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Thorns in the Heart I

"Only me was an Air Force man here." Then he pointed on his
chest.

"Me...?" Phong asked.

Hanh-Phuong had to catch a glimpse of herself in the mirrored
wall at a distance of her front, then looked at Phong, smiled.

"You are my friend only, but not friendly." in a shaft voice Hanh-
Phuong said. Then she raises her body to the front and laughs.

Phong looked at Hanh-Phuong while she leaned back to a sofa
with a little smile.

"I do know your real friend; He came in here one time," Phong
said.

Thinking to find out about Nguyen cross her mind, Hanh-Phuong
stared at Phong.

"No. You never know him!"

"Yes. I know..."

"If you do know him, tell his name please."

Phong had a wondering look at Hanh-Phuong, raise his hands to
the air, and laugh.

"let me thinking and find out about your friend."

"Yes... You can think all over and tell me please."

Phong thought of Nguyen, his friend. He invited Nguyen to Van's
party family one time, and Nguyen had danced with Hanh-Phuong
few time at that night of three years ago. Hanh-Phuong was too
young, and Nguyen was a young man of thinking. All of Phong's
friends called Nguyen philosophy. How Nguyen could attract Hanh-
Phuong...! She danced, talked, laugh and followed him most of the
time in Van's ball-family party. No, maybe not him... Because each

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