Page 233 - Thorn In The Heart

Chinh Nguyên

Hung-Yen hospital. He just saw me in Don-Thuy hospital last
week and will find out this address soon.”

“Father. Why you do not take him with you when you are
going home?” Nguyen jumped on his father thigh and asked.

Trung-Thanh kissed his son front head.

“No. I can not. French Legion Division transferred me to
Don-Thuy Military hospital in Hanoi, and could not get out the
hospital for a month. It closed to the Toad garden park.”

“I knew that one.” Nguyen opened wide his eyes and said.

“Why and how you knew it?”

“I took our children to there for asking them about you, but
they do not let me in, even I gave them your picture and papers.”

My-Trinh glanced at his son and interrupted

Trung-Thanh shook his head while he looked at his wife and
had a sigh of care for her.

“I lost every my papers also I did not understand anything
for a half month. Therefore they did not know who I am. By the
ground badges on my clothing, they knew I was a warrant
officer of 10th Movable battalion only. The hospital
administration paper-works was heavy and slow; sometimes
they mixed up the names of Vietnamese soldiers. Therefore they
did not give you any information about me.”

“But at least they must nice to me. However, they were
angry with nasty actions, drove us out of the gate and without
telling us anything.

They think the people as their slaves.”

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