"There were three of us. Three girls. We lived in a cavern at the foot of a strategic hill."
⭐This is the full English-translated Version of "Những ngôi sao xa xôi"-a short story written by Lê Minh Khuê. She's one of the most famous female authors i...
Half an hour later, Thao crawled into the cave. Calm, exhausted, and bad-tempered, she refused to look at me:
-More than a thousand cubic meters of dirt!
Then, she sat down and drank some water from the canteen. Water fell continuously from her chin to her shirt, like raindrops. I radioed the headquarters to tell them. The company commander said:
-Is that so? Thank you all.
The commander often used polite phrases like "thank you", "excuse me," and "good luck". He was young and thin, suffered from rheumatism, and often wrote popular rhymes for the newspapers posted on the walls. His house was somewhere near the end of Lo Duc street.
Nho had just bathed in the stream and was walking back up. That section of the stream often had time-delayed bombs detonate on it. In her wet clothes, Nho sat down and asked for some candy. I dug into my pocket, and luckily, I still had two lemon candies, which were covered with grains of sand and melting.
-There were only four of those time-delayed bombs, not so many. Nho put her arms behind her and leaned back. Her neck was round and her shirt had tiny buttons on it. I wanted to lift her in my arms. She looked as light and fresh as a white ice cream bar. The company commander had asked if we needed any help. I said no. As always, we would do everything ourselves.
-Wonderful! Thank you, all! - The company commander thanked us again. - The whole unit is opening a road for the missile regiment to go through the forest. They haven't rested since morning. I also have to go now. Just do your best.
That night, we would have to work outside, too. As usual...
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