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Thorns in the Heart I

In a moment of silent, Phuong nodded her head and looked
down at the floor.

" I knew...I had nothing of value, not even my body...! It was like
a

faded flower in a rainstorm. What kind of a man will I welcome
him

into my life? What is kind of life, that will roll me up to the top
of fame, and then push me down to the bottom of the ocean of

sorrow ? My soul is shame itself...! I don't care about anything
more, and I am so tired about people's rumor...! What did you think
about me? That I cared about... " in a low and sad voice, Phuong
said.

Nguyen raised his hands into the air, get off of the sofa, and
walked back and forth in the living room, he bent his head down, as
he said:

" I thought you live with another, who loved you and will marry
you. It is the best way to do. I could not do anything for myself how I
can help

you. I was a soldier, Living today and maybe die tomorrow by
Viet-Cong's

rocket, these fire into the base or in the city, where I may get it
..!"

Her eyes were moving back and forth as she paced the room
with a slight raised in her voice, she asked :

" Nguyen, was it your words ? " then she looked at Nguyen and
continue:

" You tried driving me out of your life! Yes, as you had to say. I
can live with a man, who I never love, but while I live like that, I

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