For All Their Lives (2013)
“The voice was soft, cultured, and full of compassion.
“I imagine she was,” Singin Vinh said helplessly as he stared down at the patient. He’d managed to stabilize her, but just barely. “Has she said anything?”
From a faraway place she couldn’t identify, Casey Adams strained to hear what the voices were saying. She moved restlessly. She must be in a hospital, nothing else would explain the pain she was feeling. Once before, when she was conscious, she thought she smelled hospital odors, but in a... second she was asleep. God, where was she? Then she remembered. Her bandaged arms flailed. She was filled with more pain. From a long, dark tunnel she heard a voice whisper. “Shh, you’re in good hands, Miss Lily. If you remain very still, I will tell you what we know. You were in Saigon, probably for the New Year festivities. There was an offensive action. The Viet Cong attacked your American embassy. It was quite brutal. We think you were headed for the embassy, since the car you were in was firebombed on Thong Nhut Boulevard, which is where the embassy is located.MoreLess
“I imagine she was,” Singin Vinh said helplessly as he stared down at the patient. He’d managed to stabilize her, but just barely. “Has she said anything?”
From a faraway place she couldn’t identify, Casey Adams strained to hear what the voices were saying. She moved restlessly. She must be in a hospital, nothing else would explain the pain she was feeling. Once before, when she was conscious, she thought she smelled hospital odors, but in a... second she was asleep. God, where was she? Then she remembered. Her bandaged arms flailed. She was filled with more pain. From a long, dark tunnel she heard a voice whisper. “Shh, you’re in good hands, Miss Lily. If you remain very still, I will tell you what we know. You were in Saigon, probably for the New Year festivities. There was an offensive action. The Viet Cong attacked your American embassy. It was quite brutal. We think you were headed for the embassy, since the car you were in was firebombed on Thong Nhut Boulevard, which is where the embassy is located.MoreLess
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