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<\/p>\nBy the time my pregnancy started showing, Thanh had been gone for two months. I\u2019d sent letters to the address he\u2019d given me\u2014his aunt swore it was correct\u2014but received no replies.<\/p>\n
The village began to notice.<\/p>\n
\u201cHanh\u2019s putting on weight,\u201d someone said at the market, their tone suggesting they knew exactly why.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo husband yet though,\u201d another voice added.<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably knocked up by some city boy who used her and ran.\u201d<\/p>\n
The whispers followed me everywhere. At first, I tried to hold my head high, tried to maintain my dignity. My parents believed me when I said Thanh was coming back, that there must be some explanation for his silence.<\/p>\n
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But as my belly grew and the weeks turned to months, even my father\u2019s faith began to waver.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe you should go to the city,\u201d he suggested one evening. \u201cFind him yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
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