Chapter 49 A long way to go II

“Did you just put me out to the public?” Ray asked in utter excitement as they scurried out of the building with the men on suit surrounding them and keeping off the pressmen. Mariama smiled and slipped a hand into his, the way sisters do when they wish to show love to the best of their siblings. There convoy was just a few steps away, and more men on suit were running to give them more cover from the pressmen who surged on with their recorders and cameras, casting queries at Mariama, irrespective of the fact that they were being shooed off from Mariama by the men on suit who formed a shield around her. “Why not?” Mariama asked. “I want to assign an active service to you, but trust me, only your father would stop you if it doesn’t seem proper to him.” “He still has a couple of things to do in school.” Tony added from behind. Mariama swallowed and hid her rage with a smile. On a normal day, the Lady Light of three years ago would throw Tony off from her escort and have him watch the