It was around 11:00am and I had just finished our production meeting where we discuss the technical aspects of the department and our shows. Myself, Heidi and Matt, one of the technicians, were lingering behind having a chat when I saw a man hovering around us. Sensing he needed assistance I asked him if I could help. I was already programmed for the standard questions……..where is the internet café……………what tour do I recommended in St. Marteen……….where is the gangway……..etc etc……………..however nothing had prepared me for the words that followed……………….I need you to save my marriage……….all three of us stood there waiting for a joke or a witty remark from him but as we waited the single tear that cascaded down his cheek showed us that he was entirely serious.
I invited him to sit down and was about to ask Matt to give us a few minutes but the kid was smart and turned on his heels and ran………………leaving just Heidi and myself with a man who we had never met, who was now crying like someone who has peeled a hundred onions. Heidi went to get the man some tissues and eventually he stopped crying…………….now what was the problem I asked.
