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Thorns in the Heart I

" Fuck them! How the victims can live in their families! Why are
they doing this to the poor women ? " Phuong had shouted.

Nguyen looked at Phuong.

" Phuong, calm down please... " then he shook his head. and
added:

one way was: cry in the silent and help her relatives in the safe
places. They were craft as a fox, covering their evil actions and
dishonest by their power, and their money. Since people don't know
about their cover-up, don't talk about them, hear about them or see
their dirty action. You must know your position in your life to stand
up straight, you have only one life."

Emotion and surprise passed over Phuong face. She raised her
head

and said the different tone from the one she used before :

" I was working in the Thien-Thai bar over the years now. Most
of the patrons were American G.I.; few of them had a bad attitude.
They were shabby, talking dirty, and touching all over me, I was so
mad, but I could not slap on their faces, because of my living. I
remembered you and took off to come here. "

Nguyen bent his head down and gave her a glance to comfort
her :

" I knew about that in any bar, or someplace, where the
Americans

G.I. come in to enjoy their life. Some of them thought they were
a people of supper power nation and had money, so they could do
anything they wanted to do in our country. The Vietnamese people
do thank them for their help in fighting against the Vietminh for
human rights, but at the same time, the Vietnamese people bate
them for their actions and

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