Chapter Eight~ Sisters and Brothers

I know that this chapter deals with Bay Ly's teenage life but I will focus on her return to Vietnam in 1986.  When she returned, she stayed at her niece, Tinh's, house. The next day, she went to the market to look for Lai. Upon reuniting with her sister that she had not seen in a very long time, Lai rejected Bay Ly. This DIALOGUE describes the situation very well:

"'Please- for the love of go- go home!'

 'I- I can't!' Tears are streaming down my face.

'Where are you staying?' She sorts her snails with a vengance.

'I am at Tinh's-'

'Good. Go back to Tinh's and wait. But for god's sake- get out of here!Take pity on us- please! Let us live just a little longer!'(Hayslip, 218).

Bay Ly was happy to be home, but she felt as if she was a danger to her family.