Hold 'em in Texas

As soon as Emily’s plane landed, she practically vaulted over the other passengers to disembark. Among the moans from the passengers, Mei’s voice could be heard shouting. “Good luck stealing your friend back, Emily!”

“Crap, crap, crap! I wasted way too much time because of that ticket lady. There’d better be a flight going to Paris right now!” Thought Emily to herself.

Meanwhile, Barbara woke up from her slumber. She had no idea how much time had past, nor the desire to continue sleeping. The crate was way too small and uncomfortable for that. She decided to crawl out of the crate, wanting to explore the cargo hold out of boredom.

She walked back to the kennel with the poodle, looked the little guy in the eyes, and said, “hey, sorry about me doing my business here earlier. I really, really had to, and I cannot get caught like this. You can keep a secret, right?”

The dog simply whimpered in return.

“Thanks, I owe you one. In fact…” she open the cage, and lifted the dog up. “You get some freedom before the plane lands, you like that?” The poodle immediately through the cargo hold, yelping from joy…

Only to crawl underneath a pile of suitcases, getting stuck in the progress.

“Seriously?” Moaned Barbara.

“Hurry up!” Yelled Emily in herself, getting annoyed at the slow lane at the ticket booth.

“Have a nice flight.” Said the attendant to the previous customers.

“Finally, I’ll-“

A hand grabbed Emily’s shoulder. “Miss Emily Greene?”

Emily immediately turned around, seeing two men in suits standing behind her. “Yes?”

“We have some questions for you. We need you to come with us.”