【AsachildinCambodialifewasdifficult.Ineversawmyfather.Mymotherwassick.SoattheageofsixIbegantotakecareofherandmylittlebrotherLong.Wehadnomoneyandlivedinaruralareawithoutelectricityorwater.11】
AsachildinCambodialifewasdifficult.Ineversawmyfather.Mymotherwassick.SoattheageofsixIbegantotakecareofherandmylittlebrotherLong.Wehadnomoneyandlivedinaruralareawithoutelectricityorwater. 11 Mymothersaidshehadgivenhimawaytosomeonewhosaidtheycouldtakecareofhimwell.
12 IknewitmusthavebeendifficultforherandwehadnomoneyforfoodordoctorstohelpLong.Wedidn’tknowwherehehadgonebutmymothertrustedthestrangerswhotookhimaway.
13 Welovedeachverymuchbutwesufferedsilentlydayafterday.WemissedLongterriblybutnevertalkedabouthim.
Oneafternoonwereceivedsomegoodnews.AmanfromthecitycametoourvillageandtoldusthatafamilyintheUnitedStateshadadoptedmylittlebrother. 14 MybrothernownamedShanewassmilingandlookedveryhealthy.MymotherandIweresohappytoknowthatmybrotherasOK.
15 OnenightIhadahorribledreamthatmymotherleftme.IcriedforsuchalongtimethatIwokemymother.ItoldherwhatIhaddreamt.Shesaidthatshewouldneverleaveme.Butmymotherdiedofastroke(中风).
AftermymotherdiedtheAmericanswhohadadoptedmybrotherfinallycameforme.EventhoughwewerenotrelatedbybloodIknewfromthatfirstdaythattheycaredaboutmeverymuch.
A.Iwassadandconfusedbutdidn’tasktoomanyquestions.
B.IknewatthatmomentthatIwouldneverseeheragain.
C.MymotherandIwentonwithourlives.
D.OnedayIcamehomeandLongwasn’tthere.
E.Ithoughtmymotherhadseenmesufferenough.
F.Heshowedussomepictures.
G.Mypeacedidn’tlastlong.