BITTER FATE:

What do you think about this name? Perhaps, you will think why is it similar to the song title?

Yes, I chose this title because: This story is really similar to the song title: “bitter fate” that you have heard.

Day… Month… Year…

– This child will be a prodigal son in the future, he will destroy your family business. No matter how much money you make, he will destroy it all. When he grows up, I’m afraid your company won’t be able to keep it.

A fortune teller with a cunning face said

The man sighed with a worried face, looked at the little child, then turned back and asked:

– Master! Do you have any way to resolve this matter? Please help me!

The fortune teller shook his head, sighed and said:

– There’s no other way, except for him dying. Try hard, I will find another way to solve the problem for the family. Please wait! When I find a way, I will inform you

Day… Month… Year…

In the dark, there was a stealthy figure, from the bridge pressing the sack into the river,

A boom, the sack was pressed into the water, the sack shook violently, as if there was something inside. The sound of splashing water made the night fisherman curiously row his boat closer. Opening the sack, it was a child. He panicked and called the police.

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Early morning:

While everyone was sleeping soundly, someone called loudly outside the gate, she grumbled:

– It’s early in the morning, who is calling at this hour?

Annoyed at being disturbed, she opened the door with a resentful attitude.

– Who is it? It’s early in the morning and you’re disturbing me. The door was just opened, in front of her was a policeman. Too surprised, she asked:

– Hello! What’s the matter?

The policeman raised his hand in a military salute,

– Hello ma’am! May I ask, is this your son?

Seeing the soaked child, the mother hugged him and cried, her voice hoarse.

– My son! What happened? Are you okay? – She turned to the policeman and said: – That’s right. This is my son, where did you see him?

The father came out, saw him, and was a little surprised. He said coldly:

– It’s good to be back. Thank you. Please come in and talk!

The policeman nodded, then went into the house with everyone.

The father poured water and pushed it gently towards the policeman and said:

– Please give me some water!

– Thank you.

He looked up and asked:

– Where did you see him?

The policeman said:

– The boy was put in a sack and thrown into the river. Luckily, someone was fishing nearby and saved him. Don’t you know he’s missing?

– We really don’t know. Today the boy said he was tired and wanted to go to bed early. So I didn’t pay attention.

While his father was talking, his mother finished changing his clothes and came out to interrupt:

– So did you guys find out who the culprit was?

His mother said to the policeman, but her eyes, looking at his father, were full of hatred. The policeman said:

– We are still investigating. It’s late so the witnesses couldn’t see the culprit clearly.

– Thank you for bringing him home.

– It’s okay, this is our job.

– Can you give me the address of the family who rescued him? We want to go and thank their family.

The policeman read the address to her and asked some questions about the family.

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Every night, he dreamed of being pushed into the water. The person who threw him was none other than his own father. The more the fear grew, the more it became an obsession in his heart. The more the fear increased, the more he hated his father. He became more unruly and stubborn, gradually he followed bad friends to form a gang, not long after he became the second brother of a gang, a senior who played around and debauched, but he was a genius who was fluent in many languages, with 3 excellent university degrees. But his life was only killing, escaping, thinking that life would pass by like that. If it weren’t for that day, the day he met that girl, the girl who made him suffer forever.

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New York,

Date… Month… Year…

The woman lay on the hospital bed, her skin pale and yellow, her body emaciated, only skin and bones. Her tired eyes looked up at the girl next to her and whispered:

– Now I’m near death. I have a secret that I’ve kept from you for so long. Now that I’m about to die, I have to tell you.

She said to her

– Mom! Don’t say that! I’ll live. I’ll get better soon!

She waved her hand and said:

– You don’t have to comfort me. I know how my health is. Let me tell you, An! Actually, you are my adopted child. Both of your father and mother were infertile, trying every way to have children but in vain. That day, your father and mother accidentally met your biological parents. At that time, your mother and father gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Because they were too poor, they couldn’t raise both of them. So your father and mother decided to adopt you. I just ask, your mother’s name is Dao Thi Loan, from Nam Dinh – Vietnam. If your mother were still alive, she would be 48 this year. And your father is Tran Xuan Nghiem, also from Nam Dinh, who would be 51 this year. After I die, you should go back to them. Take back your family.

Then she closed her eyes and passed away.

– MOTHER! MOTHER! DON’T LEAVE ME!

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Day… Month… Year…

Half a year has passed, An has gone everywhere to find her parents, but they are still nowhere to be found. There were times when she thought she wanted to give up. She had spent too much, and sometimes she was cheated by a bad guy, almost losing all her property. Then she was helped by a good person. After much effort, she finally found their address. But, God was so cruel, they had moved to the South to live.

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Bien Hoa,

Day… Month… Year…

“Oh no! I’m lost, what should I do now?”

Seeing a figure, she slowly walked forward, calling out to the person in front:

– Hey, sir! Excuse me! Can you tell me the way to Hotel Z? Do you know where it is? Please show me!

The boy turned around, their eyes met. There was something familiar, as if they had known each other for a long time. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

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The girl in front of him was so beautiful, her accent was not Vietnamese. There was something about her that attracted him, making him unable to resist looking at her.

– You want to go there? It’s on the way, let me take you there.

– Luckily! Thank you so much!

On the way, she told him her story. For some reason, he felt sympathy for her difficult situation. The two of them searched for her relatives together. Gradually, the two fell in love without knowing it. When their love was ripe, they decided to get married.

Day… Month… Year…

That day, he brought her home to meet his parents. Everyone was satisfied and pleased with her. He asked a lot about her life. He told his parents about her story, and the journey to find her relatives. Suddenly, his parents’ expressions changed and he said loudly:

– You two can’t get married!

He asked again

– Why? Why can’t we get married?

His mother’s face became sad, she hesitantly said:

– Because… we are siblings.

The two of them were shocked and asked in unison:

– How could that happen?

– How could that happen? My parents’ names and her parents’ names are completely different.

– That’s because my parents changed their names. They were afraid they would change their minds and come back to find me. Who would have thought… I’m sorry.

His mother buried her face in her hands and sobbed.

His whole world seemed to collapse. The girl he loved, his first love, unexpectedly turned out to be his biological sister.

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It had been a long time since she had seen him, her feelings for him were still there, she still loved him like before. She didn’t dare to love anyone, she waited for him to find happiness. Only then did she feel relieved…

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Many years passed, he had never paid attention to another girl. He also did not dare to return home, he was afraid of facing her, facing the perverse love.

After so much time, finally once again his heart was beating erratically.

He loved…

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