Page 287 - Thorn In The Heart

Chinh Nguyên

While an H-34 helicopter just landed on the red cross signal
at the front of the waiting house. Its rotaries were still turning to
prepare flying another trip toward the battlefield. Two flight
machine gunner helped the battle nurse to pull a few dead
bodies, which rolled in the ponchos out from the helicopter.

Nguyen saw Tuan's father wipe his tears at the front door of
waiting for a house. He hurried to step up toward the red cross
signal. Tuan's mom made haste running after him while Anh-
Tuyet was crying, and want to leave Nguyen to follow them.
Nguyen holds her hand to pull her back and fell into his arms,
then she cried. Nguyen led her into the waiting house and let
Anh-Tuyet sat on a chair.

"let I help him to carry Tuan and follow him to the hospital.
You should go back home, please. I will take care of anything
for Tuan if

I can do..." Nguyen said.

"No... I must stay with Tuan. Do you know he left alone in
this world and gone without words..." In her emotion and cried
Anh-Tuyet said.

"I knew...I knew...But he had not a thing more to choose. If
I am in his situation, I will do the same thing he has done."

Anh-Tuyet stared at Nguyen.

"Do you know that all of you were selfish and cruel for your
lover?"

In her painful she said.

Nguyen looked at Anh-Tuyet by his sad eyes and shook his
head.

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