Page 490 - Thorn In The Heart

Thorns in the Heart I

Phuong looked at Nguyen with her moist eyes.

" Because you made me cry. "

" Sorry, I don't mean that. "

Phuong smiled and said:

" If you don't want me to cry... Don't hide anything, please. "

" Yes. We go now ... " Nguyen had laugh and joke: " Or you
won't me home to cry again... "

Phuong had a glimpse at Nguyen and nibbled at her fingernail.

" I cry with you only. You knew that... " She holds Nguyen's hand
and smile.

" Okay, we go to take a lunch, Nguyen, are you hungry? "

" Yes, and you? "

" I am too... "

While Phuong stands beside Nguyen to wait for him to lock the
door.

She looked around to the small front yard; it was just enough to
plant two young coconut trees to get their shadow under the hot sun
at the Summer. One tree on the left was about 4 feet high, and
another on the right was over her head. Between two coconut trees
was a sidewalk, where used to be such as parking of three
motorcycles. Then she had to observe

On Nguyen's neighbors at the left and right side. It was a
community house with common walls and had elongate of 15 or 20
houses with the same side of the living area and the different family.
Between two confronting

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