Up Country
“I went into the terminal, then back outside and took a taxi to the Thong Nhat Hotel on the beach. I left my luggage with the bell captain, and went to the terrace and got a table. Within five minutes, Susan joined me.
We had some hours to kill before we needed to be at Slicky Boy Tours, and this was as good a place as any and wouldn’t attract attention. The clientele was all Western, and no one from the Ministry of Public Security was dining there.
Susan and I had lunch.
I asked her, “Why are y...ou taking this trip with me?”
“I don’t want to go back to Saigon.”
“Why not?”
“I’d rather be with you.”
“Why?”
“Well . . . you might think it’s because I’m supposed to keep an eye on you, or you might think it’s because I’m bored and I want some excitement, or you might think it’s because I’m crazy about you.”
“I had all three thoughts.”
She smiled and said, “Pick the ones that suit you best. But no more than two.”
I thought about that and said, “The ones that suit me best are the first two because if something happened to you because of the last one, I’d never forgive myself.”MoreLess
We had some hours to kill before we needed to be at Slicky Boy Tours, and this was as good a place as any and wouldn’t attract attention. The clientele was all Western, and no one from the Ministry of Public Security was dining there.
Susan and I had lunch.
I asked her, “Why are y...ou taking this trip with me?”
“I don’t want to go back to Saigon.”
“Why not?”
“I’d rather be with you.”
“Why?”
“Well . . . you might think it’s because I’m supposed to keep an eye on you, or you might think it’s because I’m bored and I want some excitement, or you might think it’s because I’m crazy about you.”
“I had all three thoughts.”
She smiled and said, “Pick the ones that suit you best. But no more than two.”
I thought about that and said, “The ones that suit me best are the first two because if something happened to you because of the last one, I’d never forgive myself.”MoreLess
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