Chaperone

She did not have any other option. There was no one in her relation who would agree to be her chaperone. So she headed to the airport and started to ask strangers if any of them would become Hughes’ escort overseas. However, no one stood up to take up this responsibility. Hughes recalled, “Of course, everybody had an excuse.” Eventually, Sesay paced towards a gate agent and inquired him if anyone in the waiting area was making a journey back to the United States.