Xenia wanted to call Alexander again, but she wasn't sure if he would answer this time. The young girl who had lent her the phone was beginning to eye her with suspicion, clearly noticing Xenia's anxious and nervous demeanor as the call went unanswered.
"Are you really contacting your husband?" the girl's mother asked her.
Xenia quickly explained, "Of course, ma'am. It's just that my husband didn't pick up. Perhaps he didn't hear the phone ring."
"Your husband is also on this cruise? Did you get separated?" the girl's mother continued.
Despite her growing urgency, Xenia knew she couldn't show impatience. She understood how rare it was for someone to lend their phone so readily, and she couldn't dismiss the woman's questions outright. Still, she was acutely aware that time was running o
