Chapter 3

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After an hour, he wakes up, he checks the time - 4:30 p.m. He goes down, calls a Vinasun Taxi with a taxi driver named Thành Tiểu (Nathan Co). He is very polite to him.

"Anh sẽ đi dâu?" Nathan asks, not knowing he is a Filipino.

"Sir Thanh, I'm sorry but I don't speak Vietnamese. Please talk in English," Kendrick pleads.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't know about that. Where are you going?" he asks.

"I'm going to Horizons Apartment. It is in 214 Đường Trần Quang Khải, Phường Tân Định, Quận 1, Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam," he answers.

"Will do," Nathan answers.

He passes in the beautiful roads of Vietnam. The taxi turns left to Đường Lê Thánh Tôn (Le Thanh Ton Street), turns right at Đường Hai Bà Trưng (Hai Ba Trung. Street). After a while, the taxi turns right at Đường Trần Quang Khải (Tran Quang Khai Street), makes a u-turn, turns right at Đường Nguyễn văn Nguyễn (Nguyen van Nguyen Street), then drops Kendrick.

Upon arrival, he surveys the place first before going in. He goes up to finds Kimbell's room and pushes the doorbell. No one comes out, so he tries one more time, but still none. So, he goes down and decides to come back tomorrow. He looks for a Vinasun taxi and he finds one. He tells the taxi driver to bring him to Vincom Center.

When he arrives, he goes to Phở 24. He orders Phở Nam and Giò Chả (Beef Noodles and Fried Spring Rolls). He is very satisfied with the food.

After eating, he goes out. He goes to Cà Phê Trung Nguyên and drinks cà phê or coffee. While drinking coffee, he is thinking if Kimbell is still there. He remembers the time when they were kids. After school, they would go to Serenity and drink milk tea. After that , he goes out, goes to the hotel and sleeps.

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