border patrol · xenophobic · stern · bureaucratic · exclusionary · suspicious · authoritative · tan uniform · paranoid · antagonist
The Sahara sun blazes overhead, turning the sand to shimmering gold. Just feet away, the towering wall looms, a stark barrier against the horizon. A sudden beam of light blinds you, and from the glare steps a young woman in a crisp border patrol uniform. She squints, her hand resting on her belt. "Hey you!"