The Nguyen Kids: The Journey of the Ancestors' Gifts

The Nguyen Kids: The Journey of the Ancestors' Gifts — page 9
our house in Winnipeg Walking deeper into it I imagine when she lived here over 60 years ago Past the living room and the stairs is an area open to the sky Wow What happens when it rains The house may be skinny but it goes back forever Moving through the kitchen I imagine Grandma Nội making chả giò and bánh xèo the way she showed me Liz races up the flight of stairs two at a time as I climb step by step not wanting to rush There are two more levels of rooms and then the best part an open rooftop area on the fourth floor The house is cool but there’s something about it I can’t shake the feeling I had when I first walked in like I’m carrying an invisible backpack 6