Page 485 - Thorn In The Heart

Chinh Nguyên

and sickened by the way they were looked and did not think about
the cause of the problem in society. The prejudices of old traditions
and conservatives become ingrained in their minds. They don't want
to search after the truth of society to understand why there is this
kind of person, why prostitutes sell themselves to live. The war had
reached anywhere, devastated by the whole country, hadn't it? The
political economy is in crisis. Most people tried to work hard to
maintain their families living, but there was not enough food to live.
Morality was on the decline because it influenced more bad than
good things from foreigners. The youth were afraid of war, the war
had destroyed the whole country and killed a lot the people, most
young men either was looking for their passion for playing, to burn
themselves or going to be a soldiers to kill and to be killed, it was the
same case of the forgetting their conditions of afraid in the possible
death at any time by the rockets or bullets from the Viet-Cong, which
they salvo shell into the city or on the battlefield. I am a bad woman
living in the indifference of this society! I couldn't find move anything
to choice; I must live for myself...! Phuong wiped her tears away,
some of them ran on her cheeks and dropped

to her skirt ... "

Surprised, Tuyet looked at Phuong, then bent her head.

" If I had known you were so sad, I would not have talked about
all of this. I am sorry...! You are italics his wife, aren't you? Don't
hide it from me, please. " Tuyet asked.

Phuong shook her head and sighed.

" No. I am not Nguyen's wife. I loved him, but one way only. "

Phuong replied.

Tuyet narrowed her eyebrows.
" You aren't his wife, and he does not love you. Why do you
want

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