Page 293 - Thorn In The Heart

Chinh Nguyên

"I knew...But I could not resist her. You knew she always
cried, and I lost...!"

"She does love you. You are a lucky man." In a low voice,
Nguyen said.

"I knew."

"What did you told her."

"Nothing."

After Nguyen and Quang went into the Pyramid club, they
choose a place close to the bar and sitting. Nguyen called two
can Budweiser, while Quang looked around the club and said:

"Nguyen. I thought you were safe more than any our friends,
who were the same class at Ban-Me-Thuot high school..."

Nguyen laughed.

"Are you joking? Nowhere is a safe place now! Sometimes,
Viet Cong fired their rockets into the base, or into the downtown
at midnight. Who are will be killed? Only God know...!"
Nguyen said. It looked at Quang, he asked.

"Do you know about Tuan?"

"Yes, Anh-Tuyet was his fiancée."

"He dies...!" In emotion Nguyen said.

"What did you said?" Quang gave Nguyen a wondering look
while he asked.

"I told that Vietcong killed Tuan at battle-field between
Buon-Ho and Ban-Me-Thuot." In the sorrow Nguyen replied.
Then he told Quang about Tuan's dead story and Anh-Tuyet.

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