing her to lower her voice.
“Think about your wife and child, Peng. Let’s get them
