A short soldier motioned with his weapon for Tuyet to join the group of captives waiting by the road. Coi stood up to follow her niece, but he pushed her back down saying she was too old. “Please, let me go in her place,” Coi said. “She has young children!” “Sit down and shut up, old woman,” he snapped and pushed Tuyet forward by her elbow. “Take care of the children, Auntie,” Tuyet called over her shoulder as the soldier roughly shoved her along.
