Summary

In Chapter 22, Ali and Sophia are in good spirits given the Red Cross visit. Layla is reluctant to have faith in their presence. She tells her parents she will be sitting with her friends at dinner, omitting the details of their plan. In the Mess, the table numbers are called out. When Layla's table is called, no one moves. The walls are lined with members of the Red Cross and media. The Director yells for them to eat. Soheil proclaims their mission loudly. Reporters begin filming. The Director slams his fists on the table, then punches Soheil in the face. People form a blockade between him and their table. The Director's agents seize and smash the journalists' phones.

Everyone begins pouring out of the Mess. Layla tries to see David beyond the fence. Jake finds her and ushers her back to her trailer...