Page 275 - Thorn In The Heart

Chinh Nguyên

“I knew the war is over. Also, I knew Communist would
control the North by their rules, and I was surprised when I hear
you will back the village. I think it is the rumor only, but it is
true...! I so happy to welcome your family to live in my house,
but I am worried about your life...!”

Trung-Tinh open wide his eyes in funny to look around and
laugh.

“Man. War is over... They kill the people for what...?”

“You will know...” Said, Man. He paused then looked at
the ceiling while he asks Trung-Tinh in the low, sad voice.

“You know about your youngest brother dead situation...?
Trung-Son was shot down while he was working on the muddy
paddy field by French militarist.”

Trung-Tinh looked at his son and said in the sad voice.

“Yes. Nguyen had told me after my wife was back the
village and took him to Hanoi. But it was the wartime... Both
sides could make a mistake... and we could not bring Trung-Son
back...! We need to forgive and forget what was happen to
him....! ”

“Yes... All of us had tried to forgive them, who were shot
Trung-Son down, but we could not forget the dead situation that
he got.”

The man paused to look around the dinner table and count
on any people.

“Do you know Trung-Nhan was the high rank of Vietminh
now....?” Asked, Man.

“Yes. I knew this thing at 1950 when the French troop of
Lim fire-base arrested him in the doubtful situation while he was

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