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Authors: Rikki Dyson
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here?”
Sam chortled and said, “Sure we can. I’ll bring some iced tea down here.”
Lora wasn’t sure how much English Le Chen understood, but he seemed to follow along. Jessie told of the seventy-two hour visa that they obtained to visit professor Wang at Beijing University. They were assigned a driver to take them to the University and back to the hotel. When they arrived at the university all of a sudden, trouble erupted. Some of the students were revolting. Our car was caught kind of in the middle. The students were chanting. The police were there, and then the army came with tanks rolling. Some students stood in front of the tanks, but the tanks rolled right over them. Then there was shooting and screaming.
Sam saw a young man break away from the police line. He told me to keep the driver busy, that we have to help this young man. Sam managed to get him in the back floorboard and put my coat over him. There was a lull in the shooting, so in the chaos we drove away. At the hotel, Sam did a fantastic job of being indigent while Le and I walked into the hotel as if he was a porter. In the room, Le told us how and where to get a fake passport. He knew if he didn’t get out of China fast they would find him and execute him. They had already executed his uncle and cousin for being intellectuals.
“Therefore, I went shopping,” Jessie, said.
“You did what?” Lora asked.
Jessie laughed and the men smiled. “Yes, we needed money, so I went to the bank to exchange money and cash travelers’ checks. I bought a wig, glasses and large women shoes. I told the driver there was a shop by the market I wanted to stop at for a while. I knew from Le the fake shop was in the market place, so off I went to find it. It was amazingly easy. I repeated what Le told me to say. In no time, at all I had a fake passport with a picture of me with a wig and glasses all in your name, Aunt Lora.”
“My name!” Lora exclaimed.
“Yes,” Jessie said. “We had to get him out of mainland China and into Hong Kong. So if anyone should ask, you were there.”
“Okay,” Lora said. “Tell me what happened in Hong Kong?”
“Nothing and everything,” Jessie said. Then asked, “Do you remember Mary Faye? Of course, you do. Well, her brother works in the embassy there. I went to see him and told him our story. He didn’t wanna’ get involved, therefore I had to blackmail him. He gave me a legal passport with Le’s picture on it and here we are.
Lora sat quietly for a bit, then said, “I’m not even gonna’ ask what you have on Chip Walters. So where do we go from here?”
“Nowhere,” Sam said. “Le’s gonna’ live here at the ranch. He’s gonna’ study English, learn American ways, and then do whatever he wants to with his life. He’s a free man.”
Lora turned to Le and asked, “How old are you Le?”
“Nineteen,” he said. His English wasn’t great, but understandable.
“Do you need my help in anyway?” Lora asked.
“Not yet,” Jessie said. “We think the best place right now is here on the ranch. We live most of the time in Austin. If anyone asks, he’s working here on the ranch.”
“You three know what you did was very dangerous, don’t you?”
“Yes, we know,” Sam said, “But sometimes you have to stand-up and be counted.”
Lora had supper with them and kissed them bye. She shook Mr. Chen’s hand and then drove back to Houston.
Chapter-12
Death of Grandparents
Director of nursing kept Lora busy. She spent as much time with her mother as possible. She seemed to be doing well on the heart medication. Jessie and Sam came for Thanksgiving and brought Le Chen with them to introduce to the family. Lora couldn’t get over how much his English had improved over the past five months. She smiled, every time he called her, ‘Aunt Lora.’
Jessie said, “I hope you don’t mind Le calling you Aunt Lora, it’s a sign of respect.”
“Of
Sam chortled and said, “Sure we can. I’ll bring some iced tea down here.”
Lora wasn’t sure how much English Le Chen understood, but he seemed to follow along. Jessie told of the seventy-two hour visa that they obtained to visit professor Wang at Beijing University. They were assigned a driver to take them to the University and back to the hotel. When they arrived at the university all of a sudden, trouble erupted. Some of the students were revolting. Our car was caught kind of in the middle. The students were chanting. The police were there, and then the army came with tanks rolling. Some students stood in front of the tanks, but the tanks rolled right over them. Then there was shooting and screaming.
Sam saw a young man break away from the police line. He told me to keep the driver busy, that we have to help this young man. Sam managed to get him in the back floorboard and put my coat over him. There was a lull in the shooting, so in the chaos we drove away. At the hotel, Sam did a fantastic job of being indigent while Le and I walked into the hotel as if he was a porter. In the room, Le told us how and where to get a fake passport. He knew if he didn’t get out of China fast they would find him and execute him. They had already executed his uncle and cousin for being intellectuals.
“Therefore, I went shopping,” Jessie, said.
“You did what?” Lora asked.
Jessie laughed and the men smiled. “Yes, we needed money, so I went to the bank to exchange money and cash travelers’ checks. I bought a wig, glasses and large women shoes. I told the driver there was a shop by the market I wanted to stop at for a while. I knew from Le the fake shop was in the market place, so off I went to find it. It was amazingly easy. I repeated what Le told me to say. In no time, at all I had a fake passport with a picture of me with a wig and glasses all in your name, Aunt Lora.”
“My name!” Lora exclaimed.
“Yes,” Jessie said. “We had to get him out of mainland China and into Hong Kong. So if anyone should ask, you were there.”
“Okay,” Lora said. “Tell me what happened in Hong Kong?”
“Nothing and everything,” Jessie said. Then asked, “Do you remember Mary Faye? Of course, you do. Well, her brother works in the embassy there. I went to see him and told him our story. He didn’t wanna’ get involved, therefore I had to blackmail him. He gave me a legal passport with Le’s picture on it and here we are.
Lora sat quietly for a bit, then said, “I’m not even gonna’ ask what you have on Chip Walters. So where do we go from here?”
“Nowhere,” Sam said. “Le’s gonna’ live here at the ranch. He’s gonna’ study English, learn American ways, and then do whatever he wants to with his life. He’s a free man.”
Lora turned to Le and asked, “How old are you Le?”
“Nineteen,” he said. His English wasn’t great, but understandable.
“Do you need my help in anyway?” Lora asked.
“Not yet,” Jessie said. “We think the best place right now is here on the ranch. We live most of the time in Austin. If anyone asks, he’s working here on the ranch.”
“You three know what you did was very dangerous, don’t you?”
“Yes, we know,” Sam said, “But sometimes you have to stand-up and be counted.”
Lora had supper with them and kissed them bye. She shook Mr. Chen’s hand and then drove back to Houston.
Chapter-12
Death of Grandparents
Director of nursing kept Lora busy. She spent as much time with her mother as possible. She seemed to be doing well on the heart medication. Jessie and Sam came for Thanksgiving and brought Le Chen with them to introduce to the family. Lora couldn’t get over how much his English had improved over the past five months. She smiled, every time he called her, ‘Aunt Lora.’
Jessie said, “I hope you don’t mind Le calling you Aunt Lora, it’s a sign of respect.”
“Of
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