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Thorns in the Heart I

"Are you a soldier?" He asked.

"No... Sir."

"Who is on the altar? You...? "

"No, sir. It was my old brother portrait. he was dying in the war a
long time..."

"You was lier... I will kill you. Do you know that?"

He kicked to Nguyen's left foot and slap on Nguyen's face; then
he raises his face to his soldier.

"Tie him up..."

Nguyen father looked at Nguyen and quiet. Nguyen's mother
was cried and was down on her knees to implore the Viet-Cong's
leader for he let Nguyen free, but his face was coldest and kicked
Nguyen's mother away from him. He directed his handgun to
Nguyen's face while Nguyen sat on the floor in the living room with
his hands was tied up on his back. Nguyen's brothers and sisters
were turned blue their face while the Viet-Cong leader slowly
pressed his gun's trigger. Nguyen's mother and his sister screamed
then became unconscious at the same time with the sound of the
gun.

Just recovered on My-Hanh arms. She cried loudly, and in the
sobbing, she asked.

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