Page 101 - Thorn In The Heart

Chinh Nguyên

friend. Khai had the promise to keep secrets, and no one else
knows about their action at last Monday afternoon.

Nguyen just went back his place, sat on the ground and
quiet, while Khai, his real friend got up, ran hurry into the center
at the front of Mss. Hang — his forefinger directed at Nguyen
with his serious face.

"Nguyen was a bad boy! He hid his fault to us. I thought he
is not our friend anymore." In hard and sharp voice, Khai said.

Mss. Hang looked at Nguyen by her strict eyes. She checked
around on the kids' faces to threaten them and looked at Khai
with her little smile for encouraging him.

"What was a mistake that Nguyen had done?" She asked.

Khai looked at Nguyen by his angry eyes and replied:

"He slides through the green enclosures and came into Mr.
Ba's backyard garden to pilfer the tomatoes."

"Did you saw him?"

"Yes... I saw him.... !”

"How many tomatoes was Nguyen pilfered?"

"Three, he gave me two for I keep silence."

Mss. Hang looked at Nguyen and had a little of a dangerous
smile.

"Nguyen, stand up... Please !”

“Nguyen, It was the truth, or not?" In a hard-voice, she had
commanded and asked after Nguyen had stood up at his place.

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