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Thorn In The Heart
“So. what do you see after you were back the village?”
Nguyen took a quick look at his father and turned away
from his father eyes.
“Father. It was a terrible thing...! I could not see grandparent
graves.”
In emotion and the lowest voice, Nguyen replied.
“Why? You were not there?”
“No...! I could not...!”
Nguyen father opened wide his eyes in wonder to look at his
son.
“You did not go back the village, do you? Where were
you...?”
Nguyen's eyes were moist. He rushed into his father arms
and cried.
“Nowhere...! I tried to go back the village to visit
grandparent graves, but I could not do it. French militarist and
Vietminh fight on the field between Bai-Vang and Thanh-Lap
village.” In the sobbing, he said.
“The war blocked him at Bai-Vang village. French and
Vietminh troops fought on the field between Thanh-Lap, Bai-
Vang and Hoang-Nguyen villages. It was extremely
dangerous...! Trung-Thanh, do you know that?”
The words of Nguyen’s mother echoed from the kitchen into
the living room.
“My-Trinh. How did you know that?”
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