Page 491 - Thorn In The Heart

Chinh Nguyên

communities house was the street without covering asphalt and
about 30 feet wide.

" Nguyen seemed this area was built to help the low-income
families by the government's policies. "

" You are right. This area was growing from the time of former
President Ngo-Dinh-Diem. "

" How do you know? "

" I had been here from 1954 to 1959, the first time the house
was without floor and covered by corrugated iron on the roof and
around it. So the Winter was cold and like an oven at the Summer. "

" How the people can live. "

" Yes, they still alive such as me...! People of Nha-Trang City
called: Corrugated Iron Area at that time. It seemed this area had
changed its face and name after I followed my parent moving to Ban-
Me-Thuot City."

" It called Phuoc-Hai Area. "

" But I like the way it was of 1955 and 1956. "

" Why do you want to turn the time back? "

" Because it was peaceful at that time. Everybody had the same
condition of poor and remembered their home in North Vietnam
since they loved and shared each of either. "

" Time has changed, people should be changed. You can not
hold them back."

Phuong looked at Nguyen and asked:

" What did you do at that time? "

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