Over the Waters
“It smelled like a sewer line had busted somewhere. No one else seemed to notice the putrid odor. He looked around at the mass of humanity pressing around him on all sides, and wondered if this was the way the city always smelled.
He dragged his bags to the edge of the walk and looked down the street, keeping an eye out for the green Land Rover that was supposed to pick him up. He'd been warned that transportation in Haiti left much to be desired and he was grateful the orphanage had offered to ...send someone to meet him.
There it was, idling in a line of cars a hundred yards down the street. He started toward the vehicle, but before he'd gone two steps, a horde of children swarmed around him, hands outstretched, begging for money. "No! Go on! I don't have anything for you," he shouted, stomping a foot at them. "Get! Get!" This seemed to take them aback momentarily and he hurriedly turned and pushed his bags awkwardly in front of him, plowing his way through the throng. His anger surged. Why on earth did the airport authority allow this mauling of their customers?MoreLess
He dragged his bags to the edge of the walk and looked down the street, keeping an eye out for the green Land Rover that was supposed to pick him up. He'd been warned that transportation in Haiti left much to be desired and he was grateful the orphanage had offered to ...send someone to meet him.
There it was, idling in a line of cars a hundred yards down the street. He started toward the vehicle, but before he'd gone two steps, a horde of children swarmed around him, hands outstretched, begging for money. "No! Go on! I don't have anything for you," he shouted, stomping a foot at them. "Get! Get!" This seemed to take them aback momentarily and he hurriedly turned and pushed his bags awkwardly in front of him, plowing his way through the throng. His anger surged. Why on earth did the airport authority allow this mauling of their customers?MoreLess
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