Laum announced at our last faculty luncheon that Bop was leaving school a week early to work in Thailand as a waitress. Both Cynthia and I were in shock. Bop didn't tell us because this decision made her sad, and she knew it would have the same effect on us. Out of all my wonderful friends, she is the most sweet, caring, and kind. and that is huge because all of my friends are like this. When Cynthia lay dying in the squalid hospital in Mongkol Borei, she was the one who stayed at her bedside for two night, cleaned out bowls of vomit and helped Cynthia get to the communal toilet. Not many people would do that.
I will miss Bop, but I'm glad she will have the opportunity to have some fun, enjoy a big city in another country, and hopefully gain a broader perspective on things. She will work as a waitress at an American Grill 6 days a week. She will earn $300 per month which is really good by Cambodian standards.
On her last night, we all had dinner together, said our goodbyes, and tried not to cry.
Does she have the son who stared at the cake?
ReplyDeleteShe is really beautiful. I am sure you have had a big impact on her life just as she had on yours.
ReplyDeleteNo, Sophert has Pheak, the cake boy. Bop is the one who dated that old guy.
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