Page 297 - Thorn In The Heart
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Chinh Nguyên
"And you, what did you dream about?" Nguyen asked.
Quang shook his head.
"Nothing, the pilot's life is not safe, live today and die
tomorrow!
I felt cold my feet!" Quang replied.
"What is meaning of cold your feet? I do not understand!"
Quang had a little smile.
"The pilot's slang. It means: afraid to die of exploded in the
air
by the SAM of Vietcong."
"I heart a lot the fighter pilot's story. They have the martial
bearing and very powerful flew of brassy."
"Yes, most of them loved to fly. However, had afraid of
antiaircraft SAM after 2 or 4 times of the missions."
Nguyen watches over Quang and smile.
"You looked different more than before."
"At the time we were students. Are not you?"
Nguyen nodded his head.
"Yes."
"What was different about me?
"You lost your baby face, and growing more than I thought."
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