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My name is Linda Parker.
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My name is Linda Parker.
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I am 59 years old.
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I live alone in my small house in Brighton.
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My husband died eight years ago.
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I have only one son.
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His name is Daniel.
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Daniel went to Canada many years ago.
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Now he lives there with his wife and two children.
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He has a good life.
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He has a big house and a good job.
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He is happy.
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But I live here alone.
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Every day I wake up early.
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I clean the house.
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I cook food for myself.
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In the evening, I sit alone.
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Nobody comes to see me.
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Daniel does not call me much.
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Sometimes he sends me money.
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Sometimes he says, Mother, I will come soon.
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But he never comes.
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Still, I wait for him.
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I love him very much.
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He is my son.
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I keep his old photos in my room.
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I look at them every day.
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One day someone knocked on my door.
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I opened it.
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It was Daniel.
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I was very surprised.
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I said, Daniel, you really came?
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He smiled.
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He looked happy.
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I hugged him.
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My eyes were full of tears.
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He came inside.
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I made tea for him.
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We sat and talked.
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I asked, how is Sarah?
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How are the children?
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He said, they are all fine.
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Then I asked, why did you come?
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He said, I missed you, mother.
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You live here alone.
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I worry about you.
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I want to take you to Canada.
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I was quiet.
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He looked at me and said, you are getting old.
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It is not safe here.
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You should come with me.
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You will be happy there.
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I said slowly, but this is my home.
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I was born here.
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I got married here.
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Your father lived here.
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I cannot leave this house.
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Daniel looked serious.
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He said, this house is very old.
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It is not good for you.
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In Canada, you will have everything.
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You will have your own room.
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You can see the children every day.
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Sarah also wants you to come.
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That night I sat alone and thought, what should I do?
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I did not want to leave, but Daniel was my only son.
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The next morning, Daniel said, Mother, we should sell this house.
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You do not need it anymore.
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You will live with us.
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You can use the money for your new life.
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I looked at him.
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He smiled.
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I thought maybe he really loved me.
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So I said, yes.
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I sold my house.
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Daniel took all the money.
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I packed my bag.
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We went to the airport together.
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I was sad, but I was also happy.
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I thought.
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I will be with my son now.
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At the airport, Daniel said, Mother, wait here.
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I will bring a wheelchair.
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The way is too long.
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You cannot walk so far.
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I will be back in five minutes, I said.
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Okay.
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I sat on a chair.
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Ten minutes passed.
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Daniel did not come back.
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I thought maybe the line was long.
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I waited.
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Thirty minutes passed.
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Still, he did not come.
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I felt scared.
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I looked at the big door again and again, but Daniel was gone.
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Now it had been 45 minutes.
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I was still sitting there.
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I looked at every face, but none was my son.
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I told myself, Daniel cannot leave me.
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He is my son.
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One hour passed.
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My heart began to beat fast.
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Just then, a police officer saw me.
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He walked toward me and said, Ma'am, are you waiting for someone?
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I said, Yes, my son.
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He is bringing a wheelchair for me.
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We are going to Canada.
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The officer asked, do you have his photo?
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I took out Daniel's picture from my bag.
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I also showed my ticket.
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The officer nodded.
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He said, please wait here.
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I will check inside.
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I said, thank you.
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I waited again.
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After a long time, the officer came back.
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His face was serious.
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He sat next to me.
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He said softly, ma'am, I am sorry.
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Your son has boarded the flight.
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He has gone.
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The plane has already taken off.
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He did not take a wheelchair.
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He went alone.
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I froze.
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My heart stopped for a moment.
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I said very slowly, no, that is not true.
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My son Daniel loves me.
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He said he will take me with him.
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The officer said, I saw everything.
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He gave his passport.
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He entered a plane alone.
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Tears came to my eyes.
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My heart broke.
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I cried and cried.
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The officer's eyes also became wet.
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He said, some people forget their hearts.
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I am sorry, ma'am.
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I whispered, my name is Linda Parker.
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the officer said my name is Robert Miller I am a police officer here you remind me of my mother she died five years ago when I look at you I remember her then he said please come with me you cannot sit here you will get sick come to my house my wife is kind she will cook for you I said but I do not want to trouble you.
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He smiled and said, It is not trouble.
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It is love.
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You are like a blessing to me.
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Robert called his wife, Olivia.
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He said on the phone, I found an old woman at the airport.
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She is all alone.
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Her son left her.
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Can she stay with us?
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I could hear Olivia's voice.
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She said, Yes.
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please bring her.
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That night I stayed at Robert's house.
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Olivia brought me food.
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She spoke to me like a daughter.
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I cried in my room.
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I missed Daniel.
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I missed my house.
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But these strangers gave me love.
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The next morning, Robert got a phone call.
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He went to another room.
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He spoke in a low voice.
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Later, he came to me.
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I asked, is everything okay?
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He smiled and said, yes, everything is fine.
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But I saw pain in his eyes.
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What I did not know was this.
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The flight that Daniel took had crashed.
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There were no survivors.
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Daniel was gone.
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But Robert did not tell me.
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He knew that I still loved my son.
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Even after what he did, I still prayed for him.
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I still hoped that one day he would come back.
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The days passed slowly.
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I stayed with Robert and Olivia.
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Robert took care of everything.
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He helped me go to the doctor.
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He bought my medicine.
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He treated me like his mother.
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His wife gave me respect.
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Their home became my home.
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Their family became my family.
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I only prayed.
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I prayed for Daniel's soul.
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I prayed for the children he left behind.
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I prayed that no mother feels what I felt at the airport.
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One day Robert asked, Do you ever think about going back to that house?
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I looked at him and said, I already lost that house, but I found a new home here.
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Daniel was gone, but I got the son I truly deserved.
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I feel grateful.
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What would you do if you were in Linda's place?
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Tell me in the comments below.
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Từ Vựng & Cụm Từ Quan Trọng

  • live alone: sống một mình
  • miss: nhớ (ai đó)
  • worry: lo lắng
  • take you to: đưa bạn đến (nơi nào đó)
  • surprised: bất ngờ
  • happy: hạnh phúc
  • big house: ngôi nhà lớn
  • tea: trà

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