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Thorns in the Heart I

Phuong bent her head a little. She felt awkward as at the first
time they were met, again she was back such as a chaste girl; her
heart was beating, her face was red from shine, she rolled the handle
of her

purse. Although she was brazen and strong enough to stand up
to anyone else, she could speak in dishonestly to any American G.I.
with her look

of the most sincerity to him, she was like she have fallen in love
with him in the front of anyone else, just made him joyful to collect
his money, but Nguyen, she was lost her confidence to say about
love, she had scruples about speaking, as she tried to talk in full of
emotion :

" Nguyen...., Phuong... Why do you... "

" What did you try to say? Why can't you speak out your whole
words? What are you afraid of ? " Nguyen looked at her with
astonishment,

he said.

She shook her head.

" No, I am not..., you don't understand...me...! " Then she
turned down her ideal, which she wanted to tell him that she fell in
love with him a long time, but she couldn't. So she was quick to make
up another subject. Phuong looked down to the floor, and in a low
voice she said while she was smiling:

" I would like to move into this house. "

Nguyen opened his eyes with surprise.

" Oh ! did the landlord throw you out of your house? Why...? "

Phuong shook her head.

" No, nothing happens as you said, but I would like to move in ...
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