FTKMF: Post 7. B.

In this final section Eang, Meng, and Loung arrive at the refugee camp in Vietnam. Then after a longer period than expected upon arrival, they get the news that they will be going to America. But the night before they leave, Loung experiences her last electrical storm near her home country of Cambodia. “I hate electrical storms; they sound as if the sky is at war with itself. The explosions make me feel like death is chasing after them again. I squeeze my eyes shut trying not to be afraid. Beside me, Meng and Eang sleep quietly, their backs to each other. I envy them their adult stats and fearlessness…”(232) Loung envies the way that her eldest brother and sister-in-law can act. She wants to grow up. While that same night Loung realizes that she is leaving not only her country but also her past behind. She misses Ma, Pa, Keav, and Geak. “As I drift to sleep, I think of Pa. I know his spirit can travel over land to be with me but worry if he can cross the ocean to America…”Pa, I miss you,” I whisper. Pa grins at me, his round face wrinkle around his mouth and eyes. “ Pa, I’m leaving for America tomorrow. Eldest brother said America is very far from Cambodia, very far from you…”… “Don’t worry. Wherever you go, I will find you,” (233)